title: Essential Surgery: The Way Forward: Reply.
authors.affiliation: International Collaboration for Essential Surgery (ICES), New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jaymie Ang
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. mikeytha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D003906:Developing Countries; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006296:Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*