New Partnership With InterSurgeon

22 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) are pleased to announce a new partnership with InterSurgeon, a UK-based charitable organisation.

InterSurgeon is committed to the field of Global Surgery and especially to the advancement of clinical care, teaching, training, research and the provision and maintenance of medical equipment. It also houses a dynamic virtual mapping platform which allows stakeholders to interact within the global surgical ecosystem which facilitates information and knowledge exchange as well as concrete action for surgical care.

Through this MoU, UNITAR, GSF, and InterSurgeon are collaborating to work towards developing innovative capacity-building in global surgery, especially through training and education. The collaboration is also focused on national surgical, obstetrical and anaesthesia planning, exploring avenues of universal health coverage, and a focus on sustainable development in global surgery. The MoU also extends to joint projects of mutual interest, fundraising, and organizing together international conferences and symposia.

UNITAR and GSF are pleased to work with InterSurgeon towards the goal of improving sustainable development surgical care and contributing to strengthening the domain of global surgery.

Learn more about InterSurgeon here.