MISSION & VISION

PRIORITY AREAS

• Advocate for the integration of SOTA care into national and global health strategies, not as an isolated clinical issue, but as a system-level priority — essential to achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030;

• Leverage InciSioN’s unique grassroots power — through NWGs — to develop community-centered initiatives and localized impact strategies, building a pipeline of informed, empowered local advocates;

• Integrate the perspectives of youth in non-clinical roles — biomedical engineering, digital health, economics, design, and social justice — into the future of surgical systems;

• Position youth not only as participants but as decision-shapers in regional, national, and international surgical system policy spaces;

• Increase public understanding of SOTA access as a human right, with a special focus on debunking myths, engaging youth outside medicine, and highlighting community perspectives;

• Empower youth to contribute meaningfully to the global evidence base — through research, innovation, and technology co-creation that strengthens surgical systems;

• Prepare youth to lead not just clinical teams, but multilevel initiatives that shape policy, influence funding flows, and reform how surgical systems serve their populations;