Strategic planning to improve surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia, and trauma care in the Asia-Pacific region: introduction

Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care are required to treat one-third of the global disease burden. They have been recognised as an integral component of universal health coverage. However, five billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgical care when required. Countries in the Asia-...

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Published in:BMC proceedings 2023-07, Vol.17 (Suppl 5), p.13-13, Article 13
Main Authors: Qin, Rennie X, Fowler, Zachary G, Yoon, Sangchul, Jayaram, Anusha, Stankey, Makela, Keshavjee, Salmaan, Holian, Annette, Ibbotson, Geoff, Park, Kee B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Asia–Pacific
Civil society
Climate change
Conferences
COVID-19
Emergency medical care
Funding
Global surgery
Knowledge management
Maternal & child health
National surgical planning
Obstetrics
Pandemics
Professional associations
Strategic planning
Strengthening
Surgery
Surgical system strengthening
Trauma care
Workforce
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Summary:Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care are required to treat one-third of the global disease burden. They have been recognised as an integral component of universal health coverage. However, five billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgical care when required. Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are currently developing strategies to strengthen their surgical care systems. The Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric, Anaesthesia, and Trauma Care in the Asia-Pacific Region meeting is a three-part virtual meeting series that brought together Ministries of Health, intergovernmental organisers, funders, professional associations, academic institutions, and nongovernmental organisations in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting series took place over three virtual sessions in February and March 2021. Each session featured framing talks, panel presentations, and open discussions. Participants shared lessons about the challenges and solutions in surgical system strengthening, discussed funding opportunities, and forged strategic partnerships. Participants discussed strategies to build ongoing political momentum and mobilise funding, the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change on surgical care, the need to build a broad-based, inclusive movement, and leveraging remote technologies for workforce development and service delivery. This virtual meeting series is only the beginning of an ongoing community for knowledge sharing and strategic collaboration towards surgical system strengthening in the Asia-Pacific region.
ISSN:1753-6561
1753-6561
DOI:10.1186/s12919-023-00254-1