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Routine surgeries could save millions of lives, if they were available

Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

Millions of people worldwide die from appendicitis, obstructed labor, compound fractures and other treatable conditions for lack of routine surgeries, according to a recent report. John Meara, Steven C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Field of Global Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, is a lead author of the report.

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