In 2012 Lifebox was selected as the British Medical Journal’s holiday charity for the second year in a row. The campaign raised more than £27,000, and will enable us to support more than 160 additional operating theatres this year. As impressive as this is, the impact is much greater than the sum of its parts. […]
Tackling antibiotic overuse in surgery with an antibiotic stewardship program to support safer surgical care in low-resource settings
So we were thrilled to join forces with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on their recent trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 1st FIGO Africa Regional Conference of Gynecology and Obstetrics, raising awareness of RCOG’s work and introducing Lifebox to colleagues holding women’s health in their hands on the frontline. Dr Paul […]
Last month we… Honored the importance of global surgery stories as we witnessed the Checklist Effect receive its fourth award at the Global Cinema Film Festival in Boston Celebrated International Women’s Day by sharing perspectives of our inspiring female safer surgery and anaesthesia champions around the world #IWDSurgery #BeBoldForChange Partnered with the AAGBI, the WFSA […]
Last month we… Listened to our founder and chair Atul Gawande’s TED Talk in Vancouver (his last one was viewed more than 1.5 million times!) Joined obstetricians and gynaecologists at the Royal College of O&G World Congress in Cape Town, consulting with this critical community for global surgery, and sharing their perspectives on camera Proudly […]
Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: - Lifebox
What appealed to you about Lifebox, and why did you want to join the team? In my matching process with ServiceCorps, I was immediately attracted to Lifebox for two reasons. One, the highly focused mission of the organisation. Lifebox was born to address a specific, critical need. The clarity of mission removes the question of […]
Published in JAMA Surgery, Clean Cut results achieve a 34% relative risk reduction of surgical site infection
The latest press releases and publications from Lifebox; the leading global nonprofit tackling the crisis of unsafe surgery.
In the leading article of this month’s British Journal of Surgery, Dr Tom Weiser and Dr Alex Haynes, authors of the landmark Checklist pilot study, explore how this seemingly-simple piece of paper has been proven to reduce surgical related deaths by 40% and cut complications down by a third, when used correctly by the whole […]
