Global Surgery Day Official Position Paper and Call to Action is Open for Endorsements!

ToolKit

Global Surgery Week Toolkit:

Send An EChO The World Can't Ignore

#systemsdosavelives

Surgery is not just what happens in an operating room, it's a system that touches everyone, everywhere.

Follow each step, by the end of it you wont just understand global surgery. YOU WILL LEARN TO TAKE ACTION!

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 1

FIRST LOCAL THEN GLOBAL

START WHERE YOU ARE - PLAN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

Global surgery is for everyone, not just healthcare professionals. This is the step to take action on your own!

YOUR ACTION PLAN MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Start conversations in spaces you are already in:

- Classroom
- Workplace
- Social media
- Friend Groups

FIRST LOCAL THEN GLOBAL

- Share a photo of your community
- show what "access to care" looks like where you live
- Speak about how people navigate the healthcare systems

Creative Options (All Ages)

- Poems
- Drawings
- Short videos
- Photo storytelling

POST + TAG #SYSTEMSDOSAVELIVES

YOUR STORY CAN HELP PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Step 2

TIME TO PUT YOUR PLAN TO THE TEST

This is the step to directly join the campaign challenge.

Join the Campaign Challenge

- Share your story creatively

Step 3

MAKE A CHANGE!

There is no one-size-fits-all solution, because every community experiences healthcare differnetly.

WHAT THIS MEANS

Each patient, professional, community face unique challenges. To create real change, you need to understand what's happening around you.

CREATE A TAILORED SOLUTION

Use what you have learned and apply it to your reality:

1. Observe: what is happening in your community? What barriers exist? Who is affected?
2. Analyze: Why does this problem exist? Systems? Access? Awareness
3. Tailor a Solution: create something that fits your contexts.

Step 4

BUILD CONNECTIONS

You do not always have to do it alone, build connections and grow your network. Global Surgery is Transdiscplinary in nature, and what hapens outside the operating room is just as important as what happens within it.

Start Building Your Network, Connect With:

- Students
- Healthcare workers
- Educators
- Community leaders

Engage Others

- Invite someone to collaborate
- Share your work and ask for advice
- Join existing conversations
- Follow people making a change in the field on social media

Step 5

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS

This is not a one-time-action, its ongoing.

Document and Share:

What you tried
What worked
what did not
What you learned

Keep the Campaign Going

- Continue posting updates
- build on your ideas
- inspire others to start

Download and use these materials to support your activities during Global Surgery Week:

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