More than 10,000 learners from the 24 countries on the World Bank’s latest list of conflict-affected situations are using SURGhub. Together they make up about one in seven registered learners.
As of 29 October 2026, 10,019 registered SURGhub learners come from the 24 countries on the World Bank’s FY2027 list of conflict-affected situations. That is about one in seven of all learners on the platform, up from 7,579 in June.
Nigeria and Ethiopia have the most learners, followed by Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen and Palestine. Together these learners have earned at least 4,099 certificates. The article explains how the figures were counted and which courses they use most.
The full story is published on SURGhub, the UN Global Surgical Learning Hub.