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Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma & Anesthesia (SOTA) Care for All in South Asia

2023; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.4495621

1556-5068

Siddhesh Zadey, Shirish Rao, Isha Gondi, Anveshi Nayan, Arti Rajkumar, Arun Prasad, Chaitrali Patil, Chellapuram Raja Krishna Prasad, C Chintamani, Daniel Peterson, Dhananjaya Sharma, Dhruva Ghosh, G. Allen Finley, Jesudian Gnanaraj, Himanshu Iyer, Irum Fatima, Jogi V. Pattisapu, Justin Sangwook Ko, Lovenish Bains, Mashal Murad Shah, Mohammed Shadrul Alam, Narmada Hadigal, Natalie Sheneman, Naveen Malhotra, Nilmini Wijesuriya, Prateek Shukla, Sadaf Khan, Sunil Pandya, Tariq Hayat Khan, Tashi Tenzin, Venkat Raja Hadigal,

Global Health and Surgery

South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we advocate for making SOTA care accessible in South Asia. We summarize the evidence on SOTA care indicators and planning. Region-wide, as well as country-specific challenges and needs, are highlighted. We also discuss potential directions - initiatives and innovations - toward solving challenges. Local partnerships, sustained research and advocacy efforts, and politics can be aligned with evidence-based policymaking and health planning to achieve equitable SOTA care access in the South Asian region under South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).