The IGS are delighted to be in Nairobi with our amazing colleagues in Kenyatta University for our ongoing Erasmus+ collaboration! A huge thank you to ​#ErasmusPlus for their support with this knowledge exchange! #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @euerasmusplus.bsky.social

Help shape the future of global surgical training! We need input from surgical teams to ensure SURGhub meets real needs in real settings. Highlight training gaps and request topics here: 👉 www.surghub.org/blog/surghub... @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social

We're back with #MeetTheTeam, and today it's the turn of our hygiene expert, Shadrick Masulani. He's good with research and numbers and a great asset to the team. And on top of all of this, he is also very photogenic! 😎 @researchireland.ie @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social @jointsdgfund.bsky.social

As part of ongoing efforts to improve our SODIS water system, we have installed reusable water filters at both Thekerani and Chimvu. Now, neither algae nor sediment can pass through the filter. What's more, they are locally available! #localising @researchireland.ie @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social

Season's Greetings from the IGS team!🎅 We want to thank all of our partners, collaborators & friends who have made 2025 such an impactful year for the IGS. We look forward to 2026 as we work to improve access to high-quality, essential surgical care for underserved populations. www.humanarium.ie

Keep up to date with everything IGS, on our news, events, projects, publications and more...from anywhere in the 🌍 Join our mailing list today 👉 tinyurl.com/ya3tmx3j #globalsurgery #RCSIengage @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Mr Jeremiah Jumbe, Malawi Member of Parliament & Member of its Health Committee, joined our #Akazi community awareness meeting today at Soche Maternity in Blantyre. It's encouraging that the government is showing its support for the project by participating in project activities. @researchireland.ie

SURGhub, led by Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR with support from RCSI and J&J Foundation, has won the QS Reimagine Education Award 2025 for Best E-Learning Project, recognising its innovative approach to expanding global surgical education. RCSI news story tinyurl.com/hf3f5vu7 #globalsurgery

Today, the team visited the Kanyezi Health Centre in Dedza to check the area where the new water system with a 100% Malawian-made calabash tank will be installed #localising @researchireland.ie @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social @jointsdgfund.bsky.social

#Akazi has provided 15 Malawian healthcare workers with breast health training for the first time in their careers. 45 workers from 8 different health centres received training this year, considerably helping efforts to identify breast cancer & reduce diagnosis times. Pic: Antonio Jaén Osuna

In case you missed it, @abigailruthfreeman.bsky.social talked about our project at @siliconrepublic.bsky.social You can read the piece here: www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/r... @researchireland.ie @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social

Learn more about our project! @researchireland.ie @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social @unep.org

We are preparing for the construction of the first reactor to be built in #Malawi. The Irish team will travel to the health centre where the reactor will be installed. This is a significant step forward in #localising our SODIS system. @researchireland.ie @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social

Our very own Dr Emanuela Parotto, IGS PhD Scholar, presented her poster today at the #CANECSA conference in Mombasa, titled, "From Education to Professional Identity (PI): - Becoming an Anaesthesia Provider (AP) in Malawi." canecsa.org #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Dr. Ruth Freeman, @researchireland.ie Director of Research for Society, highlights the amazing achievements of SDG Challenge teams in a recent @siliconrepublic.bsky.social piece by Colin Ryan. @surg-water.bsky.social highlighted as a project people in Ireland can be proud of! tinyurl.com/5eu2dfys

The 18th European Public Health Conference 2025 in Helsinki is well underway today, and a very welcome visitor has dropped in to all the (very) good academics and researchers. Only at an academic conference in Finland!! #globalsurgery #EPH2025 @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Eric O'Flynn, IGS Programme Director (Education, Training and Advocacy), outlines in this Medical Independent piece, how Irish doctors are supporting health workforce training in low-resource settings globally. 👉 tinyurl.com/39s63w3e #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Bringing together high-quality online medical education content from multiple institutions on trusted open-access platforms has the potential to transform medical education in low-resource contexts. This review offers evidence-based insight on building such compilations mededu.jmir.org/2025/1/e65306

Researchers at SPH have been awarded funding to investigate the impact of climate change on water access & maternal health in rural Guatemala. Led by our own Dr Chiara Pittalis the project has received €100k through Irish Aid's Ireland-Central America Joint Research Initiative. tinyurl.com/236xacm2

We are delighted to welcome Husam Hamouda to the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery Team! Husam is a Master of Surgery by Research student, joining us from Gaza. His focus is on, "Adapting to surgical infrastructure gaps in a conflict setting: a case study of water shortages in hospitals in Gaza."

