The Global Coalition for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – A Call to Action
March 3, 2026Last year, InterSurgeon highlighted the work of the Global Coalition for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), an international alliance advocating for TBI to be formally recognised as a chronic and notifiable health condition. This policy shift is aimed at improving access to safe, timely surgical intervention, structured trauma systems, and long-term rehabilitation for patients worldwide. The Coalition is now actively pursuing a WHA resolution with Pakistan is serving as the lead sponsor, with current co-sponsors including Chile, Türkiye, Australia, and Norway. Responses are pending from the Ministries of Health in Togo and Canada. Read more
Read moreGender Equity in Global Surgery, from inception to InterSurgeon
February 19, 2026Last year InterSurgeon was delighted to welcome member, Gender Equity in Global Surgery (GEIGS), to our growing member network. Set up in 2019, fellows at Harvard Medical School, USA, in the Program of Global Surgery and Social Change sought to put gender equity on the global surgery agenda after The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (2015) put SOTA care on the international agenda emphasising a need to double the global surgical workforce by 2030. GEIGS secretary and co-chair discuss all things GEIGS and why they have joined InterSurgeon.
Read moreEngage in the global surgery discussion and sign up to the January journal club from member GEIGS (Gender Equity in Global Surgery)
January 22, 202627th January , new member GEIGS (gender equity in global surgery) will host a Journal Club (live session) with the authors of “Unmasking gender disparity in industry payments to US surgeons” published by the AJS - click here to read more and sign up.
Read moreInterSurgeon Survey – Please Help!
December 23, 2025We are asking for help circulating our survey before the end of the year. Our aim is that the results will be published (which will help attract funders to the platform) and used inform our future strategies to improve InterSurgeon for the global surgery community so it is vital we get as many responses as possible. We would be so grateful for any assistance: complete it (if you haven't already - it only takes 2-7 minutes), post it on your socials and tell your friends. Best wishes to you and thank you for your support!
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