Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery: A Model of Global Collaboration to Advance the Surgical Care of Children

Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery; Naomi Wright; Guy Jensen; Etienne St‐Louis; David F. Grabski; Yasmine Yousef; Neema Kaseje; Laura F. Goodman; Jamie E. Anderson; Emmanuel A. Ameh; Tahmina Banu; Stephen W. Bickler; Marilyn Butler; M. G. Cooper; Zipporah Gathuya; Patrick Kamalo; Bertille Ki; Rashmi Kumar; Vrisha Madhuri; Keith T. Oldham; Doruk Ozgediz; Dan Poenaru; John Sekabira; Lily Saldaña Gallo; Sabina Siddiqui; Benjamin Yapo; Francis Abantanga; Mohamed Abdelmalak; Nurudeen Abdulraheem; Niyi Ade‐Ajayi; Edna Adan Ismail; Adesoji Ademuyiwa; Eltayeb Ahmed; Sunday Olusegun Ajike; Olugbemi Benedict Akintububo; Felix Alakaloko; Brendan Allen; Vanda Amado; Shanthi Anbuselvan; Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih; Leopold Asakpa; Gudeta Assegie; Jason Axt; Ruben Ayala; Frehun Ayele; Harshjeet Singh Bal; Rouma Bankolé; Tim Beacon; Zaitun Bokhari; Hiranya Kumar Borah; Eric Borgstein; Nick Boyd; Jason B. Brill; Britta Budde‐Schwartzman; Fred Bulamba; Bruce Bvulani; Sarah B. Cairo; Juan Francisco Campos Rodezno; Massimo Caputo; Milind Chitnis; Maija Cheung; Bruno Cigliano; Damian Clarke; Tessa Concepcion; Scott Corlew; David Cunningham; S D'Agostino; Shukri Dahir; Bailey Deal; Miliard Derbew; Sushil Dhungel; David B. Drake; Elizabeth T. Drum; Bassey E. Edem; Stella Eguma; Olumide Elebute; Beda Espineda; Samuel Espinoza; Faye M. Evans; Omolara Faboya; Jacques Fadhili Bake; Tatiana Fazecas; Mohammad Rafi Fazli; Graham Fieggen; Anthony Figaji; Jean Louis Fils; Tamara N. Fitzgerald; Randall P. Flick; G Fossi; George Galiwango; Mike Ganey; Maryam Ghavami Adel; Vafa Ghorban Sabagh; Sridhar Gibikote; Hetal Gohil; Sarah Greenberg; Russell L. Gruen; Lars Hagander; Rahimullah Hamid; Erik N. Hansen; William Harkness; Mauricio Herrera; Intisar Hisham; Andrew Hodges; Sarah Hodges; Ai‐Xuan Holterman; Andrew D. Howard; Romeo C. Ignacio; Dawn Ireland; Enas Ismail; Rebecca Jacob; Anette Jacobsen; Zahra Jaffry; Deeptiman James; Ebor Jacob James; Adiyasuren Jamiyanjav; Kathy J. Jenkins; María Dolores García Jiménez; Tarun John K Jacob; Walter A. Johnson; Anita Shirley Joselyn; Nasser Kakembo; Phyllis Kisa; Peter Kim; Krishna Kumar; Charlotte Kvasnovsky; Ananda Lamahewage; Monica Langer; Chris Lavy; Taiwo Lawal; C. R. Lazarus; Andrew Leather; Chelsea Lee; Basil Leodoro; Allison F. Linden; Katrine Løfberg; Jonathan Lord; Jerome Loveland; Leecarlo Millano; Pavrette Magdala; Luc Kalisya Malemo; Aeesha NJ Malik; John Mathai; Márcia Matias; Bothwell Mbuwayesango; Merrill McHoney; Liz McLeod; Ashish Minocha; Charles Mock; Mubarak Mohamed; Ivan Molina; Ashika Morar; Zahid Mukhtar; Mulewa Mulenga; Bhargava Mullapudi; Jack Mulu; Byambajav Munkhjargal; Arlene Muzira; Mary T. Nabukenya; Mark Newton; Jessica Ng; Karissa Nguyen; Laurence Isaaya Ntawunga; Peter Nthumba; Alp Numanoğlu; Benedict C. Nwomeh; Kristin A. Ojomo; Maryrose Osazuwa; Emmanuel Owusu Abem; Shazia Peer; Norgrove Penny; Robin T. Petroze; Vithya Priya; Ekta Rai; Lola Raji; Vinitha Ravindran; Desigen Reddy; Henry E. Rice; Yona Ringo; Amezene Robelie; Jose Roberto Baratella; David H. Rothstein; Coleen S. Sabatini; Soumitra Saha; Saurabh Saluja; Lubna Samad; Justina O. Seyi‐Olajide; B. B. Shehu; Ritesh Shrestha; David L. Sigalet; Martin Situma; Emily R. Smith; Adrienne Socci; David Spiegel; Peter Ssenyonga; Jacob Stephenson; Erin Stieber; Richard Stewart; Vinayak Shukla; Thomas L. Sims; Faustin Félicien Mouafo Tambo; Robert F. Tamburro; Mansi Tara; Ahmad Tariq; Reju Joseph Thomas; Leopold Torres Contreras; Stephen Ttendo; Benno Ure; Luca A. Vricella; Luis E. Mendoza Vasquez; Vijayakumar Raju; Jorge Villacis; G. Villanova; Catherine R. deVries; Amira Waheeb; Saber Waheeb; A Wandaogo; Anne Wesonga; Omolara Williams; Sigal Willner; Nyo Nyo Win; Hussein Wissanji; Paul Mwindekuma Wondoh; Garreth Wood; George Youngson; Denléwendé Sylvain Zabsonre; Luis Enrique Zea Salazar; Adiyasuren Zevee; Bistra Zheleva; Kokila Lakhoo; Diana L. Farmer

