What We Are Doing

The article “Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative: A Call for a Comprehensive Approach to a Global Problem” by Abdelbasit E. Ali , Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Simone …

Several GICS Members have published a new paper Action against birth defects: if not now, when? The authors are: Kathleen Strong, Judith Robb-McCord, Salimah Walani, Cecilia Mellado, Lorenzo D. Botto, …

  We are excited to announce a low-cost surgical simulator competition that will occur during GICS V, in collaboration with the WHO Safe and Affordable Surgery Group and the WHO …

GICS will hold our next in-person meeting in Manila, Philippines, 25-26 February 2024 at the Manila Hotel.

GICS is excited to launch our Organizational Membership program. We have received repeated requests to offer this membership level for organizations that share our values and support the work of …

We are pleased to share our latest GICS video, “Where we started, where we are going.” Please take a moment to watch this short video which highlights clips from advisory …

GICS is delighted to warmly welcome two esteemed new members who have joined our board. Their exceptional expertise and unwavering passion are highly regarded, and we eagerly anticipate the valuable …

We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Doruk Ozgediz for receiving the distinguished Donald E. Meier Humanitarian Award at the APSA (American Pediatric Surgical Association) Annual Meeting …

During the ASEAN Society of Pediatric Surgeons Congress held in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 22-23, Beda Espineda delivered an enlightening oral presentation entitled “GICS: Its Relevance to the LMICs.” Acknowledging …

This lecture given by Dr. Emmanuel A. Ameh, was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. It emphasizes the longstanding neglect of children’s surgical care in low- and middle-income …

We are pleased to share that a team from GICS, under the leadership of Tahmina Banu, had their article published in The World Journal of Surgery. The article is titled …

  International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 12th, and this year, the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) joins in celebrating nurses everywhere, especially …