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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, […]

Lifebox is celebrating ten – plus one – years of saving lives through safer surgery.  As we mark more than a decade of making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide, we wanted to share the milestones that we have achieved, together, so far.  Thank you to every one of you who has been part of the […]

They kick up enough fuss about the Oscars and those things roll around every 12 months. At Lifebox we’re much more excited about the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA), which takes place on an exclusive four-year basis. And suddenly WCA 2012, hosted this time in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is less than a week away! The congress, […]

A global survey has found severe lack of essential personal protective equipment and infection prevention protocols, putting perioperative providers at risk of COVID-19 infection. 

Dr. Faye Evans is an anesthesiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. As a Lifebox board member and member of Smile Train’s Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Evans has worked with anesthesia providers all over the world on safety and training programs. On March 30, 2020, Dr. Evans spoke with her long-time colleague and collaborator Dr. Susan Nabulindo, […]

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 […]

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 Room, where he works by turns as both surgeon and anaesthesia provider. He’s also one […]

Este módulo explica como usar uma câmara UV-C para descontaminar máscaras N95 com segurança. Ele é destinado ao uso por funcionários em instalações envolvidas em projetos-piloto de UV-C. siga o link

She asked them – what difference have Lifebox oximeters made in rural areas? “I went to a very small hospital, in a rural area in Lagos, and I spoke to the head surgeon and he brought out a Lifebox…” Dr Sarah Beckley, Senior Registrar, Lagos State “It helped us because we run a maternity outreach, […]