Lifebox 2023 Annual Report
A year of impact in safer surgery and anesthesia
This past year was Lifebox’s most ambitious and successful to date. We improved anesthesia safety, strengthened surgical teamwork, and reduced surgical infection on a scale we have never achieved before. And it was only possible thanks to our partnerships. This report is therefore about partnerships; partnerships with healthcare providers, between medical institutions and professional societies, and between Lifebox and our ever-generous funders. We cannot overstate the pride we have in these partnerships which created Lifebox and continue to underpin everything we do.
In the face of global challenges, we provided critical tools like pulse oximeters to anesthesia teams and expanded our Clean Cut program, benefiting over 10,000 women in Ethiopia. A major highlight was the introduction of the Smile Train-Lifebox Capnograph, an affordable, high-quality device designed for low-resource settings, addressing a critical gap in global anesthesia care. This milestone, along with six peer-reviewed Lifebox publications, underscores our commitment to improving surgical safety worldwide, driven by our growing clinical team across nine countries.
Thank you to our supporters, partners, and donors, who have enabled Lifebox over the last decade to become a global leader in anesthesia and surgical safety. We look forward to sharing the milestones and impact of this work with you as we make surgery and anesthesia safer for every patient, every time.