doi:10.1007/s00268-018-04887-8

Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery: A Model of Global Collaboration to Advance the Surgical Care of Children

Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery(King's College London), Naomi Wright(King's College London), Guy Jensen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Etienne St‐Louis(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David F. Grabski(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Yasmine Yousef(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Neema Kaseje(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Laura F. Goodman(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jamie E. Anderson(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Emmanuel A. Ameh(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tahmina Banu(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Stephen W. Bickler(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Marilyn Butler(Royal College of Surgeons of England), M. G. Cooper(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Zipporah Gathuya(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Patrick Kamalo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bertille Ki(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Rashmi Kumar(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vrisha Madhuri(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Keith T. Oldham(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Doruk Ozgediz(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Dan Poenaru(Royal College of Surgeons of England), John Sekabira(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Lily Saldaña Gallo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sabina Siddiqui(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Benjamin Yapo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Francis Abantanga(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mohamed Abdelmalak(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Nurudeen Abdulraheem(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Niyi Ade‐Ajayi(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Edna Adan Ismail(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Adesoji Ademuyiwa(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Eltayeb Ahmed(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sunday Olusegun Ajike(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Olugbemi Benedict Akintububo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Felix Alakaloko(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Brendan Allen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vanda Amado(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Shanthi Anbuselvan(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Leopold Asakpa(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Gudeta Assegie(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jason Axt(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ruben Ayala(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Frehun Ayele(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Harshjeet Singh Bal(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Rouma Bankolé(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tim Beacon(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Zaitun Bokhari(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Hiranya Kumar Borah(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Eric Borgstein(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Nick Boyd(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jason B. Brill(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Britta Budde‐Schwartzman(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Fred Bulamba(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bruce Bvulani(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sarah B. Cairo, Juan Francisco Campos Rodezno(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Massimo Caputo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Milind Chitnis(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Maija Cheung(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bruno Cigliano(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Damian Clarke(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tessa Concepcion(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Scott Corlew(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David Cunningham(Royal College of Surgeons of England), S D'Agostino(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Shukri Dahir(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bailey Deal(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Miliard Derbew(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sushil Dhungel(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David B. Drake(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Elizabeth T. Drum(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bassey E. Edem(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Stella Eguma(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Olumide Elebute(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Beda Espineda(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Samuel Espinoza(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Faye M. Evans(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Omolara Faboya(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jacques Fadhili Bake(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tatiana Fazecas(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mohammad Rafi Fazli(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Graham Fieggen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Anthony Figaji(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jean Louis Fils(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tamara N. Fitzgerald(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Randall P. Flick(Royal College of Surgeons of England), G Fossi(Royal College of Surgeons of England), George Galiwango(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mike Ganey(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Maryam Ghavami Adel(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vafa Ghorban Sabagh(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sridhar Gibikote(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Hetal Gohil(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sarah Greenberg(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Russell L. Gruen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Lars Hagander(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Rahimullah Hamid(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Erik N. Hansen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), William Harkness, Mauricio Herrera, Intisar Hisham(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Andrew Hodges(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sarah Hodges(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ai‐Xuan Holterman(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Andrew D. Howard(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Romeo C. Ignacio(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Dawn Ireland(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Enas Ismail(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Rebecca Jacob(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Anette Jacobsen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Zahra Jaffry(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Deeptiman James(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ebor Jacob James(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Adiyasuren Jamiyanjav(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Kathy J. Jenkins(Royal College of Surgeons of England), María Dolores García Jiménez(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Tarun John K Jacob(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Walter A. Johnson(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Anita Shirley Joselyn(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Nasser Kakembo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Phyllis Kisa(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Peter Kim(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Krishna Kumar(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Charlotte Kvasnovsky(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ananda Lamahewage(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Monica Langer(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Chris Lavy(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Taiwo Lawal(Royal College of Surgeons of England), C. R. Lazarus(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Andrew Leather(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Chelsea Lee(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Basil Leodoro(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Allison F. Linden(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Katrine Løfberg(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jonathan Lord(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jerome Loveland(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Leecarlo Millano(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Pavrette Magdala(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Luc Kalisya Malemo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Aeesha NJ Malik(Royal College of Surgeons of England), John Mathai(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Márcia Matias(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bothwell Mbuwayesango(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Merrill McHoney(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Liz McLeod(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ashish Minocha(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Charles Mock(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mubarak Mohamed(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ivan Molina(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ashika Morar(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Zahid Mukhtar(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mulewa Mulenga(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bhargava Mullapudi(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jack Mulu(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Byambajav Munkhjargal(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Arlene Muzira(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mary T. Nabukenya(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mark Newton(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jessica Ng(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Karissa Nguyen(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Laurence Isaaya Ntawunga(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Peter Nthumba(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Alp Numanoğlu(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Benedict C. Nwomeh(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Kristin A. Ojomo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Maryrose Osazuwa(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Emmanuel Owusu Abem(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Shazia Peer(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Norgrove Penny(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Robin T. Petroze(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vithya Priya(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ekta Rai(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Lola Raji(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vinitha Ravindran(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Desigen Reddy(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Henry E. Rice(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Yona Ringo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Amezene Robelie(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jose Roberto Baratella(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David H. Rothstein(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Coleen S. Sabatini(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Soumitra Saha(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Saurabh Saluja(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Lubna Samad(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Justina O. Seyi‐Olajide(Royal College of Surgeons of England), B. B. Shehu(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ritesh Shrestha(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David L. Sigalet(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Martin Situma(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Emily R. Smith(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Adrienne Socci(Royal College of Surgeons of England), David Spiegel(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Peter Ssenyonga(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jacob Stephenson(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Erin Stieber(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Richard Stewart(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vinayak Shukla(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Thomas L. Sims(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Faustin Félicien Mouafo Tambo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Robert F. Tamburro(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Mansi Tara(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Ahmad Tariq(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Reju Joseph Thomas(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Leopold Torres Contreras(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Stephen Ttendo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Benno Ure(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Luca A. Vricella(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Luis E. Mendoza Vasquez(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Vijayakumar Raju(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Jorge Villacis(Royal College of Surgeons of England), G. Villanova(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Catherine R. deVries(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Amira Waheeb(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Saber Waheeb(Royal College of Surgeons of England), A Wandaogo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Anne Wesonga(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Omolara Williams(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Sigal Willner(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Nyo Nyo Win(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Hussein Wissanji(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Paul Mwindekuma Wondoh(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Garreth Wood(Royal College of Surgeons of England), George Youngson(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Denléwendé Sylvain Zabsonre(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Luis Enrique Zea Salazar(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Adiyasuren Zevee(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Bistra Zheleva(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Kokila Lakhoo(Royal College of Surgeons of England), Diana L. Farmer

