Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 11 4 2022 04 01 The Optimal Distribution of Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Proposed Matrix for Determining Country-Level Organization of Surgical Services – A Response to the Recent Commentaries 544 546 3906 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.168 EN Katherine R. Iverson Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA General Surgery Department, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA Emma Svensson Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Lund University, Lund, Sweden Kristin Sonderman Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Ernest J. Barthélemy Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA Isabelle Citron Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Kerry A. Vaughan Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Brittany L. Powell Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA John G. Meara Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Mark G. Shrime Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA Journal Article 2020 08 22 https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3906_518dbf9c01f84e713ca862eda2596d72.pdf