Navigating the Global Surgery Ecosystem

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1. Introduction to Global Surgery

Understand what Global Surgery is, its history and challenges, and the the global burden of surgical diseases and their impact on health systems.

2. Stakeholders and International Collaboration

Understand who the major stakeholders are and fit into in the global surgery ecosystem as well as how global surgery is an element within global health.

3. Financing Global Surgery

Analyse and implement financial strategies for global surgical care initiatives using innovative financing and models for sustaining and scaling surgical programs.

5. Education and Training

Understand innovative methods for educating and training surgical professionals in LMICs and strategies for providing effective clinical support.

Paediatric Surgeon, Director at IRD Global, and Co-Chair of the GSF High-Level Council

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Frequently asked questions

When does this educational series start?

Now! Register now to access the introduction. The first module will go live in January where you can access the pre-readings and the discussion forum will open to exchange with fellow learners, as well as submit your questions for the subsequent live sessions.

The first live session is scheduled for 28 January 2025, at 15:00 CET. Register now to receive reminders so that you don't miss it!

What is it about?

This is not a series “about global surgery”. Instead, it was carefully designed to help you navigate global surgery, and global health more broadly, effectively. Our goal is to help you make meaningful, impactful changes in your local surgical care setting.

Guided by expert guest speakers, we will cover six critical topics:

1. Introduction to Global Surgery

2. Key Stakeholders in Global Surgery

3. Funding Mechanisms and Financial Strategies

4. Research Methodologies and Policy Development

5. Training and Education for Surgical Professionals

6. Innovation and Digital Technology in Global Surgery

Our moderator, Dr. Lubna Samad, will navigate through the live sessions and help us make sense of it all.

Who is this for?

This series is designed primarily for frontline healthcare providers and global health professionals in low- and middle-income countries, offering resources and strategies on how to navigate the global surgery ecosystem. It emphasises collaboration, partnerships, and a UN-based approach.

Additionally, it is also very valuable for students and trainees worldwide who are interested in global surgery and wish to gain a better understanding of how to get involved.

Do I need to join the live sessions?

Joining the live sessiony will offer the best experience.

However, if you cannot make it, don’t worry. All materials, including the session recordings, will be available on SURGHub at any time. You can complete this course at your own pace, for free, where and whenever you want.

This is SURGhub, after all.

Will I receive a certificate?

We are very proud that we offer learners who complete all requirements official United Nations Certificates of Completion.

You’ve earned it.

What is SURGhub Live?

SURGhub Live is a major new feature that combines the user-friendly interface of SURGhub with an integrated live capability.

As the first-of-its-kind, we are hosting this educational series on SURGhub Live to offer you an even more engaging learning experience, combining live sessions with supplementary readings and assessments. Also, through the SURGhub Community, you will be able to exchange ideas, network, and ask questions throughout.

We are confident that SURGhub Live will elevate your learning experience.

When will the content be available?

The content of each module will be available at the start of each month, with pre-readings, discussions, and assessments accompanying the monthly live sessions.

We recommend that you register now so that you receive updates and reminders.

How can I support SURGhub?

Today, almost 10,000 surgical care workers access free training resources on SURGhub.

If you can, consider supporting our work with a donation. Every dollar helps our mission to make the best surgical training more accessible in all corners of the world. Thank you.

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The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF)

The GSF exists to accelerate and expand the provision of surgical care for attaining better health for all. The GSF is a foundation under Swiss law and serves as a common platform for all global surgery stakeholders.

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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

UNITAR is the principal training arm of the United Nations system, providing training and capacity development activities to assist mainly developing countries. It has become a leading institute in the provision of customized and creative learning solutions to institutions and individuals from both public and private sectors.

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Professor Emmanuel Malabo Makasa is a Global Health/Global Surgery Consultant, an Academician, a Researcher and an experianced Clinician. He is the founding Executive Director of the Southern Africa Development Community’s University of Witwatersrand based regional-hub and collaboration Centre for Surgical Healthcare Improvement (WITSSURG) and its spoke, the Centre for Surgical Hdealthcare Research (CSHR) in the Republic of Zambia. He chairs SADC’s Technical Experts Working Group on surgical healthcare, the Partnerships Subcommittee of the Pan-African Surgical Health Forum (PASHeF) and he is the current Secretary General of the International Federation of Surgical Colleges (IFSC). Professor Makasa is a member of the Medical Education and Research Board of the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA MERB), he is a committee member of the Zambia Orthopaedics and Trauma Association (ZOTA) and he also on the board of Trustee for the Lusaka Orthopaedics Research and Education Trust (LORET), Community Without Boarders – Zambian Chapter and Africa Directions (AD).

Professor Emmanuel M Makasa has extensive experience in global health diplomacy, in regional and national surgical (peri-operative) health policy formulation and implementation and he has worked as a senior health systems manager, as honourary lecturer and as a specialist clinician in orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery. He is passionate about improving surgical healthcare in LMIC and has a track record of mobilising and coordinating multiple state and none-state actor stakeholders and partners within the United Nations Systems, in the Global Health/Global Surgery community, health professional groups and within clinical care around surgical systems and service delivery improvement. He has presented on and he has published on safe, timely, equitable, appropriate and affordable universal access to surgical (peri-operative) healthcare in Africa and beyond.