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
Project: Kano (Nigeria) · Nakuru (Kenya) · Koshi (Nepal) · Bonesetters (Tanzania) · Breast cancer (Türkiye) · SURGhub
Photo: OSS Nakuru project
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.
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.
Collaboration between KidsOR & UNITAR on Building Capacity for Pediatric Surgery
UNITAR and GSF are partnering with KidsOR on giving children access to safe surgery in regions where needed most.
WFSA and UNITAR to cooperate on Capacity Building
GSF, UNITAR, and The World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) to Cooperate on Capacity Building.
New Partnership between the University of Global Health Equity & UNITAR
GSF, UNITAR and Harvard Medical School’s Program in Global Surgery and Social Change to Cooperate on Capacity Building.
New Partnership between Smile Train & UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Smile Train (EBRS), signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
New Partnership between Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery and UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS), signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
POSTPONED: Workshop - National Surgical Obstetrical & Anaesthesia Planning (Nepal)
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population will organize a high-level government workshop on National Surgical Obstetrical and Anaesthesia Planning (NSOAP) in Kathmandu on 11-12 March 2020.
UN Web TV Features Launch of GSF in Davos
Following the successful launch of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) at the World Economic Annual Meeting in Davos, the organization was featured in a live interview session by UN Web TV’s SDG Media Zone.
Successful Launch of GSF in Davos
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) was officially launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland.
Official Launch of the GSF at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos
The official launch of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) will take place at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland.
Briefing for Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva
The concept for the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) was recently presented at a Briefing for Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
New Partnership between the Center for Global Surgery of McGill University & UNITAR
UNITAR and the Center for Global Surgery (CGS), McGill University Health Care (MUHC), signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed within the context of the activities of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) that is being hosted by UNITAR.
New Partnership between the Canadian Network for International Surgery & UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed within the context of the activities of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) being hosted by UNITAR.
New Partnership between Harvard Medical School & UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing to bringing surgical, obstetrical and anaesthesia care into the mainstream discussions of global health and offering innovative capacity-building tools to support the development of improved surgical care systems globally.
Dr. Richard Horton WHA72 Speech 2019
Watch Lancet Editor in Chief Dr. Richard Horton's personal address at the 72nd World Health Assembly on May 20, 2019.