Find the stories, updates, and impact from Lifebox's global work making surgery and anesthesia safer.
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…
Clean cut in Honduras
In June, Lifebox had a chance meeting in Boston with the Namibia based Dr Leonard Kabongo. We learnt pretty quickly that when he’s involved, stuff gets done…and quickly. Just six weeks later, I was on a plane heading to the…
This year’s theme, ‘One Humanity’ highlights how we are now more connected than ever before, and this goes for global surgery too. We’ve worked with colleagues around the world to make surgical and anaesthetic safety a global reality because we know…
Lifebox is seeking a chief executive officer for Lifebox Global, which comprises Lifebox Foundation in the UK and Lifebox Foundation, Inc. in the US. Click here for more information. If you know someone with the knowledge, the…
Next month Lifebox UK Executive Director Kristine Stave becomes our Global Chief Operating Officer. Kristine joined Lifebox in 2011, after several years working in Patient Safety at the World Health Organization. Time for a re-introduction… You joined Lifebox before it…
Last month we… Celebrated our global network of partnerships with members of our co-founder the World Federation of Societies Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and later, Storified our place in this extraordinary anaesthesia community at the WFSA’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists Learned about…
Usually it’s parents who brag about their offspring, not the other way around. But at Lifebox, we’ve always been proud of our roots. Our co-founder, the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) is an extraordinary organisation:…
We understand you’re busy – so are we! If you haven’t had time to check in with Lifebox lately, here’s where you can get caught up. Welcome to the July #LifeboxNews: highlights from a busy month in…
The World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) is less than a month away! Lifebox is off to Hong Kong with our chair and keynote speaker Atul Gawande, to join hosts (and Lifebox co-founders) the World Federation Societies of Anaesthesiologists…
Lifebox has a long history of working with colleagues across Tanzania: from supporting anaesthesia providers with essential equipment to collaborating with international and local partners such as the Society of Anaesthesiologists of Tanzania (SATA) in delivering…
When it comes to making global surgery safer, where in the world do you start? At home. Diaspora communities are some of the most passionate and effective agents for safe surgery and anaesthesia we’ve met, with a connection and commitment…
