Global Surgery and Trauma Research
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Improving access to safe surgical care for everyone
Over 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when they need it. Trauma alone causes more than 4 million deaths each year, while cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality globally.
The Global Surgery and Trauma Program at The George Institute for Global Health works to improve access, quality, and equity in surgical, trauma, emergency, and critical care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Our focus areas
Trauma & injury care
Improving trauma systems, quality of care, emergency response, and injury outcomes through research, training, and implementation science.
Surgical systems strengthening
Addressing barriers to surgical care delivery, workforce shortages, safe anaesthesia, and access to essential surgical services.
️ Cancer care
Advancing equitable cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care through health systems research.
WHO Collaborating Centre
We are proud to serve as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency, Critical and Operative Care (ECO).
Through this collaboration, we support the World Health Organization's efforts to strengthen emergency, critical, and surgical care worldwide and contribute to the development of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Compendium.
Our approach
- Generate evidence to improve patient outcomes
- Build partnerships across India and globally
- Support policy and health systems reform
- Strengthen capacity in emergency and surgical care
- Advance equitable access to life-saving services
Research impact
Our researchers have published extensively in leading international journals on:
- Trauma systems and quality improvement
- Global surgery and health equity
- Emergency and critical care
- Blood access in resource-limited settings
- Violence prevention
- Cancer care and screening
