Get inspired by @meredithkugar Following medical school, she completed a rigorous six-year residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. #womeninsurgery #plasticsurgery #cosmetics #sheinspiresme #woman #surgery #usa

Join us on October 27th, 2024 for a free informational session! We'll be clearing up common misconceptions surrounding breast reduction and breast reconstructive surgery. Register now and gain clarity! bit.ly/AfroPRS_Breast… #pink #pinkoctober #breastcancer

VP Shirley Dadson to present at 24th COSECSA Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe on Dec 5-6. Topic: Assessing YouTube content reliability for plastic surgery patient info in Africa. Thanks to Operation Smile Ruben Ayala for their support in advancing surgical care. #COSECSA2024

We are organizing Ministry of Health | Rwanda University of Rwanda Operation Smile Rwanda Surgical Soci and hosting in Kigali, #ThePanAfricaSurgicalConference from 24-28 February 2025. SAVE THE DATES... Abstracts are being accepted through the website panafricansurgicalconference.com Hoping to see you all in #Rwanda

The Pan-African Surgical Conference is now accepting #abstracts for presentations, workshops, & posters! Share your #research & insights to shape the future of #surgery in Africa. Don’t miss this chance to engage with global experts! Submit now: bit.ly/3OoXemy #PASC2025

The Pan-African Surgical Conference is now accepting #abstracts for presentations, workshops, & posters! Share your #research & insights to shape the future of #surgery in Africa. Don’t miss this chance to engage with global experts! Submit now: bit.ly/3OoXemy #PASC2025

The Centre for Global Surgery is proud to see Prof. Kathryn Chu contribute as a panelist in the "Advancing Women in Surgical Healthcare in Africa: What Must Change?" webinar, hosted by the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE). #Healthcare #WomenInSurgery SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Join us on Feb 11 at 3:00 PM UTC for a live #webinar with Keith Miles, CEO of Safe Surgery Innovation. He’ll discuss challenges in maintaining surgical equipment in low-resource settings and how his work is improving #patientcare. Register now! bit.ly/4hJlAEo #HealthforAll

We are excited to invite you all to the next Research Seminar by the Paul Farmer Collaborative! We will be talking about Social Media in Global Surgery with an amazing line up of speakers. University of Global Health Equity Remember to register here: pgssc.org/researchseminar

Two of our abstracts have been accepted for the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (#ASC25)! 1️⃣ “Global Burden of Surgery-Related Financial Risk” 2️⃣ “Evaluation of Rwanda’s National Surgical Obstetric and Anesthesia Plan” 📅 Feb 11-13, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV Assoc4AcademicSurgery

PGSSC past and present, with WACS and UGHE at Academic Surgical Congress 2025! #ASC2025

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From 24–28 February, Rwanda hosts the Pan-African Surgical Conference #PASC2025, convening surgeons, healthcare leaders, researchers, and policymakers to explore solutions for strengthening surgical services in Africa. Held under the theme “A Surgeon in Every District

Day 2 is here! The Advancing Medical Education in Africa Conference continues at KCC, hosted by UGHE and the Ministry of Health. With esteemed professors, doctors, and experts in the house, we’re set for another day of insightful discussions, bold ideas, and transformative

Exciting news! Rwanda is hosting the National Stakeholders' Meeting for the National Surgical, Obstetric & Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP) 2025–2030 30 June 2025 | Kigali Marriott Hotel Proudly partnered with: Ministry of Health | Rwanda | Rwanda Society of Anesthesia & Critical care_RSAAC | @RwandaMOY | @UGHE_org | @opertionsmile

Happening now Kigali Marriott Hotel #StakeholdersMeeting for #RwandaNSOAP2025_2030 shaping the future for #Surgery in Rwanda. Thx Ministry of Health | Rwanda Rwanda Surgical Soci University of Rwanda University of Global Health Equity Operation Smile Global Surgery Research Hub Rwanda Rwanda Society of Anesthesia & Critical care_RSAAC for your great support and contributions.

The discussions were lively and constructive as they were led by some new but quite active actors in the field such as Jackson Kwizera Ndekezi Umutoni Alice, MD,Ms(c). From them we were able to come out with a concise and achievable action plan at each level: from the MOH to the CHWs.

Today's conversation on the draft NSOAP 2025 -2030 brought together a broad stakeholders' representation way beyond surgeons only to look at person-centered based surgical care; enthousiasm and owmership of the young generation workforce are generating a positive change.

29, jun 2025 at Marriott Hotel, stakeholders joined forces to refine Rwanda’s NSOAP 2025–2030. For the leadership of Min. of Health, Rw in collaboration: Operation Smile Rwanda 🇷🇼, University of Global Health Equity, University of Rwanda & Rwanda Society of Anesthesia & Critical care_RSAAC. Together, we will strengthen surgical systems for all Rwandans. #NSOAP2025

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