Report: A Critical Gap
A Critical Gap: pulse oximetry in low- and middle-income countries. A Smile Train-Lifebox report on pulse oximetry availability and access barriers
Lifebox is a global nonprofit organization founded to tackle the crisis of unsafe surgery. By investing in tools, training, and partnerships, we address the critical gaps in surgical systems to make surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide. Lifebox’s work focuses on three core areas: anesthesia safety, surgical teamwork, and reducing surgical infection. Founded by Dr. Atul Gawande, since 2011, Lifebox has made 181 million surgeries safer.
Lifebox works with leading surgical, anesthesia, obstetric, and nursing providers in more than 100 countries. Get in touch for stories on the frontline of global surgery or to arrange interviews with partner clinicians, and Lifebox team or board members. Contact our Press Officer, Lourdes Walusala [email protected]. To see the most recent Lifebox research and publications click here.
Latest Releases:
October 16 2023: Smile Train-Lifebox tackle major gap in anesthesia safety in low-resource setting operating rooms
January 23 2023: New program to make anesthesia safer for children launches in Ethiopia
July 11 2022: Smile Train-Lifebox To Distribute 11,000 Pulse Oximeters to 20 Countries Making 14 Million Surgeries Safer
16 February 2022: Multidisciplinary team invents low-cost decontamination cabinet that quintuples N95 mask supplies, ideal for low-resource settings
