Translate page with Google Home Programs for K-12 Teachers and Students Resources Meet the Journalist: Bridget Huber Resource June 9, 2015 Meet the Journalist: Bridget Huber Country: Mozambique Uganda Author: Bridget Huber Grantee Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page English Project Surgery: The 'Neglected Stepchild' of Global Health Surgically-treatable conditions cause more death and disability than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and... Bridget Huber Grantee READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT SECTIONS Overview Surgeons come from all over the world to the CURE Children's Hospital in Mbale, Uganda, where doctors developed a new treatment for hydrocephalus, called endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization, or ETV/CPC. Image by Bridget Huber. Uganda, 2014. At least 2 billion people worldwide have no access to surgery whatsoever. Pulitzer Center grantee Bridget Huber discusses her recent reporting in Mozambique and Uganda on surgery's place on the global agenda. RELATED TOPICS Topic Health Inequities Health Inequities RELATED CONTENT × English PART OF: Surgery: The 'Neglected Stepchild' of Global Health Sub-Saharan Africa: Finding Surgery's Place on the Global Health Agenda Bridget Huber Grantee April 28, 2015 × English PART OF: Surgery: The 'Neglected Stepchild' of Global Health Mozambique's Life-Saving Surgeons Aren't Always Doctors Bridget Huber Grantee April 28, 2015