Global Surgery Amsterdam
GSA is an international research and education institute that works to develop sustainable solutions in global surgery.
Advocacy
Universal access to safe and affordable surgical care when needed is both a moral and a strategic imperative for all human beings.
Research
To unite medical specialists, residents, global health doctors and students to perform research on global surgery.
Education
To provide preparation courses on global surgery for students, doctors and specialists going abroad for exchanges or humanitarian projects.
Broken Hips and Broken Legs
Our goal is to improve surgical care for trauma patients worldwide. We wish to make trauma care accessible and available for everyone. We believe that no one should suffer from long-term disability after sustaining an injury. With your support we want to improve surgical care when needed for patients who have broken their hip or leg in a low resource setting.
Continue reading ...The Latest News
There are some great blogs written by our team whom you may like to read. All the latest news concerning Global Surgery Amsterdam (GSA) can be found in our news feed as seen below.
Global Surgery Amsterdam's new article in Dutch for the Dutch Surgical Magazine
Schaarste in de traumazorg van lage- en middeninkomenslanden A. Eleveld, arts Internationale Gezondheidszorg en Tropengeneeskunde Toegang tot traumachirurgische zorg is in een groot deel van de wereld een schaars goed. Arts Inte…
Global Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Summerschool 2021
Save the Date!! We are happy to announce the date for the Global Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Summerschool in Utrecht in collaboration with UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht …
Publication in Dutch Global Health Journal
from Global Health Research by NVTG Lower extremity fractures: access to care and outcome of treatment in rural Tanzania The rates of extremity fractures in low- and middle-income cou…
New Faculty Member
Global Surgery Amsterdam is proud to welcome Schelto Kruijff as a new Faculty Member. Schelto Kruijff, MD PhD is a surgical Oncologist at University Medical Center…
Short Introduction!
A short introduction to Global Surgery at the Dutch Surgical Society in May 2019 by Matthijs Botman, MD. The video is in Dutch and provided with English subtitles.