We've created a starter pack of our faculty, researchers, team members and centres on Bluesky. Click here to view these accounts: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Thanks to #Akazi 30 Malawian healthcare workers have received breast health training for the first time in their careers, enabling them to identify women with potential breast cancer at the earliest possible stage, reducing the time for diagnosis & ensuring they are on the care pathway without delay

- Five new health centres - 30 health care providers trained in breast health - Community awareness with more than 200 community leaders #Akazi is back! Pic-Antonio Jaén Osuna #BreastHealthDay #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @europadonna.bsky.social

We’re bringing together clinicians from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital who work along the breast cancer care pathway — to identify how this journey can be made better for every patient. #BreastCancerAwareness #malawidecides2025 @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

Méabh Hennelly, IGS Education Programme Officer, with student partners, Tom Kehoe, Emily Hamilton & Karim Fouad presented their @rcsi.bsky.social Student Engagement and Partnership (StEP) funded research, 'Global Paediatric Surgery E-Learning Translation Project,' at the StEP ceremony last week! 👍👏

Another milestone for Malawi as the Ministry of Health announces the country’s first Breast Health Guidelines, launching early 2026. Through #Akazi we’re proud to support this important step forward during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, strengthening the fight against breast cancer @researchireland.ie

Congratulations to Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice Chancellor, CEO and Registrar of RCSI, who has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), one of the highest distinctions in international surgery. 🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-... #ACSCongress2025

In September alone the 25,000+ enrolled learners on #SURGhub spent the equivalent of 5 years on the platform. This is perioperative education collaboration on a global scale. Explore 100+ courses www.surghub.org #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @surgfoundation.bsky.social @unitar.bsky.social J&J

The IGS travelled to University of Medicine, Tirana, in September where they discussed future educational collaborations between our universities! Thank you Prof Agron Dogjani, Prof Alban Dibra, Anila Prendi and everyone in Tirana. A huge thank you to @euerasmusplus.bsky.social for their support!

The @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social is a core partner in a new international collaboration awarded $1.1 million by the US NIH. The partnership will work closely with firefighter first responders in Guatemala to bridge the gap between injury & definitive hospital care. www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

A research project led by Dr Jakub Gajewski, @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social, aimed at strengthening breast cancer care in Malawi has been awarded a €350,000 grant from @researchireland.ie. www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

Dr Pieternella Pieterse is a Research Fellow in @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social, where she is examining impact of unsalaried health workers in the Sierra Leone public health sector. As part of Postdoc Appreciation Week, Ellen told us about her research. #NPAW2025 #LovePostdocs @researchireland.ie

We are delighted to welcome Dáire Goodman, RCSI StAR MD scholar, to the IGS! 😀 Dáire's research interests include skin cancer management, innovations in surgical practice and the experiences of surgical trainees. Dáire is also an Atlantic Surgical Leadership Exchange Programme 2025/26 candidate. 👍

Congratulations on the RCSI/COSECSA Collaboration Programme (CP) receiving the 2025 ASPIRE-to-Excellence Award for International Collaboration in Health Professions Education. 👏👏 Read the RCSI story here ➡️ tinyurl.com/267pjuc4 #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

2 days to go!😊 Submit your Abstract by Aug 24th ➡️tinyurl.com/2bcczzdr 5.5 CPD credits by RCSI Sub-Themes: 👉 Supporting education and training of healthcare workers globally 👉 Supporting delivery of quality healthcare globally 👉 Global health education and global action in Ireland #GHEIS2025

