The Role of Nonprofit and Academic Institutions in Global Neurosurgery

Global neurosurgery, as a subfield of global surgery, which itself is a subfield within global health, has risen in prominence recently thanks to efforts by a multitude of nonprofit and academic institutions worldwide. In this chapter, we explore the history, current work, and future directions for nonprofit and academic institutions in global neurosurgery. While we have tried to be holistic, we have undoubtedly left out efforts that deserve to be mentioned. Thus, this chapter is not meant to capture every example of the amazing work done worldwide; rather, the examples are pulled by the authors to illustrate the key points.