But numbers at that scale are academic. What does 77,000 mean to the individual patient or anaesthesia provider? And more to the point: where in the world are there? Over the last six years, Lifebox has met thousands of them. Working with colleagues across more than 100 countries, we’ve partnered to deliver training workshops – […]
To mark World Pneumonia Day on 12 November we’re delighted to share an interview with consultant anaesthetist and Lifebox Research Fellow, Dr Nick Boyd, who is part of a team working to enhance the Lifebox oximeter and neonatal probe for diagnosis of pneumonia in children under five. Over the year’s you’ve supported Lifebox’s training workshops, follow-ups […]
Over the last few months, I have been volunteering for Lifebox to map the distribution of their lifesaving piece of equipment – the pulse oximeter. Their new interactive map plots the exact location of each oximeter that Lifebox donates to health facilities around the globe. I translated distribution sheets, interpreting the raw scrawl of hundreds […]
Last month we… Ended the year with a word from Lifebox® Chair, Atul Gawande, on the magic of Lifebox. Find out how your contributions can help us make surgery and anaesthesia safer around the world. Advertised a new role. We’re hiring a Development Manager to take the lead in our fundraising efforts in the US. […]
Dr. Abebe Bekele is general and thoracic surgeon from Ethiopia now based in Kigali, Rwanda, where he is Dean and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Research Affairs at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE). He speaks with Lifebox consulting medical officer, Dr. Tom Weiser, a trauma surgeon at Stanford University about the preparations […]
We will post these interviews as quickly as we can to raise awareness about what partners face as they care for patients in already resource-constrained contexts. We are paying special attention to the work of anesthesia providers who in addition to being essential for surgery, also manage critical and intensive care units in many parts […]
Lifebox events at WCA addressing global access to capnography with Smile Train and WFSA
Held on 19 November, members of the global surgery community met to discuss and share experiences on the key contemporary issues of neo-colonialism in global surgery and actionable goals that can be taken to address this. This session was held by an informal coalition of individuals, organizations and institutions in the global surgery community. […]
2022 Lifebox Annual Report - ten years saving lives through safer surgery and anesthesia
Lifebox has a small, dynamic global team, that works with our network of partner clinicians to make surgery and anesthesia safer across the world.
