Safe Surgery 2020.

Multi-use Website

Safe Surgery 2020.

April 27, 2011

GE Foundation. info@safesurgery2020.org.

This Web site provides programmatic resources building on work to implement the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist to improve surgical safety worldwide. Its efforts center on four areas to drive improvement: workforce enhancement, infrastructure support, policy development, and research.

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