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Join us for Capno Week

Move over Shark Week, Capno Week is here. Join us to close the global capnography gap so that every anesthesia provider, no matter where they work, are equipped with a capnograph.

Headlines in Dominican Republic

And global surgery isn’t just an operation happening ‘over there’ – it’s the appropriate infrastructure, partnerships, political will and shared commitment to making this essential component of universal health coverage truly universal. Lifebox is thrilled to be part of one such partnership…

They call him the “Checklist Advocate”

But he’s at home on a mountain bike, powering up one of Namibia’s seven giant hills. He’s at home in the kitchen with his family, while his daughter asks questions about tomato-chopping techniques. And he’s at home in the Operating…

Lifebox in Central America

Our work in Central America began in 2011, with large-scale oximetry distributions and training workshops across the region. In 2018, with the support of the IZUMI Foundation, and in coordination with the anesthesia societies of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and…

#safersurgeryNamibia

In June, Lifebox had a chance meeting in Boston with the Namibia based Dr Leonard Kabongo. We learnt pretty quickly that when he’s involved, stuff gets done…and quickly. Just six weeks later, I was on a plane heading to the…

World Humanitarian Day – #safersurgerymeans

This year’s theme, ‘One Humanity’ highlights how we are now more connected than ever before, and this goes for global surgery too. We’ve worked with colleagues around the world to make surgical and anaesthetic safety a global reality because we know…

Lifebox is hiring: Global CEO

Lifebox is seeking a chief executive officer for Lifebox Global, which comprises Lifebox Foundation in the UK and Lifebox Foundation, Inc. in the US. Click here for more information. If you know someone with the knowledge, the…

Meet our new Global COO

Next month Lifebox UK Executive Director Kristine Stave becomes our Global Chief Operating Officer. Kristine joined Lifebox in 2011, after several years working in Patient Safety at the World Health Organization. Time for a re-introduction… You joined Lifebox before it…

Lifebox News – August edition

Last month we… Celebrated our global network of partnerships with members of our co-founder the World Federation of Societies Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and later, Storified our place in this extraordinary anaesthesia community at the WFSA’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists Learned about…

Celebrating with the WFSA

Usually it’s parents who brag about their offspring, not the other way around. But at Lifebox, we’ve always been proud of our roots. Our co-founder, the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) is an extraordinary organisation:…

Lifebox News – July edition

We understand you’re busy – so are we! If you haven’t had time to check in with Lifebox lately, here’s where you can get caught up.  Welcome to the July #LifeboxNews: highlights from a busy month in…

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