The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) officially announced SURGfund at its 76th World Health Assembly side event on 23 May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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.

Fiji's Minister of Health, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete, addressed the World Health Assembly audience with a powerful message: the investment case for surgical systems strengthening is a done deal. It needs to happen.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) has announced that it will be hosting a special side event at the 76th World Health Assembly.

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”.

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 is partnering with GHA - German Health Alliance - and calls for German industry to join in closing the biggest gap in global health.

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.

UNAIDS’ Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx) and The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) partnered on two sessions within the framework of the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA). The present report by HIEx highlights the collaboration by the two organisations.

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

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) has appointed Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to its Foundation Board. Dr. Mlambo-Ngcuka is the former UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) and Executive Director (ED) of UN Women and the Former Deputy-President of South Africa.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) officially registers as a Foundation and has appointed Prof. Rifat Atun to serve as President of its Board.

The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) are pleased to announce a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will seek to build surgical capacity.