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
The 2015 Ansell Cares H.E.R.O Nurse Service Award in collaboration with the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA), celebrates and recognises the important contributions of perioperative nurses to patient care. As part of this award we received a donation of…
Pioneer: “a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity.” This definition stood out as we received the news that Dr Takuo Aoyagi, a Senior Manager at Nihon…
Surgery is safe when the surgical team is strong – and Operating Room nurses are the players everyone wants on the team! They advocate for the patient, advocate for safety, and we’ve been proud to link for several years…
The latest and greatest news from our project with the Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists (KSA) and WPP-Scangroup Limited is a sign of more than just a successful partnership: it’s a model for sustainable, life-saving change across a whole country.
British doctors join the call for safer anaesthesia and surgery around the globe. On Wednesday 24th June the British Medical Association (BMA), professional body for UK clinicians, became a voice for colleagues worldwide. Their annual conference passed…
On May 11th, the Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCoA) did something very impressive: they made a long-term impact to patient safety worldwide, from inside a conference room in London. The College hosted a one-day event…
Thanks to our MAKE IT 0® partners, we’re able to send equipment and training far and wide! Bhutan may be a long way from the office, but colleagues at the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) are a…
They might be super fast – but even cheetahs take a break… Well not our cheetahs! AAGBI’s Darren, Josh, Nicola, Paul and Tamlyn, and Lifebox’s own Remy will be running through the night on Saturday, to make surgery…
It’s been over a month since our second ever Lifebox Day which was held on Saturday 18 April. The day brought together medical professionals and trainees in the field of global surgery. Kohila…
Lifebox donated 75 pulse oximeters, and will be delivering training in pulse oximetry, and the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in partnership with SATA to anaesthesia providers across the country at the SATA Second Annual Scientific Conference from 21st to 22nd…
