Centre for Global Surgery
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 A world with equitable access to qualit​y surgical ca​re for all

In 2015, the Lancet Commission for Global Surgery reported that five billion people do not have access to safe, affordable surgical care and most of these people live in low- and middle- income countries.

Surgical care saves lives and needs to be scaled up urgently in sub-Saharan Africa but there is a paucity of data to translate this into implementation. Advancements in the field of global surgery are critically needed in an era where health equity is a priority, but large gaps in knowledge regarding surgical capacity and delivery persist.

The Centre for Global Surgery (CGS) in the Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University envisions a world with equitable access to quality surgical care for all.​


 

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