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Why did you become an anesthesiologist? As a physician, I wanted to take perioperative care of patients who were in a very...
Applications open for the 2019 McCaskey Safe Surgery Fellowship Programme (Ethiopian Nationals only)
Lifebox is now receiving applications for the 2019 McCaskey Safe Surgery Fellowship Programme. The aim of the programme is to develop a...
Anesthesia in Rural Uganda: an Interview with Dr Simon Okwonga
How were you introduced to Lifebox? I have been trained twice by the Lifebox team on safe anesthesia. During these workshops, I...
Lifebox Launches Search for Surgical Headlight Manufacturer
Founded in 2011 by four leading global health organizations and chaired by Dr. Atul Gawande, the organization utilizes tools, training, and partnerships...
10 Years of the Checklist at the RSM
The Surgical Safety Checklist is at the heart of Lifebox’s work to make surgery and anaesthesia safer in low-resource settings. When used...
Lifebox Students for Global Health – looking for new representatives
It’s an exciting opportunity for UK-based medical students, or students from other disciplines with a passion for global health, to develop their...
Lifebox and the Sterile Processing Education Charitable Trust (SPECT) Launch Partnership to Improve Surgical Instrument Sterilization Globally
Lifebox, the international non-profit dedicated to improving the safety of surgery and anesthesia around the world and SPECT, the Canadian-based non-profit established...
It all comes down to teamwork
“If one of us can’t make it to the top, the other has to finish it.” At the end of August, Dr...
Lifebox Light in JAMA Surgery
In this month’s leading article on surgical innovation from JAMA Surgery, Lifebox Special Advisor and former trustee Thomas Weiser, MD, MPH, along...
Lifebox Welcomes Three New Global Governance Council Members
Founded in 2011 by four leading global health organizations and chaired by Dr. Atul Gawande, the organization utilizes tools, training, and partnerships...