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Surgery
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Non-emergency surgical death rates in Africa are double the global average
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Waiting Lists
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Bariatric surgery
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Bangladesh
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scoliosis
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patient cancellations
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pain and suffering
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snipped
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Breakthrough
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Optimism
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No Luck
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