ReSurge International

@kirudduNRH local biomedical engineering team worked alongside the visiting specialists, gaining practical skills to sustain these improvements long term.

Safe Surgery helped us repair faulty theatre beds and anesthesia machines, restore blunt surgical instruments, realign theatre equipment, and resolve a range of critical technical challenges — ensuring the operating environment met the standards required for safe surgical care.

On #ThankYou Thursday, we're thanking our partners at Safe Surgery. Together, we successfully organized a comprehensive assessment of our hospital's surgical facilities in Uganda.

We're extending the Matolase Scholarship deadline to Monday, March 30, at 5 PM PT. Apply here: bit.ly/3KRRb9x We want this process to be fair and accessible for every applicant. Good luck! 🤞 — The ReSurge Team

We’re extending the Matolase Mtonga Scholarship deadline until next Monday. Thanks to the generosity of @SkinCeuticals and continued interest from women worldwide, we want to give more people the chance to apply. Apply today: bit.ly/3KRRb9x

⏳ Only a few hours left until the Matolase Mtonga Scholarship application window closes. We're providing scholarships to women training in reconstructive surgery from a low- or middle-income country. Apply now: bit.ly/3KRRb9x In loving memory 📹

🔊There are only two days left to apply for the Matolase Mtonga Scholarship! Don’t miss your chance to apply today. The application closes on Monday, March 16, at 5 pm PT. Apply here: bit.ly/3KRRb9x

ReSurge leaders, Anna Santos, Claire Lachance, and @NatKMeyers are representing our team at the @UN_CSW in NYC. They just had the honor of hosting the panel discussion: “Access to Justice in Health: Advancing Breast Reconstruction as a Right, Not a Privilege.”

More moments from our panel event at the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (@UN_CSW) #CSW70: “Access to Justice in Health: Advancing Breast Reconstruction as a Right, Not a Privilege.” 🎀

@NatKMeyers It’s an honor to connect with advocates, leaders, and organizations who are passionate about building equitable access to breast cancer care for women worldwide at #CSW70.

@NatKMeyers In contrast, in Sub-Saharan Africa, breast cancer is the leading diagnosed cancer and the second-most common cause of cancer mortality, with five-year survival rates hovering just at 40%.

We're at the @UN_CSW: #CSW70, hosting the panel event: "Access to Justice in Health: Advancing Breast Reconstruction as a Right, Not a Privilege" with the University of Global Health Equity.

It’s an honor to connect with advocates, leaders, and organizations who are passionate about building equitable access to breast cancer care for women worldwide at @UN_CSW. Join the conversation. Happening now in the Drew Room at the Church Center for the United Nations.

3/ Complementing in-person learning, the curriculum is associated with trainee engagement, improved knowledge, and positive user feedback, supporting its feasibility and usefulness as a powerful educational resource in low-resource settings.

2/ Authored by Dr. James Chang, Dr. Godfrey Muguti, Dr. Dharshan S., Dr. Meewon Olivia Park, Dr. Rose Alenyo, Natalie Meyers, MPH, Niraj Suresh Bachheta, and Dr. Lawrence Cai, MD, we published it in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.

1/ Introducing a @cosecsa online curriculum produced by ReSurge International, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA): bit.ly/4ubmz7f

#TBT: Earlier this year, the ReSurge team got together to reflect, strategize, and plan for what's ahead. Our focus is clear: deepen our impact, strengthen our partnerships, train more surgical teams, and ensure more patients gain access to reconstructive surgery 🤝