据柳叶刀全球外科委员会估计，约有50亿人 — — 几乎占到全球人口总数的70 % — —都无法获得安全、经济的手术和麻醉服务，而高达3，300万人则背负着无法承受的高额医疗费用。
The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery estimates that some five billion people – almost 70% of the world’s population – lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthetic care, while 33 million people are saddled with unbearably high health expenses.