SURGhub
The UN Learning Hub for seamless surgical training.
Photo: Gulu University Surgical Equity Society
About SURGhub
The United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub (SURGhub) is the first UN-backed training platform for surgical care. It combines the GSF’s surgical expertise and network with the experience of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Lack of access to surgical and anaesthesia care results in over 17 million preventable deaths each year. SURGhub equips surgical care workers with lifesaving skills.
Figures as of October 2026.
Awards
Built for the surgical community
One platform for the people who deliver surgical care and the organisations that train them.
All courses on SURGhub
Surgery · Anaesthesia · Obstetrics and gynaecology · Perioperative care · Non-technical skills
SurgerySurgical Foundations
BurnsEssential Burn Care
Emergency careEssential Emergency and Critical Care
AnaesthesiaSpinal Anaesthesia: Theory and Practice
ObstetricsHeat-Stable Carbetocin for Preventing PPH at Caesarean Section
TraumaTrauma and Disaster Team Response
Quality assurance
All courses on SURGhub go through a rigorous quality review process by three committees.
Learning that reaches the bedside
Behind every point on the map is a health worker putting new skills to work. Scroll through the stories to travel from Bangladesh to Sierra Leone.Scroll the stories ↓
Dr Sourov Das
A general surgery trainee at Comilla Medical College Hospital, Dr Das used SURGhub’s burn care courses to supplement his training. He then drew on them to treat a young girl with severe thermal injuries.
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William Baraka
After losing his sister to a preventable anaesthesia complication, William turned that loss into a mission. In conflict-affected eastern DRC, he uses SURGhub’s perioperative resources to strengthen patient safety and train colleagues across Francophone Africa.
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Dr Sanderene Abdelnor
A plastic and reconstructive surgeon at a busy hospital in Giza, Dr Abdelnor used SURGhub’s guidance to introduce structured distraction techniques while treating a child with burn trauma. It changed how she supports patients through recovery.
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Dr Shubhangi Patil
An experienced surgeon who calls her craft “a work of art”, Dr Patil uses SURGhub to keep her skills current, meet internationally recognised standards and mentor the next generation of surgeons in smaller towns.
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Dennis Nyang’au
A Kenya Red Cross emergency responder, Dennis completed SURGhub’s Essential Emergency and Critical Care course. He later used it to stabilise a hit-and-run victim in the field.
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Dr Sheku Massaquoi
A general surgeon at 34 Military Hospital in Freetown, Dr Massaquoi sets aside 90 minutes each morning to learn on SURGhub. His training shaped a palliative mastectomy he performed under regional anaesthesia for a patient who could not have a general anaesthetic.
Read the full story →Six stories from learners around the world. SURGhub reaches more than 67,000 learners in 219 countries and territories.
More SURGhub learner stories →Our SURGhub partners
Project partners
SURGhub is a joint initiative of the GSF and UNITAR, supported by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). The project is implemented in association with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation.
Content partners
Explore the full list of SURGhub content providers here.
Our SURGhub team
Working to make quality surgical training available to all.
Sebastian Hofbauer
SURGhub Lead & Programme Manager, GSF
Marta Erroz
Operations Manager, GSF
Cindy Moige
SURGhub Project Associate, GSF
Dr. Eric Ssennuni
SURGhub Volunteer, Daaru Salaam University
Dr. Harshin Pallathoor
SURGhub Volunteer, University of Birmingham
Dr. Arushi Biswas
SURGhub Volunteer, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Sintayehu Misgina
SURGhub Volunteer, Aspen Medical
Neharaj Pitla
SURGhub Volunteer, St. George's University
Florian Schneider
Communications Consultant, GSF
Frequently asked questions
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SURGhub, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub, is an online learning platform for surgical care teams. It offers 140+ courses to more than 67,000 learners in 219 countries and territories. It is a joint initiative of the Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR, supported by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and implemented in association with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation.
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SURGhub is operated by the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF).
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SURGhub is a joint initiative of the GSF and UNITAR, supported by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and implemented in association with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation. We also work with more than 30 content partners, who provide the courses on the platform.
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Anyone working in or alongside surgical care, including surgeons, anaesthetists, obstetricians, nurses, perioperative staff, non-clinical staff and community health workers, especially in resource-limited settings.
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All courses go through a quality review by three committees: the Project Scope Committee, which defines the educational aims and target learners; the Content Committee, which selects high-quality and appropriate content; and the Technical Committee, which checks technical and legal standards such as copyright.
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Learners who complete a course earn a downloadable UN certificate of completion, signed by UNITAR and the content partner.
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Contact us at info@surghub.org. Content partners benefit from an established user base, analytics and instructional design support.
More of our work
We support the surgical teams in our programmes through SURGhub. Here are some of the projects we fund and accompany.
KENYA
Nakuru County
Safe, timely and respectful caesarean care for over 25,000 women giving birth each year across five facilities in Nakuru County.
NIGERIA
Kano State
Safe, timely and respectful caesarean care for over 27,000 women giving birth each year in Kano State.
NEPAL
Koshi Province
Reducing deaths and complications linked to caesarean section for mothers and newborns in Koshi Province.
TANZANIA
Building Bridges for Broken Bones
Better fracture care in rural Tanzania through training and collaboration between traditional bonesetters and surgeons.
RWANDA
Breast cancer surgery
Improving outcomes for women with breast cancer in Rwanda through better training, patient navigation and data systems.
PAKISTAN · NEPAL
National surgical planning
Helping ministries of health plan how to expand access to safe surgical care, with the NSOAP Manual and country support.
PREVIOUS PROJECT
C-Safe
Developing, implementing and evaluating a strategy to reduce maternal and newborn deaths and complications following caesarean section in low- and middle-income countries.
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