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
For the second year running the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) has made a commitment to support our safer anaesthesia work worldwide through their annual Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice event, to be held on Wednesday 20…
Road traffic accidents. Congenital heart defects. Maternal mortality. Pneumonia. This is the permafrost of public health, killing tens of millions of people worldwide each year. But there’s a singular piece of medical equipment increasingly recognised as critical in the resistance. It…
One thing we know here at Lifebox is that safe surgery means team work. Our small but mighty team is made up of colleagues from different backgrounds and specialities, all with a common goal to help make surgery safer worldwide. Introducing…
Earlier this year our Honourary Clinical Advisor, Dr Ed Fitzgerald travelled to Rwanda to deliver essential surgical training and follow-up on Checklist and pulse oximeter use at Kibagabaga hospital. In this blog first published on our co-founder the WFSA’s …
I have to say that the conference was an experience beyond all my expectations. I was impressed by the high quality of speakers and the perfect organization. The range of lectures, panels and workshops kept me focused all day…
Last summer in Ethiopia we launched our second step towards safer surgery worldwide: Clean Cut, a pilot programme funded by GE Foundation, targeting surgical site infection. Of course, that doesn’t mean our first step is done and dusted.
With over 2,000 registered delegates and a line-up of world class speakers, this is an exciting event on a subject that – woman, man, mother or child – matters to all of us: women’s health worldwide. With the majority of…
Safer surgery with the Checklist in an Armenian hospital But systems change means culture change, and culture change is hard. When it comes to effecting the global revolution in safety that the pilot study proved possible –…
The Group of Anaesthetists in Training (GAT) is the junior wing of our co-founders, the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI). We’re not saying that trainees know how to throw a more entertaining conference…
Today’s the start of Small Charity Week, showcasing the important work of small charities across the UK – and as a small organisation with an urgent, global portfolio, Lifebox is excited to join in. We’re celebrating our…
