World Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery

Member States at this year’s World Health Assembly 73 (WHA73), held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passed multiple resolutions that must be considered when framing efforts to strengthen surgical systems. Surgery has been a relatively neglected field in the global health l...

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Autores principales:	Gabrielle L. Cahill, Makela C. Stankey, Craig D. McClain, Kee B. Park
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3fd1e22ddeab46709bec9f3ca6943e642021-12-02T13:34:13ZWorld Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery2214-999610.5334/aogh.3237https://doaj.org/article/3fd1e22ddeab46709bec9f3ca6943e642021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3237https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Member States at this year’s World Health Assembly 73 (WHA73), held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passed multiple resolutions that must be considered when framing efforts to strengthen surgical systems. Surgery has been a relatively neglected field in the global health landscape due to its nature as a crosscutting treatment rather than focusing on a specific disease or demographic. However, in recent years, access to essential and emergency surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care has gained increasing recognition as a vital aspect of global health. The WHA73 Resolutions concern specific conditions, as has been characteristic of global health practice, yet proper care for each highlighted disease is inextricably linked to surgical care. Global surgery advocates must recognize how surgical system strengthening aligns with these strategic priorities in order to ensure that surgical care continues to be integrated into efforts to decrease global health disparities.Gabrielle L. CahillMakela C. StankeyCraig D. McClainKee B. ParkUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	Member States at this year’s World Health Assembly 73 (WHA73), held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passed multiple resolutions that must be considered when framing efforts to strengthen surgical systems. Surgery has been a relatively neglected field in the global health landscape due to its nature as a crosscutting treatment rather than focusing on a specific disease or demographic. However, in recent years, access to essential and emergency surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care has gained increasing recognition as a vital aspect of global health. The WHA73 Resolutions concern specific conditions, as has been characteristic of global health practice, yet proper care for each highlighted disease is inextricably linked to surgical care. Global surgery advocates must recognize how surgical system strengthening aligns with these strategic priorities in order to ensure that surgical care continues to be integrated into efforts to decrease global health disparities.
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title	World Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery
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World Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery

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