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TBI advocacy at SBNS100From GSRH
SBNS100 · TBI advocacy
13 October 2026 · SBNS100, London
GSRH’s contribution to a global movement for stronger surveillance, sustained recovery and equitable care, connecting research and patient experience in Pakistan with international TBI advocacy.
Read the full reportInternational neurosurgeons, researchers, policymakers and advocates gathered in Peshawar for a landmark program of scientific sessions, workshops and public-health dialogue spanning neurotrauma, rehabilitation, neuro-oncology, spine, paediatrics and global surgical systems.
Read storyTen institutional agreements created new opportunities for student, resident and faculty exchange, education and international knowledge sharing.
Read storyClinicians, a patient, emergency responders and traffic authorities came together to move the neurotrauma conversation beyond treatment toward prevention, road safety and public awareness.
Read storyInternational experts, clinicians, policymakers and families explored how folic acid supplementation, food fortification and public policy can prevent avoidable neural-tube defects.
Read storyThe roundtable meeting on the decolonisation of neurosurgery was an insightful gathering that took place on the 23rd of February, 2024 at the Principal Secretariat, Northwest School of Medicine (NWSM). Moderated by Franco Servadei, Graham Fieggen, and Gail Rosseau, the event commenced with Ernest Barthelemy defining decolonisation. Beverly Cheserem then shed light on the colonial legacy’s impact on people’s experiences.
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Education & capacity building
The Global Neuro-Nursing Course placed nursing professionals at the centre of neurosurgical education, bringing together clinical practice, rehabilitation, research, mentorship and advocacy within a multidisciplinary model of care.
Global Neuro-Nursing CourseOur activities
7–9 May 2026
The first AI Symposium brought students, clinicians, researchers, educators and technology professionals together in Peshawar for three days of learning designed to make artificial intelligence more accessible, practical and relevant to medicine, research and global surgery.
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23 February 2024
The inauguration of the Global Surgery Directorate marked an important step in creating a formal institutional structure for global-surgery collaboration, education and future development at Northwest.
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November 2025
UpSurgeon Workshop | Nov 2025
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