Apollo Hospitals joins hands with Lifebox Foundation to improve surgical safety in India

Lifebox Foundation was founded in 2011 by the surgeon and writer, Dr. Atul Gawande. Their focus is to develop safer surgery work within India and Apollo Hospitals has played a vital role in supporting and promulgating their work. Dr. Atul Gawande, MD, MPH – Lifebox Chairman said “Through our Safer Surgery India project, Lifebox plays a vital role in strengthening professional ties between continents, regions, healthcare providers and their patients – ultimately safeguarding thousands of lives. On a personal level, it gives me the opportunity to support and serve an extraordinary country that means so much to my family. Together we’re going to make a lifelong – and life-saving – difference.”

In the coming months, the team would be looking at making further inroads into surgical and anaesthesia safety within rural areas in Southern India.