1. WHAT EFFECT CAN SURGEONS HAVE ON WORLD HEALTH? Professor Harold Ellis Medical Student Prize for Surgery Presenter: Aimun Jamjoom University: Nottingham Medical School

2. Accounting for inattention Emphasis has been on primary prevention and community health education Concerned with communicable diseases Considered too cost ineffective, high tech and individually focused

3. In reality Account 11% of entire disease burden Estimated to equate to 164 million disability- adjusted life years 234 million operations performed in 2002

4. What can be done? Infrastructure Training Research

5. GIEESC Established in December 2005 Increase collaboration Strengthen capacity to deliver effective surgical treatment

6. Training and Educating

7. Research and critical evaluation

8. Thank you…