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A global survey by Lifebox – in collaboration with Smile Train and Jhpiego – has found severe lack of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection prevention protocols, putting perioperative providers at risk of COVID-19 infection. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – where most surgical procedures are essential – perioperative providers have continued to provide essential surgeries and COVID-19 […]

Ahead of International Nurses Day, it is crucial to spotlight the critical role of operating room nurses in ensuring surgical safety. Nurses are the backbone of successful surgical outcomes; they blend compassion and clinical expertise, managing every aspect of patient care from preoperative to recovery, making them the true unsung heroes in the OR. Today, […]

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.

Lifebox is a global nonprofit that saves lives through safer surgery and anesthesia. We invest in tools, training, and partnerships to make surgery safer - for every patient, every time.

New Lifebox publication in BJS on antibiotic use in low-resource setting surgery

Full report: Checking In On the Checklist Press Release: English | Spanish | French ADDIS ABABA/BOSTON/LONDON/NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 2020 – Global safe-surgery non-profit Lifebox and health system innovation center Ariadne Labs announce the release of the Checking In On the Checklist report. The report and an accompanying series of studies show the global uptake of the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical […]

Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society International Education Foundation (CASIEF) and Lifebox are calling on anesthesiology residency programs across Canada to join us in bridging the global gaps in safe anesthesia. By participating in the CASIEF-Lifebox Resident Challenge, you not only contribute to a noble cause but also stand a chance to gain recognition and network with other […]

Lifebox co-signs letter to the UK government highlighting the need for vaccine equity across the world.

“To make people count, we first need to be able to count people,” said then WHO Director General Lee Jong-Wook in 2003/last week on the excellent Guardian Global Development Professionals Network. If only ‘counting people’ was as easy as 1,2,3.  Good data gathering takes planning, it takes money, and it takes time you really don’t […]

Earlier this year our Honourary Clinical Advisor, Dr Ed Fitzgerald travelled to Rwanda to deliver essential surgical training and follow-up on Checklist and pulse oximeter use at Kibagabaga hospital. In this blog first published on our co-founder the WFSA’s website he reflects on his trip.  One of the remarkable aspects of returning to Rwanda regularly over the […]