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Medicine: Research

Commons · Question 76936 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide support to the Global Surgery Network for projects in (a) Nigeria, (b) India, (c) Mexico and (d) other countries.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 10 Oct 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery was originally awarded over £6.9 million in 2017 with further funding of £7 million awarded in 2021 to establish a Global Surgery Network. The ...