๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐: ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
โ 5 billion people lack access to safe surgery. A radical new blueprint from global leaders aims to change this by 2030.
๐จ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ
โข ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ: Over 18 million lives are lost each year due to a lack of surgical careโa death toll exceeding those from HIV, TB, and malaria combined.
โข ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ: By 2030, LMICs are projected to lose $12.3 trillion in economic output due to unmet surgical needs.
โข ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ: In high-income countries, there are approximately 20 specialist surgeons per 100,000 people. In many LMICs, that number plummets to fewer than 2.
๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง: ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
Based on the groundbreaking work by the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) and global partners, the solution rests on three core pillars:
1. ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐
Make essential surgery a non-negotiable part of primary health systems, not a standalone luxury.
2. ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Focus on the “6 D’s”: Disease, Doors, Delivery, Density, Disinvestment, and Data. This means investing in infrastructure, supply chains, and a trained workforce.
3. ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
Champion the idea that surgery is not just a medical issue, but a fundamental issue of social justice and economic development.
“This is not just about building operating rooms. It’s about building equity. It’s about recognizing that a ruptured appendix should not be a death sentence based on your latitude or your livelihood.”
โ Dr. John G. Meara, Lead, Harvard PGSSC
๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐’๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
This bold plan requires a global network to succeed. TORG is pivotal in:
โข ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ: Creating the largest network to share knowledge and protocols.
โข ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐: Amplifying this blueprint with policymakers and institutions.
โข ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ: Providing the tools and training to build resilient surgical systems worldwide.
๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Is universal surgical access by 2030 an achievable goal or a bold ambition? What is the one barrier we must overcome first? Share your perspective.
๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ!
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