Featured Project
The Kampala prehospital initiative continues to train taxi drivers, police, and local government officials in Uganda to be lay first responders for trauma.
Read about the project's current status and recently published data
Workforce Expansion
2009-10 GPAS Scholarships awarded.
After successfully increasing the number of applicants and trainees in surgery and anesthesia in Kampala, Uganda, GPAS plans to expand capacity building efforts in 2010.
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Find more information on opportunities to volunteer, work, collaborate and donate.
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News & Updates
- New mHealth and ICT initiatives
- World Journal of Surgery - Patterns of Prehospital Trauma Care and Feasibility of Lay-First-Responder Training in Kampala, Uganda
- PLoS ONE - Effectiveness and Scalability of a Basic Prehospital Trauma Care Program for Lay First-Responders in Kampala, Uganda
- Lancet - Commentary on the surgical workforce crisis
- Surgery in Global Health Primer
New Publications
In The Field
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