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SURGhub Reaches a Major Milestone in Making Surgical Training Accessible Everywhere
SURGhub has achieved a major milestone in making surgical training accessible everywhere.
Open Fracture Course Launched Across Two Sites in Northern Tanzania
Supported by SURGfund, this is the first course of its kind in the East African region.
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.
SURGhub wins Prestigious 2024 THE Award
SURGhub won the prestigious 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. This recognition underscores SURGhub's significant impact on improving surgical care in low-resource settings.
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.
SURGhub Shortlisted for Prestigious 2024 THE Awards
SURGhub has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 Times Higher Education Awards. This recognition underscores SURGhub's significant impact on improving surgical care in low-resource settings.
New project launch: improving obstetric care for 10,000 births per year in Nepal
We are launching a project aiming to improve obstetric care for 10,000 births per year in Nepal's Koshi Province.
Generating evidence to support value-based care in Türkiye
The value-based healthcare (VBHC) programme in Türkiye shared their preliminary results with the scientific community, generating evidence to support the VBHC approach.
Now available: WHA77 GSF side-event report
The GSF side-event at WHA77 convened a diverse array of global health leaders, representing UN member states, United Nations bodies, philanthropy, academia, civil society, and industry. The event report is now available.
Celebrating One Year of Expanding Access to Global Surgical Education through SURGhub
In an effort to address the global crisis in access to safe and affordable surgical care, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub (SURGhub) was launched in June 2023.
Watch Now: Our Side-Event at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77)
The special WHA77 GSF side-event took place on 27 May 2024 at the Hôtel InterContinental.
Update from Türkiye: Engaging Our Partners in Value-based Healthcare & Breast Cancer
The Global Surgery Foundation, in collaboration with UNITAR and partners in Türkiye, conducted a visit to assess the progress of their Value-based Healthcare (VBHC) Programme focused on optimising breast cancer care.
Watch the update: Establishing a unique collaboration model in fracture treatment
The Building Bridges for Broken Bones project team is getting ready to launch their pilot in Tanzania.
Discover Surgical Training in Spanish
SURGhub is proud to offer surgical training in Spanish.
Watch: Implementing Value-Based Healthcare
The Global Surgery Foundation, UNITAR, and Takeda hosted an online event discussing Value-Based Healthcare Implementation.
SURGhub Brings Digital Surgical Training to West Africa
The success and impact of SURGhub at the WACS 64th Annual Conference underscores the platform's significance as a transformative tool in surgical education and training.
Watch: The Role of Reconstructive Surgery After Emergencies
The Global Surgery Foundation, UNITAR, and 2nd Chance Association hosted an online event discussing the role of reconstructive surgery in humanitarian responses to post-conflict and disaster emergencies.
Surgical Care Provides a Missing Piece for Women’s Equity (International Women’s Day)
No woman should die for lack of surgical care.
Breast Cancer: How Value-based Healthcare Can Help Treat Women
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Value-based healthcare (VBHC) approaches can help make quality surgical care available to more breast cancer patients.
Türkiye: New Shared Vision Statement on Value-Based Healthcare
The Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR Sign Shared Vision Statement Around Value-Based Healthcare in Türkiye.