A place to discuss ideas & amplify all voices in #GlobalSurgery ecosystem, Education, Research, Advocacy, Capacity Building
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#wha79 side event:
International College of Surgeons is hosting a side event to #WHA79 focused on Building Sustainable Perioperative Care! An engaging session you do not want to miss!
🗓️ May 17th 2026
⏳5:30-7:30 pm Geneva Time
Register: icsglobal.org/wha79-side-eve…
#globalsurgery #globalhealth
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Apr 29
🌍#WHA79 is coming, but are you ready for it? ✨
Join #IPAL, InciSioN’s official pre-WHA training on policy, advocacy & global health diplomacy.
2 weeks. 8 sessions. Real impact. It's FREE!
Register now: shorturl.at/75tez
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Webinar alert!
Join us this Saturday 9May for our second session - a live case discussion on Early Onset #Scoliosis. Register here: sonaglobalacademy.org/confer…
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Hot off the press!
This new scoping review maps out 32 transferable strategies that surgical systems in LMICs can use to do more with less, and yes, without cutting corners on quality.
Read more 👉🏼gh.bmj.com/content/11/Suppl_…
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Fellowship opportunity!
Applications are now open for the Global Surgery Advocacy Fellowship 2026/27.
Clinicians, policymakers, and researchers from LMICs with 2–5 years of experience are invited to apply and strengthen their leadership in global surgery advocacy. Fellows will design feasible, high-impact advocacy projects that help advance access to safe and equitable surgical care.
Apply by May 31, 2026: go.ughe.org/gsaf-26
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Feb 20
There is no one who has advocated for global surgery on Twitter more than Dr. @DVervoort94, He will be greatly missed. His legacy will live through the countless lives he touched. With deepest condolences to his family, loved ones & #GlobalSurgery community:
Feb 17
We are heartbroken to share that Dr. Dominique Vervoort has passed away after a long battle with melanoma. He was 31.
Co-founder of #InciSioN, architect of early global surgery advocacy, and host of IGSS2018. Dominique helped build the movement many now stand on.
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2 Dec 2025
#GivingTuesday is here. When you invest in youth, you invest in the future of global surgery.
Your support helps #InciSioN keep opportunities accessible & youth-led projects alive.
Donate: shorturl.at/IX6FL
#TheFutureOfTheOR
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#PASHeF2025 opens with a discussion on "The African Multidisciplinary Surgical Healthcare Workforce: The Past, The Potential, The Promise." From lessons learned to what’s next, today’s conversation is about turning insights into impact for patients across Africa.
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“We need to train the right person, for the right role, in the right direction, with equity and excellence.” - Prof. @abebesurg #PASHeF2025
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History of Surgical Workforce Initiatives in Africa: Prof. @abebesurg traced the deep roots of surgery on the continent and the colonial legacy that segregated care and placed many Africans in “assistant” roles. #PASHeF2025 #GlobalSurgery
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Country spotlights at #PASHeF2025, hosted by @FMoHealth, delivering momentum: Ethiopia’s SaLTs III, Rwanda’s 4×4 workforce initiative, Nigeria’s NSOANP II, and Sierra Leone’s Surgical Healthcare Planning update. Real progress, clear next steps, policy into practice.
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Honored to welcome H.E. Dr. @MekdesDaba, Ethiopia’s Minister of Health, to officially open #PASHeF2025 this afternoon. The event unfolds on a hopeful and practical note, emphasizing a people-first approach and a united commitment to transforming policy into action.
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3 Nov 2025
Turns out it is possible to have a better model for publishing🤔 Tell us, have you read an article from @jogs_one or submitted one to this journal? #GlobalSurgery
3 Nov 2025
What happens if You hold the Power of #equity in access to knowledge ? Another article made open access in 24hrs, while reviewers were paid a small fee which they chose to donate to article & support children’s surgery with. How does this make you feel? #GlobalSurgery @jogs_one
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Real change in surgical care happens when we work together. #PASHeF2025 brings together leaders from 45 African countries to learn together and synergise their efforts to build smarter, stronger systems for Africa’s surgical workforce.
Learn more: pashef.org/pashef-iii-2025
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2 Nov 2025
We often forget how crucial caregivers are in surgery, especially for children... In my field of paediatric orthopaedics (particularly children with neuromuscular conditions), caregivers are among the most humble and inspiring people I’ve met.
2 Nov 2025
New article! In Uganda, families of babies with birth defects face stigma and isolation after surgery. A new study explores how community health workers could help. jogs.one/JoGS_1239/
Early access: $0.10 BCH | Community funded open-access: $76.00
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3 Nov 2025
Opportunity!
3 Nov 2025
Tomorrow: Youth Advocacy Workshop to gear up for UHC Day 2025. 3 PM CET | 2 PM GMT
Register: shorturl.at/9M13N
#IFMSA #CSEM #UHC2030 #InciSioN #UHCDay #UHC #Youth4UHC #TheFutureofTheOR
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29 Oct 2025
Thanks to #Akazi, 30 Malawian healthcare workers have received breast health training for the first time in their careers.
This will enable them to identify women with potential breast cancer at the earliest possible stage, reducing the time taken for diagnosis and ensuring they are placed on the care pathway without delay.
Video by @antoniojaen
#globalsurgery #BreastCancerAwareness #ResearchMatters #Malawi
@RCSI_Irl @RCSI_PopHealth @Researchirel @Irish_Aid @BDandCo @dfatirl @KUHeS_mw @ASRT2016
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30 Oct 2025
📢Fellowship Opportunity!
Are you a board-eligible US General Surgery resident passionate about equity and global impact?
Apply to join @etsu’s SEAL (Surgical, Education, Access to care and Leadership) Global Surgery Fellowship
👉 etsu.edu/com/surgery/global-…
#GlobalSurgery
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30 Oct 2025
We had a truly fulfilling week representing SADC Member States in Namibia looking at the future of Surgical care in our Region!!! Improving access to safe and timely surgical care remains an important priority for Africa #GlobalSurgery
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