Congratulations to the ten anaesthesia Fellows who graduated during the @canecsa conference on #Zimbabwe. Special shout out to the seven supported by #SmileTrain. Thank you for showing true commitment to strengthening anaesthesia care in your home countries.
Surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care plays a critical, yet neglected, role in the fight to reduce maternal mortality rates. Yet global surgery indicators are absent from the UNGA's Sustainable Development Goals, write Siddhesh Zadey and Nachiket Mor.
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🌎 SDG1: No Poverty
Without investment #LMICs face HUGE economic loss from surgical disease. How can they increase development&self-reliance like this? 🤔
Timely surgery 👇
❌Prevents disability
📉Reduces illness
✊Increases productivity/self-reliance
💰Reduces economic burden
“#Unsafe surgery is worse than no surgery” because it can lead to death, disease & long term disability; all known to cause socioeconomic impoverishment the victims & their families. You can help us make #Access to #SafeSurgery possible for those desperately in need of it.
@IslandHospiceZW Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about the milestones, achievements, and memories that have shaped our organization into what it is today.
"Surgeons in LMICs are experts in deciding who gets to live and who gets to die. Not because they attended an ethics course, but because of lack of resources."
Dr. Sabrina Asturias shares her perspectives about the harsh realities in global surgery at the side event at #WHA76
Hook - Palliative care is not about giving up on life. It's about living life to the fullest until the very end. Let's break down some common misconceptions about palliative care. 🧵👇
1/ Misconception: Palliative care is only for the dying.
Reality: Regardless of life expectancy, palliative care can help anyone with a serious illness. It focuses on improving quality of life, managing symptoms, and providing emotional support.
2/ Misconception: Palliative care means stopping all other treatments.
Reality: Palliative care can be given alongside curative treatments. It's about providing holistic care that addresses all aspects of a patient's well-being, including physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
3/ Misconception: Palliative care is only for the elderly.
Reality: Palliative care is for anyone with a serious illness, regardless of age. It can be helpful for young adults, children, and anyone facing a life-limiting illness.
4/ Misconception: Palliative care is depressing.
Reality: Palliative care can actually improve a patient's mood and overall well-being. It provides support and comfort during difficult times and helps patients live life as fully as possible.
Let's spread the word about the importance of palliative care and bust these myths. 💪
Common thread at the #SAPCC23 is late referrals of patients to palliative care teams, if at all. As long back as 2014, WHA debunked the belief that PC is only about end of life care. #resolutionA67.19
#Day2 of the National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Strategy (NSOAS) 2022-2025 costing workshop in Mutare to cost the strategy & estimate the investments required for the implementation of the activities.