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
The GSF Annual Report 2020 is now available
The GSF Annual Report 2020 is now available for download.
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.
Asia-Pacific Region: Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric, Anaesthesia and Trauma Care
Following the launch of the NSOAP Manual and the NSOAP Educational Series, the Global Surgery Foundation is pleased to collaborate on a three-part series on the NSOAP process in the Asia-Pacific region.
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.
New Partnership With G4 Alliance
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with G4 Alliance to support the development of improved surgical care systems globally.
Join us on Social Media - Let's Act Together for Global Health
We invite you to join @surgfoundation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to learn more about the need for upscaling surgical systems globally and to get first-hand updates on our work.
New Partnership With Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with RCSI for improved and sustainable development in the field of global surgery and for increased global access to surgical care.
New Partnership With InterSurgeon
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with InterSurgeon towards the mission of sustainable development of surgical capacities and enhancing the domain of global surgery.
Watch: Conservative Versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
This one hour webinar involved a review of the literature examining the the topic of conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax.
Watch: The Official Launch of the New NSOAP Manual
The new NSOAP Manual was officially launched on 28 September 2020 as part of a special Online Educational Series in partnership with UNITAR, Harvard PGSSC, and with the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.
New Partnership With 2nd Chance
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with 2nd Chance towards the mission of improved safe surgical care and to contribute to the larger mission of sustainable development of surgical capacities.
Watch: Global Anaesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era
UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation co-hosted this webinar with Smile Train and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA).
New Partnership With Royal College Canada International
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with RCI for developing and offering innovative capacity-building tools to support the development of improved post-graduate medical education and surgical care systems globally.
New Partnership with the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with COSECSA for the goal of offering innovative capacity-building tools to support the development of improved surgical care systems globally.
Webinar: Global Anaesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era, 15 September 2020
UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation is is excited to announce a virtual roundtable, in collaboration with Smile Train and WFSA on Global Anesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era.
New Partnership with the University of Witwatersrand and its WITS Health Consortium
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with University of Witwatersrand’s Wits Health Consortium to pursue the mission of sustainability in global surgery and ensuring safe surgical care.
Collaboration with Stellenbosch University
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with Stellenbosch University, acting through its Centre for Global Surgery (CGS), to ensure equitable access to quality surgical care for all.
New Partnership between UNITAR & Operation Smile
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with Operation Smile on providing safe surgical care to those born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other facial deformities.
Watch: Leading Health Systems Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation co-hosted this webinar with the University of Capetown, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Operation Smile, and the Nepal Medical Council.
New Partnership between the Global Initiative For Children’s Surgery & UNITAR
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) to ensure safe surgical care for every child across the globe, all realms of surgical care.