RT Journal Article
T1 Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies-World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly.
A1 Rosseau, Gail
A1 Johnson, Walter D
A1 Park, Kee B
A1 Arraez-Sanchez, Miguel
A1 Servadei, Franco
A1 Vaughan, Kerry A
K1 LMICs = low- and middle-income countries
K1 WFNS
K1 WFNS = World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
K1 WHA
K1 WHA = World Health Assembly
K1 WHO
K1 WHO = World Health Organization
K1 World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
K1 World Health Assembly
K1 World Health Organization
K1 Capacity
K1 Global neurosurgery
K1 Global surgery
K1 Incidence
K1 Workforce
AB Since the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) has been the major forum for discussion, debate, and approval of the global health agenda. As such, it informs the framework for the policies and budgets of many of its Member States. For most of its history, a significant portion of the attention of health ministers and Member States has been given to issues of clean water, vaccination, and communicable diseases. For neurosurgeons, the adoption of WHA Resolution 68.15 changed the global health landscape because the importance of surgical care for universal health coverage was highlighted in the document. This resolution was adopted in 2015, shortly after the publication of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Report titled "Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare and economic development." Mandating global strengthening of emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia, this resolution has led to the formation of surgical and anesthesia collaborations that center on WHO and can be facilitated via the WHA. Participation by neurosurgeons has grown dramatically, in part due to the official relations between WHO and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, with the result that global neurosurgery is gaining momentum.
PB American Association of Neurological Surgeons
YR 2018
FD 2018-07-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13011
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13011
LA en
NO Rosseau G, Johnson WD, Park KB, Arráez Sánchez M, Servadei F, Vaughan KA. Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies-World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 Oct;45(4):E18
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025