Find the stories, updates, and impact from Lifebox's global work making surgery and anesthesia safer.
October 23, 2025 – In a new chapter for global surgical safety, Lifebox, the global safer surgery and anesthesia nonprofit, elected two leading voices in global health, Professor Thomas G. Weiser and…
We are excited to share that Lifebox’s work has been featured in the latest edition of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) Bulletin. The article shines a powerful light on the strength and resilience of surgical…
Clean cut in Honduras
In 2007, I embarked on a transformative journey as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia, assigned to monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS services for a government office. Little did I know that this seemingly random assignment would blossom into a 17-year…
At Lifebox, we recognize that safer surgery saves lives—and that women are a vital part of this mission. Women play a significant role in surgical teams worldwide, whether as surgeons and anesthesiologists performing life-saving procedures, or nurses providing essential…
Lifebox is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Jannicke Mellin-Olsen—an extraordinary leader, a fierce advocate, and a true force for safe anesthesia worldwide. Her impact is immeasurable, and her legacy will be felt in operating rooms around…
Lifebox’s biggest achievements this past year for safer surgery and anesthesia
As we end the week that we have marked World patient safety day, it is essential to draw attention to the life-saving role of capnography in ensuring safe anesthesia practices in operating rooms around the world. Without this…
A coalition of global health organizations have united to address a critical gap in anesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings, a situation that is putting countless lives at risk.
Global health organizations partner to urge health care systems globally, to include a capnograph as an essential anesthesia monitor for safer surgery in a capnography action letter.
In an article in the ASA Monitor, Dr. Brian Vaughan, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Charitable Foundation Board Member and the 2022 University of Cincinnati team captain, reflects on the impact of the…
Dr. Othin explains why every operating room in Uganda needs to be equipped with capnography.
Move over Shark Week, Capno Week is here. Join us to close the global capnography gap so that every anesthesia provider, no matter where they work, are equipped with a capnograph.
