Identifying Care Challenges as Opportunities for Research and Education in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in South Asia

Abstract

South Asia (SA) comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Despite a growing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the South Asian population and global South Asian diaspora, the unique needs of this population have remained underrepresented in research, clinical practice, and advocacy. The South Asian IBD Alliance, as an international patient-clinician co-led charitable organization in the IBD domain, seeks to elevate care for the global South Asian community with IBD.