Smile Train and Lifebox joins forces to launch the Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative to elevate the standard of care for pediatric surgical patients around the globe.
Pediatric pulmonologist, Dr. Eric D. McCollum discusses oximetry, oxygen and Lesotho's COVID-19 response with Lifebox.
Why did you choose to apply for and work with Lifebox for your residency fellowship? For my residency research time, I really wanted to work with an academic global surgery group that would give me the opportunity to live and work on the ground. Lifebox’s approach is very much about building local partnerships, and […]
We’re back in West Africa for #SaferSurgeryBurkinaFaso – and our trusty team is keeping us up to date on the latest! Tune in below as Dr Angela Enright reports from behind the scenes of our life-saving safe anaesthesia training – with warm humour and some National Geographic moments along the way… T-minus 1 Well we’re off with […]
The Mersey School of Anaesthesia is a stalwart supporter of Lifebox®, putting hands in pocket to raise more than £15,000 in personal contributions and core funds the last four years. We’re enormously grateful for the support – and pleased to pass the mic to Director Dr David Gray as he explains, in his own words, […]
On World Pneumonia Day, we spoke to him about this critical work – and its potential to revolutionise diagnosis and treatment of an infection killing nearly a million children a year. A pulse oximeter is a non-invasive device for monitoring the level of oxygen in your blood stream, more often thought of as a hospital tool […]
A dozen countries and hundreds of meetings later, I am more enthusiastic than ever about Lifebox’s work and the global movement in safe surgery and anesthesia that we are part of. As I reflect on the past year and kick off a regular blog feature for our website, I wanted to highlight five of the […]
leading anesthesia providers from across the world shared their experiences on issues relating to pulse oximetry impact in anesthesia care, remaining gaps in oximetry access and identified priorities for safe anesthesia care going forward – including the issue of pulse oximetry accuracy in darker skin tones.
Lifebox events at WCA addressing global access to capnography with Smile Train and WFSA
Improving access to safe surgical care is fundamental to the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
