Doctor | Anaesthesia & Global Surgery Enthusiasts| Husband | Dad | Photographer | Mountain explorer
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30 Nov 2025
Grateful for this opportunity to visit the Beating Heart of Africa #Burundi
29 Nov 2025
We had the first day of our Introduction to Global Surgery Workshop in Bujumbura as a COSECSA pre-conference workshop with the Burundi Surgical Society. Convened by @MrsMaswime with @Spdpleroux @p_shins @mugishankoronko
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22 Oct 2025
We will be running an Introduction to Global Surgery course in Bujumbura on the 28 & 29 November. Register now to secure your space: form.jotform.com/24282375644… @cosecsa @MrsMaswime @UCT_news
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8 May 2025
Back from the @icigs2025 Innovations in Global Surgery (ICIGS) Conference 2025 in Blantyre, Malawi & still processing all the inspiration, insight, and shared commitment that filled the room.
#ICIGS2025 #GlobalSurgery #InnovationInHealth #RuralHealth #BurnCare #Anaesthesia
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8 May 2025
Grateful for the opportunity to share our work in Anaesthesia & Burn Care training at rural hospitals in South Africa. A privilege to reflect with others working in similar contexts, & to learn from so many who are working to improve surgical care in resource-limited settings.
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8 May 2025
A heartfelt thank you to the organizers for putting together such a powerful and well-run event. Bringing together delegates from over 20 countries is no small feat — and the energy, generosity, and collaboration across borders was truly something special.
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8 May 2025
It was also an honour to join a thought-provoking panel on Sustainable Financing and the circular economy in Global Surgery — an area that will only grow in importance as we strive for lasting, equitable change.
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8 Jan 2025
Join the Executive leadership in Global Surgery Class of 2025 at UCT’s Graduate School of Business. Applications closing soon.
gsb.uct.ac.za/executive-educ…
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4 Oct 2024
Grateful to have been part of this #globalsurgery initiative - a step towars unleashing District Hospital Burn Care potential.
4 Oct 2024
A powerful Burn Care Collab btw @globaluct, ECDOH, @BurnCareTrustSA @Globalsurgams,@WalterSisuluUni & inspiring frontline clinicians from x7 District Hsptls took us to the Eastern Cape for the inaugural Basics of Burn Care workshop @ Butterworth Hosp.
Step1✅ - 👀 this space
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4 Oct 2024
“We don’t just want to make individuals better at providing burn care - we want to build a better, safer, sustainable & more equitable burn care service for the most vulnerable in our communities”
A shared #globalsurgery dream of faculty&delegates @ the #burncarecollab workshop
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Simon Le Roux retweeted
3 Sep 2024
Through her research, Dr Oluchi Mbamalu is passionate about enhancing engagement between patients and healthcare workers to improve post-surgical outcomes in Africa. Full story: bit.ly/4d6R2tz. #UCTResearch
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Simon Le Roux retweeted
6 Apr 2024
One month to go to the International Congress in Innovations in Global Surgery
icigs2024.co.za
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26 Feb 2024
Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy
23 Feb 2024
My book 'Safer Surgery for Africa: Challenges and Solutions'. Paperback up for sale on Amazon now. Kindle version end of next week. Write a review, please. amazon.com/dp/0796153116?ref… ☝️US Amazon link as example. Use your local Amazon website to order.
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4 Jan 2024
South Africa introduced the vax in 2014 focusing on 9 yr old girls as part of a school health program. Will be great if MICs get a cheaper option to expand the program to more girls as well as boys
3 Jan 2024
The human papillomavirus is the leading cause of #cervicalcancer worldwide, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Here’s everything you need to know about the life-saving HPV vaccine: bit.ly/474ohf8 #VaccinesWork
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12 Jul 2023
Immensely proud of my boss and friend Salome Maswime as we celebrate her Full Professorship on the occasion of her Inaugural Lecture.
An inspiration in her bravery, work ethic, enthusiasm and humility.
Can’t wait to see what is yet to come!
@MrsMaswime @GlobalUct @HealThink
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2 Jun 2023
Anyone out there have some advice on this?
1 Jun 2023
Are there any other options for qualitative software other than @NVivoSoftware and Atlas?
The pricing for multi-user work is prohibitive & we would love some other options for shared coding with colleagues who not at the same place?
@gabereedy @WalterEppich @willem_stassen
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31 May 2023
Today we launch the University of the Future project @UCT_news
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Attention #GlobalSurgery Community! Help me welcome my friend @wwmorriss, the current president of @wfsaorg, by following him! @theG4Alliance @HarvardPGSSC @surgfoundation
24 May 2023
Thank you @DrTedros @WHO DG for supporting strengthening of anaesthesia and surgical care #WHA76 @wfsaorg
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Please sign on to this declaration to end #Cervicalcancer! While vaccination is the long-term solution, detection & treatment (including #surgicalcare) are a must.
#WHA76 @HarvardPGSSC @theG4Alliance @surgfoundation @wfsaorg @FIGOHQ @GawandeUSAID
cervicalcancerdeclaration.or…
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Simon Le Roux retweeted
25 May 2023
Discouraging numbers, which require a concerted and collaborative effort to address across the health system.
On #GlobalSurgeryDay, these discussions are as relevant as ever before: globalsurgeryfoundation.org/…
#WHA76 #CxCaSurgery #GSD2023
25 May 2023
90% of global #cervicalcancer deaths in 2020 occurred in low-and middle-income countries: it’s encouraging to see global health champions at #WHA76, convening around a shared vision to expand #HPV vaccination coverage
@ChrisJElias @UNICEFhealth
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Simon Le Roux retweeted
25 May 2023
There is no #GlobalSurgery without #GlobalAnesthesia.
In some countries, anesthesia mortality is as high as 1 in 133-1000 due to workforce & resource constraints.
Surgery is not enough. #SafeSurgery is needed.
wfsahq.org/resources/workfor… @wfsaorg
#WHA76 #GlobalSurgeryDay #GSD2023
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