On 18 May 2026, the Global Surgery Foundation returned to the World Health Assembly with What's Next for Philanthropy: Investing in Local Leaders for Impact, a WHA79 side-event at the Hôtel InterContinental in Geneva and online. Watch the recording and download the report.

On 19 May 2025, the Global Surgery Foundation brought global leaders together at the Hôtel InterContinental in Geneva and online for its WHA78 side-event, Accelerating Catalytic Financing in a New Era, where donors announced new commitments to SURGfund. Watch the recording and download the report.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) officially announced SURGfund at its 76th World Health Assembly side event on 23 May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Moving Dialogue to Implementation. The Global Surgery Foundation invites you a special World Health Assembly (WHA) side event on 23 May 2023.

Fiji's Minister of Health, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete, addressed the World Health Assembly audience with a powerful message: the investment case for surgical systems strengthening is a done deal. It needs to happen.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) has announced that it will be hosting a special side event at the 76th World Health Assembly.

Applications are now open for Ministers of Finance and Health and Senior Health Care Leaders.

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.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) is pleased to highlight and recommend an online conference by Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change on Innovative Financing for Global Surgery.