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
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Photo: OSS Nakuru project
Join the Neurotrauma Care in Low-Resource Settings Webinar
Join the American College of Surgeons (ACS) International Relations Committee for an upcoming webinar focusing on Neurotrauma Care in Low-Resource Settings.
Take the Course: Navigating the Global Surgery Ecosystem on SURGhub
Navigating the Global Surgery Ecosystem, the educational series from the Global Surgery Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), is now available as a free course on SURGhub. Learn at your own pace with recorded sessions and curated readings, and earn a UNITAR Certificate of Completion.
Watch: Quality Improvement Interventions to Reduce Anastomotic Leaks
EBRS, UNITAR, CAGS, and the Global Surgery Foundation hosted a special online event entitled “Quality Improvement Interventions to Reduce Anastomotic Leaks.”, on 3 December 2024 at 16:00 CET/ 10:00 AM EDT/ 07:00 AM PDT.
Watch: Our 2021 Global Surgery Events
The Global Surgery Foundation hosted a number of well-received global surgery events in 2021. Re-watch all of them here.
Watch: Surgical Training, Is Digital Tech Here to Stay?
The COVID pandemic accelerated the growth of digital technologies and e-learning in surgical training. We are hosting a special online event entitled “Surgical training: Is digital tech here to stay?” on Wednesday, 6 April 2022, at 15:00 – 16:00 CET.
Watch: Our 2020 Global Surgery Webinars
The Global Surgery Foundation hosted a number of well-received events in 2020. Learn more and re-watch all of them here.
Watch: Special Educational Online Series on the NSOAP Manual and Process
The National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Planning (NSOAP) Manual is being published as a collaborative initiative between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, and the Global Surgery Foundation. It will be officially launched on 28 September 2020 as part of a special Online Educational Series with the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.