News and events
Stay up to date on our activities and the latest news in global surgery.
News type: Programme updates · Stories · Partnerships · Publications · Organisation
Event type: High-level events · Webinars · External events
ICRC and GSF Unite to Strengthen Surgical Training in War Zones
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) have joined forces to expand access to war-surgery training through SURGhub, making the ICRC’s leading educational materials instantly accessible to tens of thousands of surgical healthcare workers across more than 200 countries and territories.
SURGhub Becomes Affiliated Society of the World Journal of Surgery
SURGhub is proud to announce its new status as an Affiliated Society of the World Journal of Surgery (WJS), the official journal of the International Society of Surgery.
Bringing Breast Cancer Patient Perspectives from Türkiye to the ICHOM Conference
The GSF’s Women’s Health team shared updates from projects aimed at improving access to surgical care for breast cancer patients in Rwanda and Türkiye.
New partnership in value-based care with Leapfrog to Value
The Global Surgery Foundation and Leapfrog to Value have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance access to care and strengthen health systems, focusing on Breast Cancer and Maternal Health.
Voice of the Patient and the Global Surgery Foundation announce partnership
The Global Surgery Foundation and Voice of the Patient have announced a strategic partnership through a memorandum of understanding. This collaboration focuses on enhancing access to care and prioritizing patient voices.
New collaboration with Turkish Ministry of Health and Universities in value-based healthcare
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and the Turkish Ministry of Health, Marmara University School of Medicine and Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine have entered into a strategic partnership for implementation of the Value-based healthcare (VBHC) programme.
The AO Alliance and the Global Surgery Foundation announce partnership
We are pleased to announce that the Global Surgery Foundation and the AO Alliance have entered into a strategic partnership, signing a memorandum of understanding.
Making surgical and anaesthesia care affordable in Malaysia
The GSF applauded the launch of the Malaysian Global Surgery Initiative (GSI), a Public-Private Partnership initiative for corporate social responsibility aims to provide access to safe and affordable surgical and anaesthesia care in underserved areas of Malaysia.
New partnership with Shirati Foundation - Tanzania
We are pleased to announce that the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and the Shirati Foundation have entered into a financial partnership for the implementation of the project “Building Bridges for Broken Bones: Providing adequate treatment for extremity fracture patients in rural Tanzania”.
Harvard PGSSC Global Surgery Research Seminar Series 2022-23
The Global Surgery Foundation is pleased to recommend the 2022-23 PGSSC Global Surgery Research Seminar Series. A public seminar series which aims to share methods and results across a broader surgery research community.
Harvard Executive Education Programme in High-Value Surgical Systems 2022
Applications are now open for Ministers of Finance and Health and Senior Health Care Leaders.
We are partnering with the German Health Alliance (GHA)
The Global Surgery Foundation is partnering with GHA - German Health Alliance - and calls for German industry to join in closing the biggest gap in global health.
Smile Train becomes Organisational Founding Partner of The Global Surgery Foundation
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) is very pleased to announce that Smile Train has joined the Global Surgery Foundation as an Organisational Founding Partner to support the development of The GSF over the coming years.
The International Gynecologic Cancer Society and The Global Surgery Foundation Announce Partnership
We are pleased to announce that The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) have entered into a strategic partnership.
BIO Ventures for Global Health and The Global Surgery Foundation Announce Joint Partnership
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) are pleased to announce a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will seek to build surgical capacity.
Dublin Meeting in Patient-Centred Global Surgery 2022
The Global Surgery Foundation is pleased to recommend the following event: Dublin Meeting in Patient-Centred Global Surgery, 15 - 16 March 2022.
CURE International and The Global Surgery Foundation Announce Joint Partnership
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and CURE International are pleased to announce a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will seek to improve access to surgical care and local surgical capacity around the world.
Harvard PGSSC Global Surgery Research Seminar Series 2021-22
The Global Surgery Foundation is pleased to recommend the PGSSC Global Surgery Research Seminar Series. A public seminar series which aims to share methods and results across a broader surgery research community.
Together, let’s raise our voice for cervical cancer elimination
The Global Surgery Foundation joins the movement around the one-year anniversary of the launch of the WHO Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. We will “glow in teal” on 17 November and have prepared a small social media toolkit for anyone to use.
Presentation at WACS: Financing Surgical Healthcare
Dr. Geoff Ibbotson and Dr. Ché L. Reddy presented on “Financing Surgical Healthcare” at the Annual Scientific Conference of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) on behalf of the Global Surgery Foundation.