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Obstetric Care in Nepal – a photo essay

Posted: 06 Mar 202606 Mar 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

WFSA had the opportunity to visit a hospital in Nepal and see first-hand how obstetric care and anaesthesia support safe childbirth.

30 Years of Fellowship: Learning Thoracic Anaesthesia Across Contexts

Posted: 06 Mar 202609 Mar 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

To mark 30 years of WFSA Fellowships, we hear from past fellows about how the experience has shaped their anaesthesiology practice and influenced the care they provide.

WFSA Declaration on Patients’ Rights to Essential Emergency and Critical Care

Posted: 23 Feb 202617 Apr 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

WFSA calls for urgent action to close quality gaps, strengthen health systems, and ensure simple, proven interventions are available to all who need them.

UIA Volume 41: Anaesthesiologists at the Heart of Health Emergencies

Posted: 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

This special edition showcases how anaesthesiologists lead emergency response across disasters, conflict, and critical care, strengthening systems and saving lives when it matters most.

Unapologetically Ambitious: Women Driving Change in Anaesthesia at WCA 2026

Posted: 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

Women anaesthesiologists from around the world share their leadership journeys, challenges, and strategies for success in a practical, inspiring session at WCA 2026.

WFSA Annual Report 2025: Advancing Safe Anaesthesia Worldwide

Posted: 10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

The WFSA Annual Report 2025 showcases a year of global collaboration, education, and progress in advancing safe anaesthesia.

P-PBM Blog: From Scarcity to Strategy: Reshaping Blood Care in Africa Through PBM

Posted: 06 Feb 202606 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

This blog examines the practical implementation of PBM in African healthcare settings, highlighting strategies to improve perioperative outcomes, optimise blood use, and strengthen health-system resilience.

WFSA Statement on Agenda Item 9: Draft Global Strategy for Integrated ECO Care, 2026–2035

Posted: 04 Feb 202604 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

Prof Christian Kern delivers the WFSA statement on the Draft Global Strategy for Integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) Care at the WHO Executive Board, EB158.

WFSA Join WHO Executive Board Statement on Childhood NCDs Calls for Action

Posted: 03 Feb 202604 Feb 2026 By: Jyoti Shrestha

WFSA join fellow Non-State Actors to urge action on childhood NCDs, highlighting the importance of safe, affordable anaesthesia and surgical care.

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