World Journal of Surgery

January 8, 2019

10.1007/s00268-018-04887-8

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recommendations by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery regarding surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) require development to address the needs of children. The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) was founded in 2016 to identify solutions to problems in children's surgery by utilizing the expertise of practitioners from around the world. This report details this unique process and underlying principles. METHODS: Three global meetings convened providers of surgical services for children. Through working group meetings, participants reviewed the status of global children's surgery to develop priorities and identify necessary resources for implementation. Working groups were formed under LMIC leadership to address specific priorities. By creating networking opportunities, GICS has promoted the development of LMIC-LMIC and HIC-LMIC partnerships. RESULTS: GICS members identified priorities for children's surgical care within four pillars: infrastructure, service delivery, training and research. Guidelines for provision of care at every healthcare level based on these pillars were created. Seventeen subspecialty, LMIC chaired working groups developed the Optimal Resources for Children's Surgery (OReCS) document. The guidelines are stratified by subspecialty and level of health care: primary health center, first-, second- and third-level hospitals, and the national children's hospital. The OReCS document delineates the personnel, equipment, facilities, procedures, training, research and quality improvement components at all levels of care. CONCLUSION: Worldwide collaboration with leadership by providers from LMICs holds the promise of improving children's surgical care. GICS will continue to evolve in order to achieve the vision of safe, affordable, timely surgical care for all children.

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