A Call to Action on Global Surgery Day 2025 marks ten years since the 68th World Health Assembly, where Resolution WHA 68.15 was unanimously adopted. This was a …
Otolaryngology Working Group
MISSION STATEMENT
To address the burden of ear, nose and throat conditions in children in low- to middle-income countries. In doing so, to advocate for access to surgical interventions that prevent childhood developmental delays.
Goal #1
Join PENTAfrica for their webinar on tracheostomy care.
Goal #2
Collaborate with Dr Mcguire on addressing childhood hearing loss and ear health.
Goal #3
Recurrent papillomatosis in children and prevention through HPV vaccination programs — a developing world problem.
LATEST GICS UPDATES
At GICS we are pleased to share this press release from ChildSafe that features GICS Board Secretary Milind Chitnis. EASTERN CAPE– ChildSafe South Africa, in collaboration with Woolworths, announced the …
The article “Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative: A Call for a Comprehensive Approach to a Global Problem” by Abdelbasit E. Ali , Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Simone …
Facilitator
Shazie Peer
Facilitator
We need global action to address the burden of respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) in children through equal access of HPV vaccination programmes that will prevent the RRP in the next generation of children in LMICs.
Members
Kawtar Boucherbat
JoAnn Czechowicz
Mhmmad Nassif
Shazia Peer
