The Lifebox Foundation is a global non-profit organization dedicated to safe surgery in low-income countries. With checklists, pulse oximeters, and anesthesia training, it improves surgical safety and saves lives worldwide.
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.
Lifebox is strongly committed to addressing inequalities within the organization and in the global surgical community. This includes:
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.
