No one should die for a lack of access to surgical care
Our Solution
5 billion people worldwide lack access to life-saving surgical care.
The Global Surgery Foundation improves access to surgical care through global partnerships, innovative financing, and local empowerment.
We focus our efforts on saving lives and strengthening health systems in vulnerable communities where access to surgical care remains a problem.
Our Focus
We support capacity-building projects that saves lives and strengthens health systems in four key areas.
Maternal Health
Saving Lives at Birth
Children’s Surgery
Preventing Lifelong Disability
Trauma Surgery
Transforming Pain into Strength
Cancer Surgery
Giving People New Hope
We fund our programmes through SURGfund, the only catalytic fund for surgical care.
Our Impact
At the Global Surgery Foundation, we ensure that every dollar donated drives meaningful change in the lives of people and communities in low- and middle-income countries.
See our impact over the last year:
4.3M+
people with improved access to surgical care
3.9K+
training certificates issued to healthcare workers
10.7K+
healthcare workers and patients served by our projects
80+
surgical care courses available
8
countries with active projects
Lives saved, disabilities prevented—this is our commitment and impact for the most vulnerable.
Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
GSF Board Member | Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women | Former Deputy-President of South Africa
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Our Partners
We work with global partners and frontline leaders to help us build stronger health systems.
