Ahead of #WHA79, I was delighted to meet Prof. John Meara @JohnMeara, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change @HarvardPGSSC at Harvard Medical School @harvardmed; Dr Kee Park @keepark, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School; and Dr Tariq Khan @TariqNeurosurg, Professor and Head of Neurosurgery, Northwest School of Medicine @nwsmedu, Pakistan. Our discussion highlighted the value of strong collaboration in advancing surgical, trauma and emergency care across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including through @WHOEMRO’s Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. We also explored closer collaboration between @TheLancet Commission on Global Surgery and our Regional Trauma Initiative to help elevate action on trauma and traumatic brain injury, a critical yet too often neglected challenge in conflict-affected settings. #Partners4Health
