Global neurosurgery: the need of the hour for developing countries

Abstract

Global neurosurgery is relatively a new sub-discipline of global surgery. It is an area of study, research, practice, and advocacy that focuses on enhancing health outcomes and promoting health equity for all individuals around the world who are afflicted by neurosurgical disorders or require neurosurgical care. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around the world have not benefited from advances in neurosurgery; most have little or no neurosurgical capacity in their entire country. The need of the hour is that a global problem necessitates a global response with a common vision and objectives.