A new study outlines operating room efficiency in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia finding high rates of cancellation and delays but that these were not caused by a lack of resources or infrastructure.
This spring we announced our second technical stream of work, in collaboration with the GE Foundation and local partners: reduction of surgical site infection. Led by Lifebox trustee and global surgery expert Tom Weiser, this 18 month project will be piloted in Ethiopia, and focusing on systematic ways to combat this devastating complication for surgical […]
How I came to be involved in Clean Cut I arrived on the ground in Ethiopia with Lifebox last summer to a program that was clicking and running in full force. The Clean Cut program, with support from the Federal and Regional Ministries of Health in Ethiopia and our initial partners from the GE Foundation […]
2022 Lifebox Annual Report - ten years saving lives through safer surgery and anesthesia
Lifebox 2022 milestones: A year in review making surgery and anesthesia safer in 2022
Discussing patient safety in Ethiopia and improving surgical teamwork with Lifebox Global Clinical Director Dr. Negussie and Global CEO Kris Torgeson
CheckList Expansion for Antisepsis and iNfection Control in Cesarean Section – CLEAN-CS: Surgical Site infection (SSI) is a common and devastating complication of surgery, and infection rates are particularly high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cesarean section (CS) is the most commonly performed major operation in the world and patients are at risk from complications, including SSI. Lifebox’s […]
Improving maternal health by tackling rates of surgical site infection (SSI) caused by cesarean delivery through Lifebox program - Clean Cut
Tell us a bit about yourself – what’s your background, and why did you join the Lifebox team? I’m currently a general surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco. After graduating from college and earning my Masters in Public Health, I joined the Peace Corps in Ethiopia to focus on projects ranging from […]
Professor Miliard Derbew talks to Lifebox on the challenges of providing safe surgical pediatric care and safe surgery in East Africa
