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International Collaboration for Essential Surgery (ICES). Global collaborative effort to improve surgical care in developing countries.

Joined June 2012
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Only 1 vaccine program in history (Covid) went from pathogen identification to success in < 1 year. This week one vs malaria got the green light by @WHO after none for 140 years An mRNA 💉 vs HIV, 38 years later, starts a major trial next month graph by @MaxCRoser @OurWorldInData
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Thanks @HarvardPGSSC for attending the @theG4Alliance-led UNGA side event and supporting #globalsurgery work. mailchi.mp/b72b2ea1d35d/pgss…
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Global Surgery Map: a new interactive tool highlighting the lack of surgical care access in Sub-Saharan Africa bit.ly/GlobalSurgeryMapRCSI
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Global Surgery Map: A new interactive map shows the lack of access to surgical care throughout Sub-Saharan Africa bit.ly/GlobalSurgeryMapRCSI
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Where are the surgical providers #surgeontracker map presented by @RMugwe @cosecsa CEO during #sNGOForum – at Shimo la Tewa, Kenya
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Check out the @rcsi_cosecsa @cosecsa @EssentlSurgery interactive surgeon workforce map at globalsurgery.com
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Dr. Thomas McIntyre: if we are going to tackle the @GSCommission Key messages, we need to build hospitals. @yalesurgical @villagehealth
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Congratulations to Michael Cotton @EssentlSurgery primary surgery has received almost 250k downloads! global-help.org/publications… #globalsurgery
"One of the worst things that can happen to a woman or girl around the world is a #fistula..." - @NickKristof
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Closing remarks @WHO #gieesc2015. We all need to #advocate 4 national surgical plans #SurgerySaves #SurgeryisaRight
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Robert Lane @EssentlSurgery- Train-the-trainer approaches are critical for scale-up (in addition to excellent M&E) #GS2030LL. – at Paddington, London
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RT @unfoundation: #5Facts: Since 1990, child deaths have been reduced by nearly 50%. Learn why: bit.ly/5facts1 #MDGmomentum
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#DrPaulFarmer: "Being with former patients, now survivors, is certainly the way they heal us, the caregivers." bit.ly/1PDXFVg
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Dr. Levin indicates that surgical procedures range from $10-100 per DALY averted - #GlobalSurgery is #CostEffective
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