Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of leading global health organizations has joined forces to address a critical gap in anaesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings. At the ALL-Africa Anaesthesia Congress, organizations including Lifebox, Smile Train, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and …
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Smile Train and Lifebox advocate for the inclusion of a capnograph as an essential anaesthesia monitoring equipment for safer surgery Singapore City, Singapore | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant move to improve safety for millions of people undergoing surgery each year, Smile Train and global nonprofit, Lifebox, have come …
Read More »New capnography device to improve anesthesia services at Mulago hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anesthesia Department at Mulago Hospital has acquired a new capnography device, which promises to enhance its medical services. Anesthesia is a critical medical practice where healthcare professionals induce temporary unconsciousness in patients to perform medical procedures without causing pain or discomfort. Capnography is a …
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