𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — 𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: "𝗔𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀." Today we recognise the anaesthesia teams whose airway, ventilation, pain-control and hemodynamic skills are decisive in emergencies, major surgery, cancer care and childbirth. Despite 170 years since the first public ether demonstration (16 Oct 1846, W.T.G. Morton), an estimated 500 million people still lack access to safe anaesthesia; investing in trained personnel, monitoring equipment and essential medicines is critical to save lives and improve outcomes in health crises.

You can help by thanking local anaesthesia professionals, sharing this message to raise awareness about anaesthesia access and emergency preparedness, and advocating for resources and multidisciplinary training in your facility.

#WorldAnaesthesiaDay #AnesthesiologyInHealthEmergencies #SafeAnaesthesia #AnaesthesiaAwareness #PerioperativeCare #EmergencyMedicine #AnesthesiaCare #SurgicalSafety #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #CriticalCare #MedicationSafety #ProtectHealthcareWorkers #Anaesthesiologists #SCABPharmacy

The effects on the country’s already fragile #healthcare system are visible. In April last year, all #EmergencySurgeries were suspended for several weeks in the District General Hospital in #Embilipitiya, about 200km (120 miles) south of #Colombo, after two #anaesthesiologists there left the country. #SriLankaCrisis

#SriLanka loses 10 percent of its #doctors amid exodus after #EconomicCrisis
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/20/fed-up-doctor-exodus-bleeds-sri-lankas-healthcare-after-economic-crisis

Hey #anaesthetists #anaesthesiologists and #gastodons from all over the world… the RCoA International Anaesthetist newsletter is out now!

This issue includes:
🇮🇩 Learning from airway errors in Indonesia
🇺🇬 Workforce capacity in Uganda
🤝 A refugee buddying scheme

And lots more: bit.ly/3tS2ZPe