Approximately 170 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa representing over 95% of the population lack access to essential surgical care.
The region suffers from an acute shortage of surgeons, with a density of only 0.2 to 1.0 per 100,000 people, drastically below the World Health Organization standard of 20 per 100,000[1].
Over 15% of the continent's population lives two or more hours away from a hospital[2].