The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery
Improving surgical outcomes through collaborative research
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GSU Birmingham Team visits Rwanda Hub for SIV, Monitoring and CEI
Members of the Global Surgery Unit (GSU) of the University of Birmingham visited the GSU…
Recent GSU event hosted through Nigeria Hub discusses GlobalSurg 1 ouctome
A recent dissemination and engagement event that took place in Nigeria through the GSU's…
GlobalSurg 3 publication in The Lancet looks at role of hospital facilities in determining patient outcomes
A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study, looking at the…
"Delivering safe and effective surgical care across the world is one of the greatest challenges facing global health today”.
Professor Dion Morton, Co-Director, NIHR GSU
We are Improving surgical outcomes through collaborative research!
SETTING THE RESEARCH AGENDA
GlobalSurg & The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery are working together through annual research prioritisation workshops to set the research agenda based on patient need in LMIC.
COHORT & FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GlobalSurg conduct international cohort studies, generating crucial background data for feasibility studies and trials carried out in NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery LMIC hub countries.
EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE SURGICAL OUTCOMES
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is conducting international randomised controlled trials in selected low and middle income partner hub countries. GlobalSurg studies are open to any hospitals, any where.
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH FOR THE FUTURE
Developing trans-continental randomised controlled trials and national guidelines to build sustainable research capacity and implement change in surgical practice in LMICs.
FOSTERING THE SURGICAL LEADERS OF TOMORROW
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is supporting fully funded Fellowships for surgeons in LMIC as well as providing open access training resources to support surgical researchers all around the world.
A dedicated and specialist team making surgery safer for patients all around the world
SETTING THE RESEARCH AGENDA
GlobalSurg & The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery are working together through annual research prioritisation workshops to set the research agenda based on patient need in LMIC.
COHORT & FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GlobalSurg conduct international cohort studies, generating crucial background data for feasibility studies and trials carried out in NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery LMIC hub countries.
EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE SURGICAL OUTCOMES
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is conducting international randomised controlled trials in selected low and middle income partner hub countries. GlobalSurg studies are open to any hospitals, any where.
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH FOR THE FUTURE
Developing trans-continental randomised controlled trials and national guidelines to build sustainable research capacity and implement change in surgical practice in LMICs.
FOSTERING THE SURGICAL LEADERS OF TOMORROW
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is supporting fully funded Fellowships for surgeons in LMIC as well as providing open access training resources to support surgical researchers all around the world.
A dedicated and specialist team making surgery safer for patients all around the world
Over 5 billion people around the world lack access to safe affordable surgical care”The Lancet Commission 2017
... But we are making a difference
Bringing together surgeons, researchers and policy makers to set the local research agenda according to patient need in LMICs and ensuring all patients have the opportunity to take part in our research.
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