Revolutionizing Surgery for Billions A lack of surgical care kills more people each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Around the world, 5 billion people don’t have access to safe and affordable surgical care, which causes nearly 17 million deaths each year. Not surprisingly, most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries,
Using the Best Science to Save Lives Although progress is being made, the HIV epidemic still devastates countless lives. In 2022, 1.3 million new HIV infections were reported, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, tuberculosis—a preventable and treatable disease—was responsible for 1.3 million deaths. We have strong solutions to improve people’s health so they can
Simple Solutions Save Lives Infections that patients get while receiving care in a health facility harm hundreds of millions of people each year. Health providers themselves are at risk too. We work with ministries of health to build their countries’ ability to prevent and control these types of avoidable infections—for the sake of patients and
