Safe Surgical Care
Provision of safe surgical care for patient safety.
“The Checklist Works” video
The WHO Safe Surgical Checklist is one of the most effective tools to increase patient safety. The Checklist increases teamwork and communication during surgery, resulting in a decrease in errors and adverse events. Its use significantly reduces both complications and death as a result of surgery.
On the occasion of the first World Patient Safety Day, the Global Surgery Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Harvard Medical School’s Programme in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), lifebox, and Ariadne Labs, launched a video to raise awareness on the Checklist.
WHO Safe Surgical Checklist mobile application
To facilitate the use of the checklist, the GSF, in partnership with the WHO, UNITAR, and the United Nations International Computing center developed an electronic version of the checklist.
The mobile application is provides surgical teams with an electronic format of the checklist. It is intended to render the use of the checklist easier in all surgical settings.
The app is available for download on Google Play & Apple Appstore.
