Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye - Global Neurosurgery Initiative, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Nathalie C. Ghomsi - Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Dylan Djiofack - Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Francklin Tétinou - Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Stéphane Nguembu - Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Yvan Zolo - Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Ignatius Esene - Neurosurgery Unit, Garoua Regional Hospital, Garoua, Cameroon

The unequal distribution of neurosurgical resources and diseases in the world contributes to inequality. Eight in ten neurosurgical cases needing essential neurosurgical care are found in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, LMICs lack the neurosurgical resources to address these needs. Besides, where neurosurgical care is available, it is not financially accessible to the majority of patients. Global Neurosurgery is a rapidly growing field that places a priority on improving health outcomes and achieving health equity for all people affected by neurosurgical conditions. To achieve safe, accessible, and affordable neurosurgical care for all, LMIC neurosurgeons should participate in national and international global neurosurgical activities, develop disruptive solutions to local problems and work with local stakeholders to address global neurosurgery problems.

Access to care, Cameroon, global neurosurgery, neurosurgical workforce, low- and middle-income countries