The Global Surgery Foundation
@surgfoundation
Leading global action on surgical care. www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org www.surghub.org #globalsurgery
Surgical care is delivered by teams, not individuals. Judy Nyambura Wachira has seen what changes when training is built that way. 👉 www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/obstetr...
'Burn Sepsis' is a new course on SURGhub, covering the diagnosis and management of sepsis in burn patients. From ReSurge International, taught by burn surgeon Dr Clifford Sheckter. Free, 45 to 60 minutes, UN certificate. 👉 Start learning today: www.surghub.org/course/burn-...
7,500+ health workers from 181 countries have enrolled in 'Surgical Foundations'. "Outstanding course with very rich content and with very great prospect of impacting the world in a very positive way too." 👉 www.surghub.org/course/surgi...
Over 5,000 certificates issued to date, and 94% of learners rating what they learned as "important to their success in the job". 👉 Click here and join over 7,000 learners from 150 countries enrolled in this course: www.surghub.org/course/essen...
In Sri Lanka, where staff and supplies run thin, nursing graduate Oshanda Dinethra studies in free moments. He is one of tens of thousands of healthcare workers using SURGhub to better care for their patients. www.surghub.org/blog/impact-...
On SURGhub: a free WFSA course on anaesthetic considerations for vaginal birth after caesarean delivery. Earn a UN certificate on completion. 👉️ www.surghub.org/course/anaes...
Now on SURGhub: a free tutorial on the lumbar plexus block (landmark/psoas approach): anatomy, indications, technique and managing complications. ~90 mins, intermediate level. Provided by WFSA, with a shareable UN certificate. 👉 www.surghub.org/course/lumba...
"The surgical teams are forgotten in most trainings, but this project started making us bold." - Judy Nyambura Wachira, perioperative nurse, Gilgil Hospital, Kenya. This week she's back, training the next cohort as OSS Nakuru expands. 👉 www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/obstetr...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is the first module where I fully understood what patient-centred care really is" — Medical Technician, Trinidad and Tobago Free RCSI course on Patient-Centred Care. Earn a UN certificate. Join 1,000+ colleagues. 👉 www.surghub.org/course/patie...
Master new techniques with our latest free course: Scalp Reconstruction Created by COSECSA and ReSurge International, this training is available to healthcare workers worldwide. Sign up and earn your UN certificate today. 👉 Start learning here: www.surghub.org/course/scalp...
On a night shift in Nairobi, Mr. Dennis Ntabo Nyang'au responded to a hit-and-run victim on a busy highway: unconscious, bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture, and dangerously unstable. 👉 Read his story: www.surghub.org/blog/impact-... 👉 Take the EECC course: www.surghub.org/course/essen...
"GSF is your platform. Please use it. We cannot do this alone — and doing it together, we can achieve our goals." To every partner, contributor, and local leader driving the work in surgical care: thank you. 👉 Read the full story: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2026/su...
This week, SURGhub passed 50,000 learners. We spoke with three of the individuals who have helped bring SURGhub to healthcare workers in their own communities. Thank you to our partners and contributors. We are grateful for and proud of this strong community. 👉 Read the stories on surghub.org
Why do you keep training, even after the longest shifts? Because the skills behind moments like this are not innate. They are taught. Practised. Hard-won. And they can be shared. 👉 Find your training: www.surghub.org
Available on SURGhub: Rapid Sequence Induction A practical, free tutorial on how to prepare, plan, and perform rapid sequence induction in emergency clinical settings. Developed by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). 👉️ Start learning: www.surghub.org/course/rapid...
When you are one of only a handful of general surgeons serving a population of over eight million, every day counts. We spoke with Dr. Sheku Dennis Massaquoi of Sierra Leone, where around six general surgeons serve the entire country. 👉 Read his full story: www.surghub.org/blog/impact-...
"I felt they were preventable." — Toyin Saraki, on maternal and child deaths, speaking during WHA79 in Geneva. 👉 Read the full story from WHA79: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2026/su...
J&J renewed its $1M. GE HealthCare Foundation joined. $1.35M more from a private foundation and the Mangino Family Fund. The model is working. The coalition is growing. 👉 Read the full story: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2026/su...
Few people have shaped the global development agenda like Nikhil Seth. Months ago, he joined the GSF Board — TODAY, he takes the stage in Geneva to share where we go next. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📍 Register: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
In 2024, Dr Kennedy Lishimpi delivered the mic-drop moment in Geneva that set the tone for the following two years: "Surgery is the cornerstone of strengthening healthcare systems... and that stone is back!" Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning.
At WHA79, Toyin Saraki joins our side-event to unpack how philanthropy and global health players can converge. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📍 Register: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
Smile Train's locally-led model has long demonstrated how sustainable surgical care is built from the ground up. Thank you to Smile Train for standing strong with the GSF mission. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📍 www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
Train with the best, wherever you are. SURGhub brings together the expertise of over 30 world-leading partners—including Harvard University, Oxford University, COSECSA, and the ICRC—into one seamless learning platform for frontline healthcare workers. 🎯 Access your training at www.surghub.org.
The first female Fellow in Plastic Surgery from COSECSA, Dr. Alenyo co-founded Uganda's only burns centre. Thank you, ReSurge International helping bring her voice to Geneva. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📍 Register: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
New on SURGhub. 'Learning and Teaching Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Safely' is now available in English — complementing the French version, which has already drawn hundreds of learners. 📍 Enroll free: www.surghub.org/course/learn...
"I had never seen blood like that. It scared the hell out of me." Dr. Maryam Lawal Wada, consultant OB-GYN in Kano, Nigeria, on the moment that changed how she practices medicine. 👉 Read her story: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2026/gs...
Every day, frontline workers like Mary Mungai are proving that investing in local surgical capacity drives down mortality and strengthens entire patient pathways. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📍 Register: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
Join Atalanti Moquette at our #WHA79 side-event. Monday 6PM — the event everyone will be talking about Tuesday morning. 📅 18 May 2026 | 6PM CEST | Hôtel InterContinental Geneva & virtually 📍 Register: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
"GSF is no longer a start-up — we’ve reached proof of principle and are ready to scale." - Prof. Rifat Atun, WHA78. Last year, we promised scale. This year, it's time to deliver the proof. 📍 Register for Geneva or online attendance today: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/wha2026
"A defining moment in my life was the loss of my sister, who passed away due to a preventable complication related to anaesthesia..." Read WILLIAM BARAKA's story; a powerful reminder of why SURGhub exists. 👉 www.surghub.org/blog/impact-...