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… is to identify and procure a robust, easy to use, and affordable capnography device that will help improve anaesthesia safety for children around the world. Smile Train and Lifebox have launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a … been widely available in operating rooms in high-income countries for decades. Despite being listed as an ‘essential’ safety monitoring device by the WHO-WFSA International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia there is a lack of … Finding a robust capnography solution to address the global ‘capnography gap’ could see a significant improvement in the safety of anaesthesia practice worldwide. The Capnography Project is part of the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and …
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… announce an ambitious plan to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of surgery, while increasing quality and patient safety, across low- and middle-income countries, starting in Africa. After a successful four-month solar panel pilot … to give consistent and reliable power to medical professionals in the operating room that will enhance patient care and safety while protecting much needed medical equipment that can be damaged when there’s a voltage irregularity with the … national grid, requires no diesel generator back-up, reduces the carbon footprint of each operation, increases patient safety and integrates high tech activities like anaesthetic gas scavenging to even the world’s most remote hospital. The …
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… I am working as a Fellow on a new programme by Smile Train and Lifebox called Clean Cut for Cleft to improve surgical safety for children with clefts. Most patients with clefts in Ethiopia are sponsored by Smile Train to receive treatment …
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… in the world that has integrated nursing into its framework. Smile Train is supporting nurses training on cleft surgical safety and nurse participation in a course on research design and methodology. This five-year plan is now being …