Global Neurosurgery: A call to Action

When it comes to surgical subspecialties such as neurological surgery, access to care goes from being a disparity to a complete absencein many cases as access to neurosurgical care is no longer a right but a luxury. To address this need multiple organizations have workedto improve access to neurosurgery, and as global neurosurgical efforts expand a concerted effort is necessary to ensure safe,sustainable and equitable care is provided and efforts by the multiple stakeholders are not duplicated. To that end, the GlobalNeurosurgery Committee (GNC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) created an action plan for directedcollaboration. We introduce the GNC Action Plan here and describe its guiding principles, divided into five objectives that encompassthe necessary steps to achieve universal access to neurosurgical care: 1) amplifying access to neurosurgical care, 2) aligning globalneurosurgery activities, 3) advancing global neurosurgery research efforts, 4) assimilating neurosurgical capacity building into s urgicalsystems, and 5) advocating for neurosurgical care within Universal Health Coverage.