Global Initiative for Children's Surgery
We are working to build safe and effective surgical care for all of the
world’s children, no exceptions.
GICS passionately believes that every child must have access to safe surgical care.
Our mission is to define and promote optimal resources for children’s surgery in resource-poor regions.
We do this by engaging with providers of all disciplines of children’s surgical care around the world.
Learn more about us.
We welcome you to the fourth meeting of the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, where we will continue our efforts to improve the surgical care of children worldwide. We gather providers from all subspecialties caring for children with surgical problems, and we take our guidance from the perspectives of our low- and middle-income country colleagues. Join us as we develop “Strategies for Implementation.”
Click here to learn more about the program, the venue, accommodation, and getting to Johannesburg.
Registration is now open!
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What’s happening
1.7 billion children lack access to safe, timely, affordable surgical care
Article published in the WHO Bulletin estimates gaps in surgical services for children worldwide, particularly in LMICs. Authors include GICS members Emmanuel Ameh, Doruk Ozgediz, and Stephen Bickler. Click here to read the article.
New GICS website launched!
Merging the old GICS website with that of the Global Paediatric Surgery Network, our new website includes the following new features: Leadership biographies GICS partnerships Publications Past newsletters Events calendar and more With the merging of GICS with the...
Oxford Global Surgery Course being offered again 10-14 September 2019
See details under Events/Courses. Full Bursary available for 10 African surgeons, and course Bursary available for 10 LMIC surgeons.
Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgery paper published
Steve Bickler and colleagues have published an executive summary of the OReCS document that was refined by all GICS members, defining optimal manpower and equipment resources for the provision of children's surgery at each level of the health care system. Click here...
GICS paper published
Naomi Wright and other GICS members have published an article in the World Journal of Surgery article, summarizing the history and aspirations of GICS. Click here to read the open source article.
GICS IV: January 17-18, 2020 Johannesburg, South Africa
The fourth meeting of the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery has been announced. Note change from original dates. Full details to follow.
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Congratulations @GlobalPaedSurg team for the publication of your study protocol in @BMJ_Open - commendable teamwork #globalhealth #globalsurgery @theG4Alliance @GasocUk @GSCommission @gatesfoundation @UNICEF @WHO @GICSurgery @JohnMeara @DVervoort94 @MSF https://t.co/q8JdHwZIOa
1.7 billion children and adolescents lack access to safe, affordable, timely surgical care. @GICSurgery @GlobalPaedSurg @GlobalPedSurg #globalsurgery
The April 2019 issue of the #WHOBulletin is now out! https://t.co/3EHFk6JVK2
There has been much discussion about this NPR article regarding surgical volunteers. #Globalsurgery @GICSurgery @GlobalPedSurg @GlobalPaedSurg
Many surgeons like flying to a remote spot to offer services that aren’t otherwise available. But the medical community is doing some real soul-searching about this model.
Should the focus instead be on training local doctors? https://t.co/IjKzziNyEs