Global Surgery Amsterdam

Home
United States
Rotterdam, NY
Global Surgery Amsterdam

Five billion people worldwide lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed.

Global Surgery Amsterdam is a platform that aims to improve global surgical care by research and training projects.

08/11/2026

Missed our ABJIN Webinar? 🎥 It’s now up on demand!

Open Fractures: How to apply universal treatment principles in resource-limited settings 🌍

In this session, Dr. George Njambilo and Dr. Matthijs Botman shared practical, adaptable strategies for open fracture care when advanced resources aren’t available — moderated by Dr. Asanka Wijendra.

👉 Link in bio to watch the full recording

A huge thank you to everyone involved: African Bone and Joint Infection Network, EBJIS, AO Alliance, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, and Amsterdam UMC 🙏

06/28/2026

Basics of Open Fractures Course 🇹🇿
From 1–2 June at Haydom Lutheran Hospital and 4–5 June at Selian Lutheran Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania, we had the opportunity to come together with dedicated healthcare professionals for the Basics of Open Fractures course.
Our goal is to share collective global knowledge on open fractures and fracture-related infections (FRIs), improving access to safe surgical care for patients worldwide and helping reduce preventable disability and mortality. Globally, there are still not enough healthcare workers trained in the management of open fractures, leaving many patients with lifelong impaired function or even fatal complications.
We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing partnerships, collaboration, and commitment of the amazing teams involved. Together, we continue building sustainable surgical education and strengthening trauma care where it is needed most.
Tanzania FRI Orthopaedics Collaboration

06/16/2026

Faces behind the numbers - Fatima (43)

Fatima lives with her five children in Magugu, Tanzania. When her youngest daughter, Salha (now almost four), was two years old, an ordinary morning changed their lives forever.

“As Salha’s wound healed, the scar tissue tightened into a contracture, and her elbow became increasingly stiff. She could no longer fully extend her arm, making even simple movements and play painful and impossible.”

What began as a smaller injury slowly became a daily limitation, affecting not only Salha’s movement but also her ability to play and explore like any other child.

Stories like Salha’s remind us why access to timely, safe surgical care is so essential. And how this can change a child’s future.

$Did you know… 🌍🦴Injuries cause more deaths worldwide than HIV, TB and malaria combined? Open fractures remain a major gl...$

06/11/2026

Did you know… 🌍🦴

Injuries cause more deaths worldwide than HIV, TB and malaria combined?
Open fractures remain a major global challenge, with no universal guideline adapted to different resource settings. Through our Basics of Open Fractures (BoOF) courses, we share universal surgical principles and hands on training worldwide. From the Netherlands to Tanzania, Uganda, Germany and Sierra Leone.

04/22/2026

Day 1 of the Basics of Burn Care course in Kumi, Uganda, in collaboration with Stichting Interplast Holland was a great success.

Lectures, interactive case discussions and hands-on workshops, all delivered by local healthcare workers. Because the best burn care education comes from those who understand the local context. 💪 Training 45 health care workers from all over Uganda.

Yesterday: acute burn care. Today: conservative and surgical wound care.

Proud of what this team is building together.

04/07/2026

📍 Uganda

Did you know that Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with a median age of around 16–17 years? A young and rapidly growing population also means a growing need for safe, accessible surgical care and trained healthcare professionals.

We’re excited to share that we will be back in Uganda at the end of this month to deliver the BoBC course once again. This way we continue our collaboration and commitment to strengthening surgical capacity. 🌍

capacitybuilding

Source:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), World Population Prospects 2022 — Median age data for Uganda

03/08/2026

🌍 International Women’s Day 2026!💐

Around the world, women are at the heart of healthcare, as physicians, researchers, students, and leaders. Their dedication drives innovation, strengthens health systems, and improves access to care for communities everywhere.

According to The Lancet, approximately 75% of the global health workforce is female. However, women remain underrepresented in leadership and higher-status roles such as physicians and health managers, despite their major presence in the sector.

At Global Surgery Amsterdam, we believe that empowering women in global health and surgery is key to building a future where safe and timely surgical care is accessible to all.

Today we celebrate all women all across the world. Thank you to those who make a difference and reaffirm our commitment to a more inclusive and equitable future in global health.

02/24/2026

Basics of Open Fracture course

Take a closer look at the Wetlab sessions during our latest Basics of Open Fractures Course 🔪

At the Amsterdam Skills Centre, participants strengthened their practical skills on real cadavers: performing debridement, fasciotomy, applying external fixation and executing soft tissue coverage together as a team.

💐 A special thank you to our sponsors, who make this level of surgical training possible:
-Motion Medical Synthes Medic and of course

ExternalFixation

02/23/2026

Basics of Open Fracture course 2026!

32 residents in plastics, global health, trauma surgery and orthopedics came together to strengthen their expertise in open fracture management during the Dutch edition of the Basics of Open Fractures Course 🦴

Through expert lectures, team-based learning and hands-on wetlab sessions, participants were guided through the complete pathway of open fracture care. Learning universal treatment principles applicable across different settings worldwide. 🌍

Special thank you to our faculty & support team: Daphne van Embden, Hinne Rakhorst, Matthijs Botman, Pieter Haasnoot, Thom Hendriks, Pim Bongers, Liselotte Bulstra, jan-Maerten Smit, Eva Alkemade, Donna Witte, Job Wernand, Renz Wierper, Frank Bloemers, Mark Bram Bouman and Jaap Bonjer

ExternalFixation

02/22/2026

Hi! 💙

With our project ‘Anesthesia Knowledge Without Limits’, we’re building a free, mobile-friendly learning platform for anesthesia providers in low resource settings. Developed together with Tanzanian and by strengthening their local training and access to knowledge, we’re helping make surgery safer — because there is no safe surgery without safe anesthesia.

We’re incredibly proud to be selected as a Top 10 candidate for the Albert Schweitzer Prize 2026 🎉

Would you like to support us? You can vote for our project here:
https://nasf.nl/projecten-asp/

Thank you so much for your support! 🙏✨

Ilona Spaan | AVL l claar bijleveld | MST Twente I Hassan Msanga | Sheidai Salim | Anne Bloemendaal | Matthijs Botman | Kejda Acar | Haydom Lutheran Hospital | Global Surgery Amsterdam | SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS OF TANZANIA (SATA)

A special thank you to the Schweitzer Fonds and the Foundation for letting us be part of this opportunity!🚀

Address

Rotterdam, NY

Website

http://www.globalsurgeryamsterdam.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Global Surgery Amsterdam posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Global Surgery Amsterdam:

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Rotterdam?