Investing in the Surgical Healthcare of Children in the First 8000 Days of Life
- 08.10.2023
- Editorial Perspective
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Justina Onyioza Seyi-Olajide
- Doruk Ozgediz
- Emmanuel Adoyi Ameh
- Erschienen in
- World Journal of Surgery | Ausgabe 12/2023
Auszug
Investments in control of infectious and communicable diseases as well as nutrition in children have resulted in significant gains in mortality and morbidity in LMICs. However, the surgical care of children encompassing birth defects, trauma, cancer as well as other surgical conditions has been neglected. As a result, 1.7 billion children in LMICs lack access to safe and timely surgical care. Morbidity and mortality are high, with associated long-term disability and substantial disparities with high-income countries. The social impact is also enormous as school attendance is affected and economic losses for families often catastrophic. It is simply not fair that a child in one part of the world who needs surgery may die or live a life of disability, dependence, and marginalization just based on where they happen to have been born, their environment, and access to resources. …
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- Titel
- Investing in the Surgical Healthcare of Children in the First 8000 Days of Life
- Verfasst von
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Justina Onyioza Seyi-Olajide
Doruk Ozgediz
Emmanuel Adoyi Ameh
- Publikationsdatum
- 08.10.2023
- Verlag
- Springer International Publishing
- Erschienen in
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World Journal of Surgery / Ausgabe 12/2023
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2323 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07208-w
