The Global Surgery Division | University of Cape Town ‘A world with equitable access to safe, timely and comprehensive surgical care’
Joined December 2019
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20 Sep 2025
We offer 3 postgraduate programmes in the Global Surgery Division: The MSc Global Surgery, PhD Global Surgery and the MPH Global Surgery Track. Submit your applications online for 2026.
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
A thought-provoking discussion hosted by the groundbreaking #BadEM.
Jun 10
Happy to share my recent podcast on #badEM.
Brave African Discussions on Emergency Medicine. I spoke about my career as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Global Surgery, Health systems improvement and aspirations in Clinical Medicine 🌸
youtu.be/VxtDLO8K1fM?si=RTMi…
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This week, we are in Stone Town, Zanzibar. We’ve collaborated with the Medical Association of Tanzania to host the "Introduction to Global Surgery" course, where we move from WHY to HOW — further exploring & crafting surgical systems strengthening. #BuildingSaferSurgeryTogether.
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
Thank you @UCT_news for an incredible 7 years ❤️ a beautiful chapter 🌸💐
At the end of May, dignitaries and students gathered to celebrate the trailblazing contribution of Professor Salome Maswime, as she looks to her new role as head of Wits School of Clinical Medicine.
Read more: qr.codes/hOdQ9B
@UCTHealthSci
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May 23
An incredible farewell at UCT to mark 7 years of service, pioneering an African Global Surgery Division 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 thank you to all who participated and made it special ❤️💐
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Join us for Prof. Maswime’s Farewell Lecture: a visionary in global surgery in Africa. Celebrating her impact on health, academia & future clinicians
🔌 In-person: form.jotform.com/26127359939…
🔗 Online: teams.microsoft.com/meet/342…
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
A life transforming opportunity,
Worth every penny. Please register and expand your capacity on transforming surgical care.
This is Africa's leading platform for equipping surgical leaders to address equity, access, and innovation where it's needed most.
Applications closing soon: Monday, 16 February 2026.
Apply today and take the next step in your Global Surgery journey: bit.ly/4pJKerN
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This is Africa's leading platform for equipping surgical leaders to address equity, access, and innovation where it's needed most.
Applications closing soon: Monday, 16 February 2026.
Apply today and take the next step in your Global Surgery journey: bit.ly/4pJKerN
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
7 Dec 2025
A brilliant 25th @cosecsa annual scientific conference in 🇧🇮. Examining candidates; graduating fellows; meeting old & new friends. All whilst we push towards closing the human resource gap in Sub-Sahara to increase access to safe surgical care. Kudos local organizing Comm ABUC 🇧🇮
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
30 Nov 2025
Training spaces like this matter because the region still has a serious shortage of surgeons.
Sub Saharan Africa has fewer than two surgeons for every one hundred thousand people in many countries.
When teams learn together and build skills, it helps close that gap and brings care closer to the communities that need it.
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
30 Nov 2025
We had the second day of our Introduction to Global Surgery Workshop in Bujumbura as a COSECSA pre-conference workshop with the Burundi Surgical Society. A true collaboration to improve access to Surgert. With @MrsMaswime and @Spdpleroux @p_shins @mugishankoronko
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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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17 Nov 2025
We are hosting our Introduction to Global Surgery course in Burundi at the COSECSA Conference. Applications will close on Friday. Register form.jotform.com/24282375644…
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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
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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UCT Global Surgery Division retweeted
24 Sep 2025
A thought-provoking virtual summit on Global Surgery as a Value. An incredible keynote by the Director-General of ECSA HC Dr Ntuli Kapologwe and a thought-provoking panel discussion on access to surgery!!! #Values20 #G20 @GlobalUCT
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20 Sep 2025
Join our Virtual Summit on Global Surgery as a Value. Register to attend: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… #V20 #G20
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18 Sep 2025
We participated in the UCT School of Public Health Research Day Exhibition and highlighted access to surgery and strengthening surgical systems as a component of Public Health
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