WFSA join fellow Non-State Actors (NSAs) to issue a statement at 75th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on Agenda item 3: Second European Programme of Work, 2026-2030“United Action for Better Health”
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WFSA Statement on Improving Surgical Safety in Western Pacific Region
WFSA’s delegation, led by the Pacific Society of Anaesthetists (PSA), delivers Safer Surgery Statement to Member States at 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.
Minister Calls for Integrated Action to Strengthen Children’s Surgical Care in South-East Asia
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health joins with clinicians to emphasise the need to strengthen the surgical workforce.
WFSA: Anaesthesiologists key to Eastern Mediterranean health emergency and climate change responses
WFSA’s delegation, led by Prof. Patricia Yazbeck (Lebanon) and Major General Dr. Nabil El Askalany (Egypt), delivered written statements to the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, held from 15–17 October 2025.
WFSA statement to 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia
WFSA tell SEARO Member States that strengthened anaesthesia services are vital to South East Asia’s targets of Universal Health Coverage.
WHO Africa Regional Committee Meeting – WFSA Statement on Blood Health
WFSA delivers a statement to the 75th WHO Africa Regional Committee (RC75) on the importance of Patient Blood Management (PBM) to Africa’s efforts to realise universal access to safe blood products.
WFSA and Smile Train Unite to Strengthen Safe and Affordable Paediatric Cleft Surgery
New partnership launched to improve access to safe, high-quality, and affordable paediatric surgical care for children living with clefts in low-resource settings.
Innovation Awards 2026-28 Now Open for Applications
We are excited to open applications for the WFSA Innovation Awards 2026-28 in two new categories:
UCSF hold Inaugural John Severinghaus Annual Lecture Honoring a Pioneer in Anaesthesia and Hypoxia Research
Honouring John Severinghaus, the late anaesthesia pioneer and Nobel Prize nominee, this eponymous lecture discusses his impact on the fields of hypoxia and oximetry.


