The WHO's Safe Surgery Checklist is simple and can be completed in under 2 minutes, but there is one component that is not currently achievable in every operating room in the world -- pulse oximetry. The goal of the WHO's Global Pulse Oximetry Project is to improve the quality of anaesthesia care throughout the world by providing affordable, robust pulse oximetry devices for every operating room in the developing world that does not have one. We will also develop a training program to improve provider response to hypoxemia.
The Safe Surgery Student Mentor Project is designed to empower students to both disseminate the checklist and partner with others to improve healthcare quality worldwide.