Bridging the Gap: Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings
Two billion people worldwide have no access to basic surgical care. Making it available is a key step toward universal health coverage.
Susan W. Hayes is president and CEO of ReSurge International (formerly Interplast), which has provided more than 100,000 reconstructive surgeries and built medical capacity in developing countries since its founding at Stanford University in 1969. Read more.Follow ReSurge on Twitter.
Two billion people worldwide have no access to basic surgical care. Making it available is a key step toward universal health coverage.
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