Millions of women give birth in clinics without access to clean water, which can lead to deadly infections. #SURG_Water focuses on maternal wards because life begins there, and what better way to start life than to be washed with clean water after entering this world? @researchireland.ie

We're #localising, which means we're aiming to develop our water system right here in Malawi, using local skills and materials. We are looking at ways to adapt the technology so that it can be manufactured and repaired in Malawi or neighbouring African countries as required. @researchireland.ie

Thanks to the money donated by the family and friends of Dr Dirk Grabosch (Castro-Rauxel, 🇩🇪) on his birthday, 2 new tanks have been installed at the health centres in Thekerani and Chimaliro. A generous gesture that will boost these communities' water storage capacity. @researchireland.ie

Just installed in Beaumont Hospital - the 'Atlantic Surgical Leadership Exchange Programme' plaque celebrates RCSI & HMU candidates since 2015 👏 The programme continues to go from strength to strength with our 2025/26 cohort! tinyurl.com/22qe5ftd @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Delighted to share that @federics.bsky.social and I just published a new paper, Employed but unpaid… which is an investigation into the challenges faced by Sierra Leone’s many (possibly as many as half of the clinical health workforce) so-called volunteer health workers. One of the first in-depth …

Submit your Abstract now for #GHEIS2025! Deadline Aug 24th 🕰️ 5.5 CPD credits by RCSI Sub-Themes: 👉 Supporting education and training of healthcare workers globally 👉 Supporting delivery of quality healthcare globally 👉 Global health education and global action in Ireland ➡️tinyurl.com/2bcczzdr

Design thinking is a creative, practical way to solve problems by focusing on what real people need. At #SURG_Water, we apply #designthinking to deeply engage with communities, listening to their needs, testing ideas collaboratively and refining solutions together. @researchireland.ie

We are #localising our technology so that it can be produced and operated locally. Why is this important? This will reduce construction and maintenance costs, increase the potential for wider use in #Malawi and ensure the #sustainability of the technology beyond the project. @researchireland.ie

📣 Submit your Abstract now for #GHEIS2025! Sub-Themes are: 👉 Supporting education and training of healthcare workers globally 👉 Supporting delivery of quality healthcare globally 👉 Global health education and global action in Ireland Deadline Aug 24th All details tinyurl.com/2bcczzdr

A collab btwn @miseancara.bsky.social & @rcsi.bsky.social has provided evidence for pandemic preparedness. Dr Jakub Gajewski & Dr Chiara Pittalis @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social assessed impact of Covid-19 on delivery of healthcare & essential services in Tanzania & Kenya. youtu.be/-xmbPdvTNJA?...

Keep up to date with everything IGS, on our news, events, projects, publications and more...from anywhere in the 🌏 Join our mailing list today! tinyurl.com/ya3tmx3j #GlobalSurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

The @surg-water.bsky.social project is all about innovation for sustainability. The team were in Almería working on their new prototype, the Fish-Tank reactor, which will be simpler, easier to clean & more cost-effective. surgwater.ie @rcsi.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

RCSI will host the Global Health Education Ireland Symposium 2025, “Ask not what global health education can do for you, but what you can do for it," on Wednesday, 22nd Oct 2025 in RCSI 123 Stephen’s Green. This event is in-person & registration is free. 👉 tinyurl.com/2bcczzdr @rcsi.bsky.social

WCTEL 2025 is ongoing in Brazil (July 3rd-5th). Three international speakers & surgeons, Prof Juan Carlos Puyana, Prof Marcelo Ribeiro Junior & Prof Pablo Ottolino had the opportunity to take a quick picture before getting back to the conference! Learn more tinyurl.com/2b66m47n @rcsi.bsky.social

SURGhub is addressing the needs of underserved surgical learners through innovative, participatory technological solutions. RCSI news story: tinyurl.com/265eeu28 WJOS Article: tinyurl.com/2yqbzdse #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @surgfoundation.bsky.social @unitar.bsky.social J&J Foundation