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…
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We’re working with the Society of Anaesthesiologists of Tanzania (SATA), Life Support Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) to increase surgical safety for patients and anaesthesia providers in Tanzania. Dr Bronwyn…
Lifebox, Flatley Foundation and Nigerien National Society of Anaesthesiology partner for safer surgery in Niger Lifebox Foundation is proud to announce an exciting collaboration with the Flatley Foundation, the Nigerien National Society of Anaesthesiology (NNSA) and the Nigerien Ministry…
We’re working with the Nigerian National Society of Anaesthesiology (NNSA), the Nigerien Ministry of Public Health and the Flatley Foundation to bring safer surgery and anaesthesia to every government hospital in the country. Follow along, with our…
If you pay attention to the Lifebox latest news, you’ll recall that this oximeter and this car share a birthday as well as a favourite colour. What better reason do you need for…
In January this year we had the opportunity to sit down with our first Lifebox fellows to discuss their upcoming placements in Ethiopia and Uganda. In collaboration with the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (…
Maybe it’s no surprise that after years as the “neglected stepchild of public health,” our push to get safer surgery into the mainstream begins with a baby. Not just any baby: the children of our friends,…
An email pings in from Boston, USA – subject: Oximeter to India? As l read Lifebox chair and co-founder Atul Gawande’s editorial published in the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery…
Surgery has often been referred to as “the neglected stepchild of public health” – under-resourced, under-valued and misunderstood. But today marks a bold step in the fight against unsafe surgery, with the launch of the Lancet…
For the third year running, Lifebox ran to sign up and attend the Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland Conference – now in its 90th year, dignified and dedicated as ever! More than…
“Safe surgery is a global concern and we want to know what it means to you. Lifebox is pleased to ring the opening bell for our annual competition: an opportunity to win prizes, raise the level of debate about access…
