Our mission is clear: a world where every child has access to safe surgery. ✊
❌ But this simply can’t happen without a strong global surgical workforce.
🤯 Did you know that most #LMICs have a paediatric surgeon density of < 0.1 per 100,000 against a recommended 1 per 100,000…
With @Fmohnigeria sights set on Universal Health Coverage by 2030, the added advantage of strategic partnerships cannot be ignored.
In anticipation of a success working relationship with @WorldBank and other partners to expand high quality & affordable health services for more…
The Universal Health Insurance project, supported by the @WorldBank & other development partners, encompasses mandatory coverage for citizens and unifies, for the first time, efforts with the private sector as well.
@WBG_Health#SpringMeetings
The Universal Health Insurance project, supported by the @WorldBank & other development partners, encompasses mandatory coverage for citizens and unifies, for the first time, efforts with the private sector as well.
@WBG_Health#SpringMeetings
🔴 LIVE #WBGMeetings | More than half of the world's population lacks access to essential health services. How we can accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage by 2030?
Join the conversation.
Providing a basic standard of care for people throughout their lives is critical for development. @WorldBank Group announces ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. wrld.bg/69oO50RjgpR#WBGMeetings
Today is #WorldArtDay! 🖼 🎨 🖌
In honor of this international celebration of the arts, we are shining a light on our Art Impact for Health initiative with @WHO.
Learn more: smiletra.in/3VUZ6sl
When little Aissatou traveled to the #AfricaMercy with her father, her mother was afraid. She hoped the people on board the ship would repair her daughter’s cleft lip, but she’d been disappointed before.
Read the whole story: mercyships.org/grace-and-grat…
April 15th is #TaxDay in the United States!
Did you know that clefts affect the #GlobalEconomy? A 2015 study found that patients supported by #SmileTrain average an extra $42,000 in earnings over their lifetime. That’s up to $20 billion added to the global economy.
After years of struggle, 43-year-old Emmanuel climbed on board the #GlobalMercy and received a surgery that would forever change his life.
Read more about the very first surgery of this field service in #SierraLeonemercyships.org/emmanuel/
Our hospital vessels may float on the water, but they’re not immune from the danger of fires. That’s why volunteer firefighters are key to the health and safety of everyone on board. Join us on board: bit.ly/3T4Aiw6
After surgery, Lucy's confidence soared. Now joyful, she's back to her vibrant self, spreading cheer in the hospital ward. Safe surgery doesn't just save lives; it restores hope and ignites joy.
🌍💥 En #África hay más de 20 conflictos activos en la actualidad, destacando la zona del #Sahel.
⚔️✊🏾 Hay diferentes guerras, conflictos o escaramuzas activas, al igual que golpes de estado producidos en este siglo.
🔎👇🏾 Aquí os dejo un mapa mío para entender la situación.
“I am overjoyed to experience [the patients] transformation," volunteer Sue Kweon shared. "Who knows? Some of them may come back as volunteers to help make someone else's dreams come true.”
#Volunteer#GiveBack#MercyShips
Imagine the work that goes into selecting and coordinating more than 2,000 patients from Sierra Leone for surgery on the #GlobalMercy. This was the Patient Selection Team’s reality in the months leading up to the ship’s arrival at the port of Freetown.
Our highly specialized team includes gifted surgeons from all over the world. True surgical excellence knows no skin color, language, or cultural barriers. We are currently looking for skilled volunteers like you: mercyships.org/get-involved/v…#SafeSurgery#GlobalSurgery#MercyShips
Great to meet @EUErasmusPlus students from across Europe in the Research Ethics and Integrity course today.
Dr Kuba Gajewski shared experiences related to ethics in his global surgery work.
#globalsurgery@RCSI_Irl
209 Followers 309 FollowingWe aim to support the training and development of all professionals involved in the management of patients with cleft lip and palate and craniofacial disorders
4K Followers 1K FollowingA global initiative for all Surgical&Paediatric Information on #SocialMedia for Pediatric Surgeons mainly
Just share it #SoMe4PedSurg
-#SoMe4Surgery Movement-
6K Followers 4K FollowingProfessor and Head of Global Surgery UCT 🌍| Director WHO Collaborating Centre | Vice-Chair LifeBox Global Council| Trustee Health Systems Trust Mum |Wife
3K Followers 575 FollowingThe Global Initiative for Children's Surgery works so all the world's children will have access to surgical care.https://t.co/8yKOeH3AtK
6K Followers 1K FollowingWe send skilled volunteers to partner African nations aboard hospital ships to transform patients’ lives through surgery & train local healthcare professionals.
847 Followers 444 FollowingChanging the lives of children born with cleft by promoting first-class comprehensive cleft care around the world and providing care to underserved patients
3K Followers 2K FollowingMercy Ships is an international charity operating hospital ships staffed by amazing volunteers. With you, our ships become hospitals! #MercyShips
590 Followers 362 FollowingConsultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with a specialist interest in head and neck oncology.
2K Followers 443 FollowingMercy Ships: Int'l NGO. Hospital ships volunteer professional crew provide free essential surgery & medical capacity building in developing nations. Est 1978
5K Followers 445 FollowingThe International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons draws over 4,600 delegates from 107 countries and brings them together as a unified specialty.
5K Followers 305 FollowingThe Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
338 Followers 354 FollowingWriter, author, advocate. Parent guidebook and support groups for cleft lip and palate. **Connect with me on BlueSky & LinkedIn. I am no longer on X.**
209 Followers 309 FollowingWe aim to support the training and development of all professionals involved in the management of patients with cleft lip and palate and craniofacial disorders
1K Followers 167 FollowingMercy Ships follows the 2000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor via skilled volunteers and hospital ships
7K Followers 2K FollowingNational student-run global surgery working group for U.S. affiliated w/ @InciSioNGlobal. Mission to unite/inspire/engage students&trainees in #globalsurgery.
2K Followers 864 FollowingHome of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery #GlobalSurgery Initiatives and General Surgery Residency's Global Surgery Track
2K Followers 1K FollowingDedicated to the 5 billion - join us as we explore global surgery heroes in tech, law, war, business, and of course, the OR! Creators:@TaylorOttesen\@RianaPat
4K Followers 537 Following#GlobalSurgery Book & Journal Club by @InciSioNGlobal. Platform to discuss the key and the most recent papers in the field of Global Surgery.
4K Followers 484 Following@NIHRresearch Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery: building sustainable surgical research capacity in low- and middle-income countries. #NIHRGSU
4K Followers 2K FollowingImproving access to high-quality surgical care for underserved populations. Based in @RCSI_PopHealth @RCSI_Irl
YouTube: @RCSI_GlobalSurg #GlobalSurgery
18K Followers 4K FollowingProgram in #GlobalSurgery & Social Change | Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship @BostonChildrens @BrighamWomens @HarvardMed
26K Followers 4K FollowingSmile Train is the world’s largest cleft charity, empowering local medical professionals to provide free cleft treatment in their own communities.
52 Followers 31 FollowingWe provide free surgery, healing and support to low-income children and adults across Mexico who suffer with cleft lip and cleft palate facial deformities.
223 Followers 10 FollowingOperating the world's largest civilian hospital ship to deliver free surgeries and healthcare development to where it's needed the most.
3.8M Followers 892 FollowingThe official World Bank account. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a #LivablePlanet. Check: @BancoMundial, @Banquemondiale & @AlbankAldawli.
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