GSF - The Global Surgery Foundation

Our vision and mission

Everyone deserves access to surgical care.
We are the leading organisation with the goal to accelerate access to surgical care, globally.

Our vision
A world with universal and equitable access to safe, quality, timely, and affordable surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care.

Our mission
To accelerate and expand the provision of surgical, obstetrical, and anaesthesia care for attaining better health for all.

Who are we?
The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) is the leading global health organisation with the goal to improve access to surgical care, thereby ensuring more equitable access to healthcare for all. GSF is a foundation pursuant to articles 80 and seq. of the Swiss Civil Code and equivalent to a United States 501(c)(3) Organisation.

Leveraging its surgical care expertise and direct links to the United Nations system, governments and international partners, the GSF empowers frontline implementers to achieve sustainable scale up of safe and affordable surgical care systems where they are most needed.

To achieve the greatest impact on reducing death and disability, the GSF serves as a common platform for all sectors and stakeholders, while leveraging its SURGfund, a new catalytic funding mechanism aimed at supporting programming in training and education; policy and planning; project implementation; research; and infrastructure and equipment.

The GSF is governed by the Swiss Civil Code and its Statutes. Its governance has been carefully designed to allow for equitable representation by countries, technical experts, and other stakeholders.