Surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is poorly developed because of years of neglect. Sustained research on global surgery led to its recognition as an indivisible and indispensable part of primary healthcare in 2015. However, this has had little visible effect on surgical ecosystems within LMICs, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). SSA surgical research systems strengthening, which includes skills transfer, with local priority setting driving the research agenda, is needed to propel global surgery into the future.
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