Estimated need for surgery worldwide based on prevalence of diseases : a modelling strategy for the WHO global health estimate

• Main Authors: Rose, John, Weiser, Thomas G, Hider, Phil, Wilson, Leona, Bickler, Stephen W, Gruen, Russell Lindsay
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97230; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25640
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Surgery is a foundational component of health-care systems. However, previous efforts to integrate surgical services into global health initiatives do not reflect the scope of surgical need and many health systems do not provide essential interventions. We estimate the minimum global vol...