Honoured to have presented credentials to HE President Tshisekedi of 🇨🇩 in Kinshasa recently.

Attending the Outreach Day of the G4 Alliance Permanent Council Meeting in Bauru Brazil. Opening Session this morning by the Vice- President of Ecuador and also a senior representative of the Brazilian Ministry of Health #SOTACare4all @G4Alliance

Excited in Addis Ababa to see Congolese trainee, Dr Justin Tsandiraki pass his final surgical exams. He graduates as a Fellow of COSECSA. Pleased that Congolese & Australasian colleagues could join me. AusHEAL & HEAL Africa building surgical capacity in DRC @ausheal HEALAfrica

Pleased to present at the COSECSA meeting in Ethiopia on data demonstrating improvements in knowledge and skills of participants in the first year of the Diploma in SOTA Care (DISC) Course in DRC @ausheal HEALAfrica #SOTAcare4all G4

Yesterday we completed the first Basic Surgical Skills Course for 2024 - an ongoing 3-way partnership between AusHEAL, HEAL Africa and ECC to train Congolese rural doctors (&COSECSA trainees) in SOTA care - strengthening primary health care & regional health AusHEAL #G4alliance

Join the The G4 Alliance Africa Working Group meeting. Today, G4 Alliance Permanent Council Vice-President Dr. Neil Wetzig presents strategic partnerships in the regional development of SOTA Care in Eastern DR Congo!

Thoughtful statement by WFSA, ICS,IFSC, IASP etc re support for ECO strategy at WHA - emphasising surgery and anaesthesia - including support and education at level 1 hospitals

Pleased to be opening the second Goma wide 2-day SOTA (Surgery, Obstetrics, Trauma and Anaesthesia) Symposium-advancing SOTA care for general doctors as part of Primary Health Care in North Kivu @ausheal G4 HEALAfrica

Day 2 of the SOTA Symposium in Goma, DRC - focusing on improving Trauma Care today in a part of the world where Conflict and Road Traffic Accidents are so common and workforce training essential @ausheal HEALAfrica G4

So much fun this morning practising resuscitation Scenarios as part of the Basic Trauma Course at HEAL Africa - attempting to improve care received from rural doctors- putting one’s body on the line in the interest of QI! Neil Wetzig G4 @ausheal HEALAfrica

Last week our Diploma in SOTA Care Course taught practical Basic Surgical Skills to rural doctors in DRC - strengthening the health system through training in the basics . @ausheal. HEALAfrica G4

Wonderful opportunity to present the G4 Alliance / WHO Operative Encounter Registry on behalf of the G4 Working Group at the International Surgical Week in Kuala Lumpur The G4 Alliance @ISW2024KualaLumpur HEALAfrica

Good to network with European Surgeons interested in Global Surgery at the European Global Surgery Congress in Essen, Germany - representing the G4 Alliance G4 HEALAfrica

Claudio Tanca - G4 Alliance Executive Director speaking at the European Global Surgery in Essen, Germany. G4

Pleased to be attending the 25th Anniversary of COSECSA Meeting- College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa. Strategic meetings about the WHO - G4 Operative Encounter Registry The G4 Alliance HEALAfrica

Australia is deeply concerned about violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the armed group M23's offensive on Goma, supported by Rwandan Defence Forces. We call for an immediate de-escalation and respect for the DRC's territorial integrity.

Parties to the conflict must uphold their obligations under international law, ensuring the protection of humanitarian workers and unhindered access to vital aid. Australia calls on all parties to commit to a peaceful resolution of the conflict through regional peace initiatives.

Attending the G4 Alliance 17th Permanent Council Meeting in Geneva - excellent session on WHA Advocacy and Policy Processes with wonderful speakers #G4Alliance #SOTACare #WHA78