On October 16th, 1846, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston proved it was possible for patients to undergo surgery without the pain – the torture – that an operation had previously entailed. Nearly 170 years later, and 5 billion people around the world are still waiting to feel the benefits. For too many people, […]
We are looking to recruit an exceptional anaesthetist (anaesthesiologist) to undertake a Fellowship at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Northern Tanzania. The Fellowship will involve developing and delivering a sustainable and high-impact QI project in collaboration with local colleagues, in addition to taking part in delivery of anaesthesia care. We’re looking for someone to […]
The Lifebox-Smile Train Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative addresses critical gaps in pediatric surgical care across Sub-Saharan Africa, where a lack of trained personnel, inadequate infrastructure, and limited access to essential medical technologies put millions of children at risk. By equipping hospitals with vital tools such as pulse oximeters and capnographs and providing specialized training […]
The poster has been awarded first place in the Global Health Clinical Practice category at the 4th East of England Global Health Conference, showcasing our work on the Clean Cut program.
Abstract Background: “Clean Cleft” (CC) is an adaptation of the Lifebox Clean Cut program, designed to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in cleft lip and palate repairs. It focuses on 6 key processes: hand and site decontamination, surgical linen integrity, instrument sterility, timely antibiotic use, gauze counting, and WHO Surgical Safety Checklist compliance. The study […]
The Fellowship will involve developing and delivering a sustainable and high-impact QI project in collaboration with local colleagues, in addition to taking part in delivery of anaesthesia care. Upon completion of the Fellowship, you can expect to have completed the ‘Anaesthesia in developing countries’ and ‘Improvement Science, Safe and Reliable Systems’ units within the RCOA […]
Lifebox Foundation and the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: Share Your Story The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist makes surgery safer – but you’re the ones who save lives. Do you have a story that shows the human side of the Checklist? As part of Lifebox’s work to support surgical safety worldwide, we’re collecting personal stories that show […]
We’re excited to open recruitment to our 6-month Fellowship at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania to start in February 2019. This is open to anaesthetic trainees (ST5 or above) or consultant anaesthetists (current or retired) keen to make a significant contribution to anaesthesia care in a low-resource setting. For details, please download the information pack. To discuss the […]
Curious about what Lifebox has been up to in 2011? Want to know more about how we work to improve surgical and anaesthesia safety around the world? Download our 2011 annual review to learn about Lifebox.
