Global Health Surgery

Barriers to Accessing Surgical Care

A hospital-based survey to understand the challenges faced in receiving surgical care, in particular the delays resulting from the inability to pay for surgical procedures.

Unmet burden of
Surgical Disease

One of the components currently being studied in the IHCC, this study aims to see the prevalence of surgical conditions for which adults and children have not received definitive surgical care.


Pehla Qadam

Pehla Qadam is a clubfoot treatment program coordinated by the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) at the Indus Hospital in collaboration with the Department of Orthopedics and the Ponseti International Association (PIA) based at the University of Iowa. The program aims to increase awareness and recognition of clubfoot in Karachi and to encourage the use of the Ponseti method to treat clubfoot non-surgically during infancy.

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