Matthew Hey

Matthew Hey is currently serving as an intern for the Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anesthesia Care (G4 alliance) while a third-year medical student in Florida. He is committed to pursuing a career in academic surgery. Hey has special interests in geographic information systems, health finance, and integrating access to surgical care with public health.

People waiting for treatment at a hospital after undergoing cataract removals from a free but shoddy eye surgery camp that caused them to lose their vision—in Amritsar, India, on December 5, 2014. The photo shows several people sitting on hospital beds. One man in the foreground is wearing dark glasses. REUTERS/Munish Sharma
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The WHO's Unheralded Role in Surgery

by Laura Hoemeke, Natalie Sheneman, Matthew Hey, Megan E. Bouchard

Why does the WHO matter? Its global health coordination makes surgical care more affordable and effective for everyone