Impact Report
10 Years of Advocacy — A Future of Promise
From advocacy to innovation, discover how we're transforming surgical care worldwide.
Our Working Groups
Innovation in action across the global SOTA agenda.
A highlight of some of our specialized working groups leading policy, research, knowledge exchange, and development of technical resources for surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anaesthesia care.
Burns Working Group
Launched World Burns Week in 95 countries. Created the Burns Care Map for global access to treatment.
Latin America & Caribbean Working Group
Monthly Spanish/English webinars uniting regional leaders. Led advocacy to influence WHO health policy in the Americas.
ISGQSSA Working Group
Published the first global surgical care standards for LMICs. Influencing decentralized, quality-first surgical systems.
Operative Encounter Registry (OER)
Developed the WHO Operative Encounter Module. Driving data-powered improvements in surgical care access.
US Government Resource Mobilization
Led successful advocacy to include surgical care in USAID appropriations — a first in U.S. history. Mobilized 16 U.S. surgical societies to support funding for surgical system strengthening.
Asia Working Group
Published peer-reviewed articles on SOTA priorities and workforce case studies across Asian LMICs. Collaborated with ASAR and Nivarana to amplify grassroots stories.