Lifebox’s Top Achievements of 2024
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Global Health Organizations Unite at the All Africa Anaesthesia Congress to Address Capnography Gap
A coalition of global health organizations have united to address a critical gap in anesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings, a situation that is putting countless lives at risk.
Capnography action letter
Global health organizations partner to urge health care systems globally, to include a capnograph as an essential anesthesia monitor for safer surgery in a capnography action letter.
Lifebox Interviews Partners on COVID-19: Dr. Praxy Okutoyi
Dr. Faye Evans is an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School. She also serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Smile Train. …
Lifebox COVID-19 Update: Special Global Brief
Lifebox works to improve the safety of surgery and anesthesia in low and middle-income countries. Our partners are now on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. Lifebox is rapidly refocusing our relevant tools and training materials to help support them.
Virtual Grand Rounds: Preparing the Perioperative Ecosystem of Sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19
On 21 April 2020, Dr. Abebe Bekele of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda chaired a webinar of global experts to discuss ‘Guidance for Perioperative Preparedness in Sub-Saharan Africa During COVID-19’ as published in Annals of Surgery and responded to viewer questions.
Lifebox Interviews Partners on COVID-19: Dr. Katherine Chu
[0:32] Tom: Why don’t you start by telling us who you are, what you do and where you work and a little bit about how we got to know each other. Kat: Sure, so my name is Katherine Chu, I…
DIY scrub cap
Forget Santa hats, or paper party crowns – whatever the time of year, our favorite headwear is always a scrub cap. They’re practical, reassuring – and not that difficult to make… Introducing the DIY Scrub Cap: a little…
DIY scrub cap
Forget Santa hats, or paper party crowns – whatever the time of year, our favorite headwear is always a scrub cap. They’re practical, reassuring – and not that difficult to make… Introducing the DIY Scrub Cap: a little…
Annals of Surgery: COVID-19 preparedness within the surgical, obstetric and anesthetic ecosystem in Sub Saharan Africa
English article text: COVID-19 preparedness within the surgical, obstetric and anesthetic ecosystem in Sub Saharan Africa Community transmission of COVID-19 is already being reported in Africa (1). Most countries on the continent will have 10,000+ confirmed cases within the…
Lifebox Interviews Partners on COVID-19: Dr. Abebe Bekele
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…
Lifebox Interviews Partners on COVID-19: Dr. Susana Abrego
Dr. Susana Abrego is a pediatrician and anesthesiologist in El Salvador. She is also a champion of safe surgery and has helped to lead Lifebox’s Checklist Implementation Workshops in El Salvador and throughout Central America, supported by the IZUMI Foundation.
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