Lancet Commission on Global Surgery was launched in January 2014, involving an international, multidisciplinary team of 25 commissioners supported by advisors and collaborators in more than 110 countries and six continents. It’s focused on reducing the gaps in accessibility and affordability of surgeries in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) by developing safe, essential, life-saving surgical and anaesthesia care. The aim is to reduce case fatality rates for common, easily treatable conditions such as appendicitis, hernia, fractures and obstructed labour by providing basic surgical care.

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As Malaysia moves into the future, the Global Surgery initiative aims to ensure provision of patient-centred service and improving accessibility especially for remote populations nationwide.

 

Over the past decades, Malaysia has conducted numerous strategies and innovations to improve access to healthcare services, including surgery field and anaesthesia. Malaysian context of Global Surgery initiative portrays how Malaysia advanced by consolidating all surgical interventions and innovations conducted in the past, present, and future.  It shows how Malaysia improves accessibility and equitability to surgeries in various disciplines. This ranges from simple to complex procedures conducted in rural or urban communities, clinics, and hospitals, inspired by creativity and innovations by optimizing resources involving multiple agencies.