Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer death, yet most patients in low-resource settings are diagnosed too late to access life-saving surgery. On World Lung Cancer Day, we explore the urgent need to close the global gap in timely, equitable surgical care.

Two years since its launch, SURGhub has reached over 20,000 registered healthcare workers across 190+ countries—marking a major milestone in global surgical education and access to training.

The new course, addressing a critical gap in surgical care training, is now available on the award-winning SURGhub platform.

In Kenya, where maternal mortality rates remain alarmingly high, a new SURGfund project is transforming obstetric care for over 25,000 women each year.

As global caesarean section rates continue to rise, new WHO efforts aim to ensure this life-saving procedure is used safely, appropriately, and equitably. GSF is proud to contribute to this critical work.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) proudly announces the launch of Exploring Perioperative Nursing, a dynamic online course now available on SURGhub.

The global shortage of skilled surgical professionals is a significant barrier to providing safe and affordable surgical care. Launched in June 2023, SURGhub offers surgical training providers an unprecedented opportunity to address the shortage of surgical care workers.

The new course, addressing a critical gap in surgical care training, is now available on the award-winning SURGhub platform.

SURGhub has achieved a major milestone in making surgical training accessible everywhere.

Supported by SURGfund, this is the first course of its kind in the East African region.

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.

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.

We are launching a project aiming to improve obstetric care for 10,000 births per year in Nepal's Koshi Province.

The value-based healthcare (VBHC) programme in Türkiye shared their preliminary results with the scientific community, generating evidence to support the VBHC approach.

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.

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.

The Building Bridges for Broken Bones project team is getting ready to launch their pilot in Tanzania.

SURGhub is proud to offer surgical training in Spanish.

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.

No woman should die for lack of surgical care.