lifebox

The Lifebox Foundation is a global non-profit organization dedicated to improving the safety of surgical procedures, particularly in low-income countries. Founded in 2011 by the developers of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, including Dr. Atul Gawande, Lifebox aims to make surgical and anesthetic procedures safer worldwide through tools, training, and partnerships.

• Surgical Safety Checklists: Lifebox promotes the use of checklists before surgical procedures, significantly reducing surgical mortality and complications[2].
• Pulse Oximeter Distribution: The organization has successfully distributed 22,000 hospital-grade pulse oximeters to hospitals, reducing the price from an original $2,000 to $250[2].
• Anesthesia Training: Lifebox offers comprehensive training in anesthesia and surgical safety to enhance the skills of healthcare providers.
• Clean Cut Program: This program focuses on reducing surgical infections and strengthening the surgical team[1].

Lifebox is strongly committed to addressing inequalities within the organization and in the global surgical community. This includes:

• Investments in Staff and Leadership: Lifebox focuses on empowering staff and leaders in the regions where they operate to reduce their footprint in highly developed countries[1].
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The organization emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration and implements this in its strategic approach[1].

Since its founding, Lifebox has worked in 116 countries, trained over 14,400 healthcare providers, and made surgery safer for 248 million patients[1].

The Lifebox Foundation is led by an experienced leadership team and a Global Governance Council, which includes Pauline Philip, DBE, as Chair and Dr. Atul Gawande as Co-Founder and former Chair. The team also includes experts such as Katie Fernandez, Chief Programs Officer, and Judy Ngugi, Chief Finance and Administration Officer[2][4].

Lifebox is a registered non-profit organization in Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with additional partners in Australia and New Zealand[1]. Through its work, Lifebox significantly contributes to improving surgical safety and saving lives worldwide.

• 1 - https://www.lifebox.org/about-us/
• 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifebox
• 3 - https://www.lifebox.org/about-us/our-team/
• 4 - https://www.lifebox.org/about-us/our-team/leadership/
• 5 - https://www.lifebox.org/about-us/governance/