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Some innovations that have arisen in LMICs have traveled up the financial gradient to high-income countries, such as the combination of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus coagulation to manage hydrocephalus. The development of neuro-endoscopy has played a major role in managing hydrocephalus worldwide; however, LMICs still face specific challenges, such as limited access to shunt hardware, a disproportionately high incidence of post-infectious hydrocephalus, unique microbiological spectra, and often poor access to follow-up care and neuroimaging. This has received increased attention since the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. The goal of improving access to quality neurosurgical care through various initiatives in LMICs will be discussed in this manuscript. The need for neurosurgeons continues to grow in LMICs, where better access to neurosurgical care, adequate neurosurgical training and political support, and patient education are needed to improve the quality of life for patients with common neurosurgical conditions. 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