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Save lives and prevent disability

For 5 billion people, access to life-saving surgical care is a distant hope, not a reality.

Your generosity helps us bring surgical care to those who need it most, no matter where they live.

Thank you for joining us in our commitment to a future where no one is left behind due to a lack of access to surgical care.

Two Ways You Can Make A Difference

SURGhub, Quality Surgical Training Reaching the World

Their skills save lives.
Your support can too.

SURGhub

SURGhub is the award-winning platform making quality surgical training available for free in 200+ countries.

With a global shortage of 2.2 million surgical professionals, your donation helps train the surgeons, anaesthetists, and obstetricians the world urgently needs.

Here’s what your support is making possible:

  • 40’000+ healthcare workers reached

  • 18’500+ training certificates issued

  • 141 high-quality courses available

Thank you for supporting frontline healthcare workers with free training.

3% Cover the Fee

Making Caesarean Sections Safe in Kano

Donate now to save lives at childbirth.

Mother and newborn

Every year, 27,000 women give birth in Kano, Nigeria—and they deserve safe, timely, and respectful care.

Our project is building skilled surgical teams to improve access to safe caesarean section care and reduce the number of mothers and newborns who die or suffer complications.

Together, we can achieve:

  • 50% fewer complications

  • 30% fewer deaths of pregnant mothers

  • 90% correct Surgical Safety Checklist use

Your support is saving lives of mothers and newborns in Kano, Nigeria. Thank you.

3% Cover the Fee

Donation FAQ

  • The Global Surgery Foundation makes surgical care more accessible by convening experts, pooling financing, and empowering locals to save lives and build stronger health systems.

    Through SURGfund, the only catalytic fund for surgical care, we fund programmes and projects that drive meaningful change in the lives of people and communities in low- and middle-income countries.

  • Your donation helps us bring surgical care to those who need it most. Unless you choose to support a specific programme or project (listed as “Fund” on donation form), your gift will be directed to our highest-priority needs.

  • Yes, your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. The Global Surgery Foundation is a foundation pursuant to articles 80 and seq. of the Swiss Civil Code and is equivalent to a 501(c)(3) organisation in the United States. 

    Individuals in Geneva, Switzerland can deduct up to 20% of their net income, and companies up to 20% of their net taxable profits. Please contact us at  info@globalsurgeryfoundation.org for any questions regarding your donation.

  • Yes, you can send us a payment or standing order. Please get in touch with us at info@globalsurgeryfoundation.org for further information.

  • If you are a funder or investor, get in touch with us at info@globalsurgeryfoundation.org to close the biggest neglected gap in global health and amplify your impact.