Gairdner Science Week starts next week! Join us Oct 21–22 for free public lectures featuring the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award laureates & leading researchers.

📅Oct 21: Laureate Lectures
📅Oct 22: After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? & Research and Response: Lessons for the Future

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One month to go!

From Oct 19-23, join us for Gairdner Science Week — a national celebration of discovery, innovation & the incredible minds shaping the future of science and medicine.

📅 Explore the full lineup & register for free: bit.ly/GSW2026-EN

#GairdnerScienceWeek

Registration is OPEN for #GairdnerScienceWeek 2026!

Join us Oct 19–23 in Toronto & online to hear from the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award laureates.

🧬 International Symposium
🌍 Global Health Panel
🎓 Laureate Lectures
👩‍🔬 Women of Gairdner
🥂 Gairdner Awards Gala

🔗Register: bit.ly/GSW2026-EN

Hoy, la delegación española de #GlobalSummitofWomen, liderada por la ministra Elma Saiz, calentando motores para el #GSW2026.

Muy agradecidas a la embajadora de Turquía en España, Sra. Nüket Küçükel Ezberci y a su equipo por la cálida acogida.

Nos vemos en #Estambul #Türkiye !

What if being a woman or girl affected whether you received emergency surgical care—and how quickly?

🚑⚖️ Across trauma, burns, and emergency surgery, women often face delays and barriers before treatment even begins.

Equitable systems save lives.

#GSW2026 #GSD26 #GenderEquity #SystemsDoSaveLives

🚨 Tomorrow: #GSW2026 Closing Event
Systems Do Save Lives: What Comes Next?

🌍 Future of ECO care
🔬 Research & advocacy pathways
🎯 ECO Care Challenge
🗣️ Live discussion & debate
Discover how YOU can get involved.
🗓️ 31 May | 15:00 GMT
Register: shorturl.at/KKUv6

🌪️🧠 Disasters don't affect everyone equally.

Our latest infographic explores the intersection of climate disasters, traumatic brain injury, and inequity... and why stronger neurotrauma systems matter.

#GSW2026 #GSD26 #Neurotrauma #SystemsDoSaveLives

🧠 Traumatic brain injury affects 69 million people yearly, yet remains largely invisible in global health policy and financing.

📊 the burden
⚠️ the rehab gap
🌍 the LMIC impact
🎯 and a framework for action

TBI can no longer remain invisible.

#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

🩺 Surgery does not end when the operation ends.

Millions die from preventable post-op complications due to gaps in monitoring, ICU capacity, workforce and systems.

This carousel explores the post-op crisis and what must change.

#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

She needed surgery 8 hours ago.

But the delays started long before the operating room.

No ambulance.
No blood.
No ICU bed.
No follow-up.

Too many patients are still failed at every step of the journey.

Systems do save lives.

#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

She needed surgery 8 hours ago.

The delays started:
🏠 at home
🚑 during transport
🏥 inside the hospital
🩺 after surgery

No ambulance.
No blood.
No ICU.
No follow-up.

Emergency systems decide survival.

#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

🚨 Endorsement deadline EXTENDED to May 30, 23:59 GMT.
Thank you to everyone who helped strengthen the final draft.
Endorse here:
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#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

🌍 Happy Global Surgery Day 2026.

This carousel follows where delays happen:
🚨 before hospital arrival
🏥 inside hospitals
🔗 across referral systems
📊 and the global burden of conditions that cannot wait

Because systems do save lives.

#GSD26 #GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?
🌍 GLOBAL SURGERY DAY.

Today we raise our voices for the patients still waiting too long for life-saving care.

Because systems do save lives.
And surgery is global health.

Happy #GSD26 🚑🏥🔪

#GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery

The wait is over 🌍

#GSW2026 is here. From May 25–31, join a global week of action, advocacy & awareness for stronger emergency, critical & operative care systems.

Download the toolkit & start preparing now:
gsd.incisionetwork.org

#GSD26 #GlobalSurgery #TheFutureofTheOR

📸🌍 The #GSD26 Photography Challenge is LIVE!

Show how emergency, critical & operative care systems save lives.

🗓️ Submit by May 23
🏆 Winners announced May 31

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#GSW2026 #GlobalSurgery #TheFutureofTheOR

The wait is over 🌍

Official #GSW2026 campaign assets are now live. From May 25–31, join a full week of advocacy, education, and action for stronger surgical systems worldwide ahead of #GSD26.

Download now:
shorturl.at/Ehrho

#TheFutureofTheOR

ONE MONTH to Global Surgery Day 🌍
2026 will be a turning point for global surgery. With a major global strategy on the horizon, the push starts NOW.

Systems do save lives. And the work begins now.
Stay tuned for the full itinerary and all the assets!

#TheFutureOfTheOR #GSD26 #GSW2026