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British Association of Paediatric Surgeons International Affairs Committee @BAPS1953 https://xitter.cf/t.co/Igm8PKvdAe

Joined June 2017
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I remember being in one country in Africa when a hospital medical director sadly informed me regarding the birth of a newborn with a congenital abnormality, “ we never try to operate since they all die”. With 140 newborns per year globally, we must act now.
Global PaedSurg (@GlobalPaedSurg) profile pictureGlobal PaedSurg@GlobalPaedSurg3 Sep 2021
#PaedSurg #Africa team highlight unacceptable disparities in survival for common #paediatric surgical conditions in #SSA vs HICs, especially for #neonates. #SSA mortality: 75% #gastroschisis, 11% #ARM, 9% #intussusception #globalhealth #childhealth @UNICEF gh.bmj.com/content/6/9/e0044…
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#PaedSurg #Africa Research Collaboration study just published in #BMJ #GlobalHealth - unacceptable differences in survival for common #children's surgical conditions across sub-Saharan Africa compared to HICs, especially for #neonates #childhealth @UNICEF gh.bmj.com/content/6/9/e0044…
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We are a growing coalition of 120 leaders from 36 countries across 6 continents calling for #vaccinesforall. Read our Lancet article here: thelancet.com/journals/lance… #vaccinesforall @TheLancet @GAVI @WHO @AfricaCDC @globalshapers @yglvoices @wef @WorldBank
Global youth advocating for COVID-19 vaccines for all

Global youth advocating for COVID-19 vaccines for all

As of Aug 24, 2021, globally there were more than 212 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 4 million deaths from COVID-19.1 Current infections are driven by SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating...

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Results show targets should include improving resuscitation & timely transfer at the district level and preoperative #resuscitation & #perioperative care at #children’s surgical centres #childhealth #globalhealth #NSOAPS
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Urgent action is required to improve #children’s surgical care in #SSA if Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 is to be achieved - to end preventable deaths in #neonates & children under 5 by #2030 @SDGaction @UN_SDG @SDGoals @JointSDGFund
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@BMJ_Open @eaameh @Soji_Ademuyiwa @p_shins @MulengaMulewa @Spencer84964216 @drjackoids @AndyLeather1 @NickSevdalis @emakasa @JohnMeara @BruceBiccard @KingsGHI @GlobalSurg @GlobalPaedSurg @GICSurgery @BAPS_IAC @BAPS1953 @UNICEF @WHO @BillGates @melindagates @KidsOperating
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*Breaking news* #PaedSurg #Africa results now live in BMJ Global Health- study highlights unacceptable disparities in survival for common #paediatric surgical conditions in #SSA vs HICs, particularly for #neonates. #Gastroschisis mortality 75% in SSA vs 2% in HICs #globalsurgery
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#PaedSurg #Africa team highlight unacceptable disparities in survival for common #paediatric surgical conditions in #SSA vs HICs, especially for #neonates. #SSA mortality: 75% #gastroschisis, 11% #ARM, 9% #intussusception #globalhealth #childhealth @UNICEF gh.bmj.com/content/6/9/e0044…
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Authors call for improved access to quality neonatal surgical care in LMICs to reduce mortality. @GlobalPaedSurg
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2 in 5, 1 in 5, 1 in 20—chances of dying from a gastrointestinal congenital anomaly in low, middle, and high-income countries. #SDG 3.2 to end preventable deaths in neonates and children <5 by 2030 is unachievable without urgent action, study suggests: hubs.li/H0SGPJt0
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Shocking differences in survival identified in the @GlobalPaedSurg study just published @TheLancet - 40% of babies dying with GI #birth #defects in LICs vs 6% in HICs. Urgent call for improved #neonatal #surgical care in #LMICs globally #globalsurgery authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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The @GlobalPaedSurg study championed by @PaedsSurgeon is out @TheLancet: In low-income countries, children with gastrointestinal congenital anomalies have a 39.8% in-hospital mortality. In high-income countries, mortality is 5.6%. Read #OpenAccess here: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Read more @GlobalPaedSurg on: globalpaedsurg.com
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Welcome to the Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. We’ve assembled the world’s largest prospective cohort study of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies. Please see our results in The Lancet....

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Replying to @GlobalPaedSurg
@GlobalPaedSurg study has just been published through @TheLancet The clear significant difference in mortality for congenital anomalies; especially gastroschisis among counties categorized by income deserves a real global quick attention and actions. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Breaking news! The #GlobalPaedSurg study results have just been published @TheLancet - sincere thank you to all of the @GlobalPaedSurg team for making this possible #globalsurgery #globalhealth @UNICEF @WHO @SDGoals @KidsOperating @GICSurgery @GlobalSurg authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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@GlobalPaedSurg study reveals unacceptable disparities in mortality from GI #Congenital #Anomalies - 2/5 in LICs, 1/5 in MICs & 1/20 in HICs. #Gastroschisis mortality 90% in LICs vs 1% in HICs. Rapid action required to improve #neonatal surgical care in #LMICs #globalsurgery @who
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Data suggestions #children operated in ⁦@KidsOperating⁩ operating rooms have lower #mortality & #SSI rates comparable to HICs ⁦@GICSurgery⁩ ⁦@BAPS_IAC⁩ ⁦@BAPS1953⁩ ⁦@BAPSCongress⁩ #globalsurgery #globalhealth #BAPS2021
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In Nigeria to reach the minimum amount of required #paediatric #surgeons by #SDG2030 there needs to be 70 trained/ yr. In reality only 5-6 are trained/yr. Urgent action required ⁦@BAPS_IAC⁩ ⁦@BAPS1953⁩ ⁦@BAPSCongress⁩ ⁦@KidsOperating⁩ ⁦@GICSurgery⁩
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Huge congratulations to Dr Raghul & Dr S Nayak, for being the first recipients of the ⁦@BAPS_IAC⁩ Dr R.N.Minocha PESI-BAPS Travelling Fellowships & thank you to all for fantastic presentations & insights into your practice ⁦@BAPSCongress⁩ ⁦@BAPS1953⁩ #BAPS2021
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We're so proud of our partnership with @KidsOperating 🙏👇
Kids Operating Room (@KidsOperating) profile pictureKids Operating Room@KidsOperating23 Jun 2021
📣 Update from #Senegal! Our shipment of biomedical equipment, children's waiting room furniture and toys arrived last week at Hôpital Général Idrissa Pouye! It has since been unpacked and installed within our @Smiletrain partnership Operating Room. 🇸🇳
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Image from Kids Operating Room (@KidsOperating)
Image from Kids Operating Room (@KidsOperating)
Image from Kids Operating Room (@KidsOperating)
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