Ending Neglected Surgical Diseases (NSDs): Definitions, Strategies, and Goals for the Next Decade

• Main Authors: Jaymie A. Henry (Author), Angela S. Volk (Author), Sicily K. Kariuki (Author), Kiraitu Murungi (Author), Trina Firmalo (Author), Ruth Laibon Masha (Author), Orion Henry (Author), Peter Arimi (Author), Patrick Mwai (Author), Estella Waiguru (Author), Evans Mwiti (Author), Dan Okoro (Author), Angella Langat (Author), Cosmas Mugambi (Author), Erin Anastasi (Author), Gillian Slinger (Author), Chris Lavy (Author), Rosalind Owen (Author), Erin Stieber (Author), Marc Lester Suntay (Author), Danny Haddad (Author), Robert Lane (Author), Joel Buenaventura (Author), Neil Parsan (Author), Fizan Abdullah (Author), Michael Nebeker (Author), Lismore Nebeker (Author), Charles Mock (Author), Larry Hollier (Author), Pankaj Jani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While there has been overall progress in addressing the lack of access to surgical care worldwide, untreated surgical conditions in developing countries remain an underprioritized issue. Significant backlogs of advanced surgical disease called neglected surgical diseases (NSDs) result from massive d...