SURGhub - the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub - is now available to all healthcare providers across the world.

The Global Surgery Foundation is teaming up with Shirati KMT Hospital and Shirati Foundation to implement the project "Building bridges for broken bones." Within weeks of the start of the activities, there are already wonderful examples of the impact that was planned for in this project. 

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) held its first joint meeting of the transitional High-Level Council and transitional Technical Advisory Council in April 2023.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) convened leaders at the 75th World Health Assembly, issuing a strong call for a pooled financing mechanism for surgical care systems.

We recommend this publication on a Financing Strategy to Expand Surgical Health Care by Desmond T. Jumbam, Che L. Reddy, John G. Meara, Emmanuel M. Makasa and Rifat Atun.

The Global Surgery Foundation is partnering with the team at Shirati KMT Hospital and Shirati Foundation to facilitate the  implementation of the project “Building bridges between traditional bonesetters and hospital staff in Tanzania”.

Ebrs.online, UNITAR, CAGS, and the Global Surgery Foundation hosted a special online event entitled “Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection”, on 19 April 2023 at 16:00 CET/ 10:00 AM EDT/ 07:00 AM PDT.

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.

Financial toxicity (FT) is the negative impact of cost of care on financial well-being. Patients with breast cancer are at risk for incurring high out-of-pocket costs given the long-term need for multidisciplinary care and expensive treatments.

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”.

Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has been named among the Top 30 African Female Voices. In 2022, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was appointed to the GSF Foundation Board.

La versión española del Manual PNCOA (NSOAP) ya está disponible para quienes deseen mejorar la planificación quirúrgica dentro de sus estrategias sanitarias nacionales. | The Spanish version of the NSOAP Manual is now available for those who are looking to improve surgical planning within their national health strategies.

The Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR are hosting a special online event entitled Cervical Cancer: Strengthening the surgical workforce on 23 November 2022 at 3PM CET.

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.

The Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR are hosting a special online event entitled Breast Cancer: Moving from policy to practice on 12 October 2022 at 3PM CET.

Ebrs.online, UNITAR, CAGS, and The Global Surgery Foundation invite you to this online event entitled “Tranexamic acid and blood transfusion in patients at risk for haemorrhage”, taking place on 29 September at 4PM CET / 8AM MST.

The GSF appoints former Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, appointed as Goodwill Ambassador, lending her voice to help raise awareness for maternal health and paediatric surgery.

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.

We are pleased to announce that The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) have entered into a strategic partnership.

We are proud to present the report Towards a Strategy for Improving Surgical Healthcare Worldwide.