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A Smile Train-Lifebox report on pulse oximetry access and impact in low- and middle-income countries

Today we launch the Lifebox-Smile Train pulse oximeter with our long-standing partner Smile Train to scale up access to pulse oximetry for anesthesia and critical care. Pulse oximeters rapidly measure the oxygen level of the blood and are essential for patient monitoring during anesthesia and in intensive care. This easy-to-use device is the only piece […]

Lifebox has distributed 35,000 pulse oximeters to healthcare providers alongside training to improve anesthesia safety worldwide

American anaesthesiologist, Dr Gregory Sund is on a mission to help bring Lifebox pulse oximeters to every hospital in Burundi. We caught up with him recently and this is what we learned. What motivated you to support Lifebox? I was motivated to support Lifebox because I was able to see first-hand the massive importance of […]

Michael is a senior anaesthetist at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and St George Hospital, Kogarah, in Sydney. He’s also Chair of the Overseas Aid Committee for ANZCA, serves on the Overseas Development and Education Committee in the ASA, Chair of the Paediatric Committee of the WFSA, and adjunct Professor of Anaesthesiology at the University […]

Dr Surajit Giri has a special place in Lifebox’s heart. His facility – Demow Community Health Centre – was the first to receive a Lifebox pulse oximeter as part of our grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. He also single-handedly organised the first ever Lifebox workshop in India. And with his mantra of “Safe anaesthesia, […]

Lifebox is providing direct assistance to our anesthesia partners in Maharashtra – one of India’s worst affected states – and where Lifebox has worked with anesthesia and surgical partners for the past five years. In the district of Nanded, we are working with our partners to provide equipment to rural hospitals for the safe management […]

Adventurers/doctors Laura Irwin and Reza Noori are embarking on a year long unaided cycle journey to help support safer surgery in low resource countries. They’re riding the length of the Andes, the longest mountain range in the world. As far as fundraising challenges go, this one sets the bar high! We’ll be keeping in touch […]

Lifebox co-signs letter to the UK government highlighting the need for vaccine equity across the world.

Video guide on the appropriate use of pulse oximeters to monitor COVID-19 patients at home, and when to seek professional help in English, French, Spanish, and Hindi