💡 Did you know? 45% of maternal deaths in Nepal’s Koshi Province occur after C-sections.

Strong partnerships can change this! We met with partners in Kathmandu to advance the #SURGfund project in Nepal aiming to reduce CS complications by 30%.

👉 More: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/nepal-ossc

SURGfund is the catalytic fund for scaling surgical care systems in low- and middle-income countries.

Find out how we aim to create a world with health for all: https://www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/

This week in #Nepal, we launched a workshop for Saving Lives of Mothers & Newborns with NESOG.

Goal of the 3-year project: Improve outcomes for 10,000 births by cutting C-section complications by 30% & boosting WHO Surgical Checklist use to 90%.

Made possible by #SURGfund & EKFS. #globalsurgery

🇳🇵 The GSF team is back in Nepal for the second #SURGfund mission — training local mentors with NESOG to strengthen safe surgery for mothers and newborns.

Building sustainable capacity through a hub-and-spoke model for lasting impact.

🧩 globalsurgeryfoundation.org/nepal-ossc

📍 Live from Kano, Nigeria

💡 1 in 4 maternal deaths worldwide happens here.

We launched Making CS Safe in Kano, supported by SURGfund—training surgical teams from 10 facilities to make caesarean section (CS) safer.

⚠️ Nigeria accounts for 28% of all maternal deaths worldwide.

A new #SURGfund initiative in Kano makes care safer for 27,000 women a year.

👉 More here: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2025/project-launch-safe-caesarean-care-kano-nigeria-2025

In northern Tanzania, 90% lack formal orthopaedic care, relying on traditional bonesetters (TBSs).

The #SURGfund backed Building Bridges for Broken Bones project explores TBS-healthcare collaboration.

New World Journal of Surgery study:
✅ 62% support collaboration
✅ Key solution: TBS training

In Tanzania, around 4 million injuries occurred in 2019.

Yet, <10% of the Northern Tanzanian population has access to orthopaedic surgical services that are crucial for treating injuries.

🇹🇿 This #SURGfund supported project addresses the gap: www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org/news/2024/la...