GlobalSurg & The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery
Improving surgical outcomes through collaborative research
In 2015 The Lancet Commission and WHO identified that 5 billion people lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care. We estimate that approximately 4.2 million people will die each year within 30 days of surgery – more than from all causes related to HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis combined A critical need exists to reduce inequalities in surgical care throughout the world.[link to publication].
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (GSU) has worked with international partners to launch research networks across sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Central America with the aim to improve surgical outcomes for patients through collaborative research and by building surgical research capacity in LMICs.
NIHR Global Surgery Unit International Hubs & Centres
University of BirminghamUniversity of EdinburghGhana HubNigeria HubIndia HubRwanda HubMexico HubSouth AfricaBenin Hub