People are the reason our family lives and works in Africa. If we don't invest in medical and surgical education we cannot hope to impact the vast need of surgical services worldwide.
The reality is we are truly blessed to have access to the surgical and anesthetic services available in North America. This video highlights the findings of a 2015 publication by the Lancet Journal regarding the state surgical and anaesthetic services worldwide. For an interesting read, the entire Lancet Commission on Global Surgery can be found here.