We need a revolution in mindsets at the top of the World Health Organization
I was moved by this editorial on global health matters in a daily British newspaper by an academic medical colleague, written in response to anticipated changes in the leadership of the World Health Organisation. It is perhaps time for us surgeons to augment our administrative participation in global healthcare.
I completely agree, there are at least 2 avenues to participate on a Global level with international bodies, the Lancet Global Surgical Initiative headed by John Meara in the US and the G4 Alliance. Both are concerned with the access to safe surgery in LMIC’s. The WHO is moving in the direction of surgical safety, but at a glacial pace.