Saving Lives Through Safer Surgery®

Lifebox is a global nonprofit making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide. Through tools, training, and partnerships we make surgery safer for every patient, every time.

Our work

Our Approach

 

Our programs work across three core pillars of Safer Surgery – improving anesthesia safety, reducing surgical infection, and strengthening teamwork.

  • Tools

    Equipping surgical teams with essential tools for safer patient care.

  • Training

    Building skills in healthcare providers through training.

  • Partnerships

    Working in partnership with a global network of clinicians.

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Join us to call for the inclusion of capnography as essential anesthesia monitoring equipment

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Latest Updates

 

Strengthening Surgical Systems: Reflections from my time in Ethiopia

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 relationship, turning Ethiopia into a second home. It’s here that...

Our Impact

 

Making surgery safer for every patient, every time.

  • 248M

    Surgeries made safer

    • 14,400

      Healthcare providers trained in safer surgery and anesthesia

    • 35,000

      Pulse oximeters distributed to frontline providers across 116 countries worldwide

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