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September 18, 2025Open Access

Neurosurgery as a Catalyst for Global Health and Surgery Targets: Road to 2030 Highlights from WHO’s 78th World Health Assembly

NANoor AlesawyJohns Hopkins University NPNicole A PerezBrigham and Women's Hospital PTPiper TingleafHarvard University

Key Points

Neurosurgery is positioned as a key specialty to advance global health and surgical systems by 2030.
WHA78 emphasized the importance of aligning surgical systems with universal health coverage and sustainable development goals.
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery set a foundation for global surgical advancements and policies.
The collaborative targets set by WHO stress the urgent need to strengthen surgical systems worldwide.

Abstract

The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) marked a decade since three pivotal milestones in global surgery: the 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) report, the adoption of WHA Resolution 68.15 recognizing surgery and anesthesia as integral to Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, these set 2030 as the shared target year for strengthening surgical systems worldwide. This review highlights WHA78's role as a critical checkpoint, emphasizing how neurosurgery can serve as both a specialty and a strategic catalyst for achieving global health and surgery targets.

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