Launched in 2011 by four of the world’s leading medical organisations, they’re the only NGO devoted to safer surgery in low-resource countries.

Their programme sets the standard for appropriate technology and global distribution in challenging settings.
They’ve made surgery and anaesthesia safer for 10 million patients, building new networks across professional, academic and commercial organizations in more than 100 countries worldwide.

They’re prioritising the most invisible, essential component of any complex system: safety.

Because fundamentally, Lifebox® is about saving lives.

In the last five years their equipment and education programme, proven to reduce the risk of surgical complications and mortality by over 40%, has set the standard for appropriate technology and global distribution in challenging settings.

They’ve made surgery safer for 10 million patients worldwide through improving anaesthesia safety, building new networks across professional, academic and commercial organizations – from cutting-edge research institutions to rural heath centres in more than 100 countries. They’re prioritising the most invisible, essential component of any complex system: safety.