%0 Journal Article %T Progress in Global Surgery; Comment on “Global Surgery – Informing National Strategies for Scaling Up Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa” %J International Journal of Health Policy and Management %I Kerman University of Medical Sciences %Z 2322-5939 %A Debas, Haile T. %D 2018 %\ 11/01/2018 %V 7 %N 11 %P 1056-1057 %! Progress in Global Surgery; Comment on “Global Surgery – Informing National Strategies for Scaling Up Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa” %K Global Surgery %K Universal Health Coverage %K District Hospital %R 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.69 %X Impressive progress has been made in global surgery in the past 10 years, and now serious and evidence-based national strategies are being developed for scaling-up surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa. Key to achieving this goal requires developing a realistic country-based estimate of burden of surgical disease, developing an accurate estimate of existing need, developing methods, rigorously planning and implementing the plan, and scaling-up essential surgical services at the national level. %U https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3527_2f004bd7a29dd2bee82ce715e77f1c0e.pdf