Welcome to Global Burden of Surgical Disease --- Seattle 2008

Meeting of professionals interested in understanding the role of surgical care in improving the health of people in developing countries. The hoped for outcome of this meeting will be: 1. Working papers that describe the consensus of experts in the field on the role of surgery in public health 2. Inspiration for research publications that generate new knowledge 3. Creation of an organization that will support research into the role of surgical care in the developing world and if research shows that access to affordable surgical care is needed the organization will co-ordinate a response.