#GlobalSurgeryDay
🌍 It’s #GlobalSurgeryDay! 5 billion people lack access to safe, timely, affordable surgical care.

Safe surgery saves lives, prevents disability, and strengthens economies. 1/2
May 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Read the RCSI story on the impact of the IGS since the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery:

👉 tinyurl.com/27voq3lv

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10 #RCSI

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May 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Guten Abend #MedSky #SurgSky 🌍✂️🩺!
We’re excited to kick off our very first social media campaign—starting on #GlobalSurgeryDay, May 25th!
🎙️ Let's share our #GlobalSurgery stories. Use #TellYourGSStory and join us in amplifying voices in #GlobalHealth and #GlobalSurgery.
May 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Part 2: Antonio Jaén Osuna, IGS Communications Expert:

...That's why I like Global Surgery, because it's all about people, beyond the operating theatre. And that is why I try to reflect that in my photographs and stories."

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10

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May 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
(Part 1)

Dr Pieternella Pieterse’s Research Ireland-funded study: What impact do unsalaried health workers in Sierra Leone have on healthcare delivery?...

#Globalsurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10

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May 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Exciting times lie ahead, and the project is poised to reach another milestone: transforming the current water reactor into a more sustainable and affordable one.

Learn about SURG-Water: tinyurl.com/yt3md2de

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10

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May 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dr Chiara Pittalis, IGS Research Fellow:

"10 years on from the Lancet Commission, we know real progress in global surgery doesn’t come from the top down—it’s built through listening, partnership, and locally led action...

#globalsurgeryday #globalsurgery10
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May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🌍✨ Happy Global Surgery Day ✨🌍

Surgery is not just about operations — it’s about hope, healing, and second chances. That's what we strive for.

#GlobalSurgeryDay #Surgery #HealthcareHeroes #Medicine #GlobalHealth #SurgicalCare #ThankYou #Healthcare #MedLife
May 25, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Today, on #GlobalSurgeryDay, Professor Juan Carlos Puyana, O’Brien Chair of Global Surgery at RCSI, reflects on the growth and impact of the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery.

Read the full piece: tinyurl.com/3c8b23dj

#globalsurgery

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May 25, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Part 2.

"...The RCSI/COSECSA Collaboration Programme, supported by #IrishAid, advances surgical education, training & examinations in 135 COSECSA accredited hospitals in 17 countries."

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10 #COSECSA

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May 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dr Chiara Pittalis, IGS Research Fellow:

"...Proud to work with colleagues in #Akazi and @surg-water.bsky.social to strengthen health services in rural Malawi. #LCoGS10 "

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10

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May 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🚨 The #GSD10 website is LIVE!
Explore themes, tools, stories & how YOU can take action this Global Surgery Week. 🩺🌍
📅 May 25–31
🌐 gsd.incisionetwork.org
#TheFutureOfTheOR #Surgery4All #GlobalSurgeryDay
May 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Part 1 - Lucia Brocato, RCSI/COSECSA Collaboration Programme Manager:

"Marking a decade of global impact since the Lancet report, the RCSI/COSECSA partnership continues to transform surgery across Sub-Saharan Africa...

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryDay #GlobalSurgery10 #IrishAid #COSECSA
May 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Happy #GlobalSurgeryDay to all of our partners & friends around the World!!

The IGS continues to support the training, retention, upskilling and career development of surgery, anaesthesia, nursing & obstetric caregivers, from health workers to specialists.

#GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgery10 #RCSI
May 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎉 Kicking off #GSD10 with our Journal Club: Policy in Focus!

🗓️ May 25 | 🕛 12 PM GMT | 🌐 Zoom
Dive into WHA 68.15 & 76.2 with Dr. Katayoun Madani and explore how policy shapes access to surgical care.

#GlobalSurgeryDay #InciSioNGlobal #PolicyInFocus #TheFutureOfTheOR

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May 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🌍 Global Surgery Day 🌍

Today shines a light on the inequities in access to safe, timely surgical care worldwide and together, we can work toward a future where surgical care is equitable and accessible everywhere.

#GlobalSurgeryDay #SurgicalEquity #PangeaGHE #GlobalHealth #SafeSurgery #TeachNotDo
May 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
From canceled electives to converted ORs, the pandemic disrupted surgical care like never before. But it also revealed crucial insights.

Here are the first 3 out of 5 lessons COVID-19 taught us about surgical systems. #GSD10 #GlobalSurgeryDay #InciSioN
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Méabh Hennelly - IGS Education Programme Officer:

May 25 marks #GlobalSurgeryDay. We're proud to help bring surgical education to more people by translating the Pan-African Paediatric Surgery E-learning Programme (PAPSEP) into French—expanding access across Francophone Africa.

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May 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ten years after the World Health Assembly resolution, progress in global surgery is real, but millions still lack access to safe, timely care.

This #GlobalSurgeryDay, we’re calling for bold, practical steps to close the gap.

Read our call to action: ow.ly/zVb050VXHOX
May 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Part 1: Words & Image by Antonio Jaén Osuna, IGS Communications Expert:

"I always remind myself that the most important part of the work is the people. Grants, awards, articles... none of it means anything to me if the project I am working on has no impact on people's lives...

#GlobalSurgeryDay
May 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today, on #GlobalSurgeryDay, Professor Juan Carlos Puyana reflects on the growth and impact of the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery in 2026.

The Institute works with partners across the world to improve access to safe, timely and affordable surgical care for all.

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Global surgery in 2026
Each year on 25 May, Global Surgery Day gives an opportunity to reflect on the responsibility we share to improve access to surgical care worldwide. More ...
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May 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Everyone pays. All clinical staff charge their patients, regardless of whether they are salaried or unsalaried. As one key informant I interviewed said, "Whether paid or unpaid, the behaviour is the same." This concept remained consistent throughout the study.
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Federico Saracini, IGS PhD Scholar: "Everybody pays. All the clinical staff charge irregular fees to their patients, irrespective of their salaried or unsalaried status. ‘Paid or unpaid, the beh...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM