The Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) is a non-profit organization that provides surgical and obstetrical training, enabling African practitioners to prevent suffering and save millions of lives each year.
CNIS sends volunteer Canadian surgeons and obstetricians to share their skills with colleagues in Africa, who then pass the knowledge on to African medical students.
This unique train-the-trainer approach provides cost-effective hands-on techniques to maximize impact. The results? To date, close to 13,000 African practitioners have been taught life-saving procedures. Help us create a safer future for all.
Did You Know?
Injury Deaths account annually for more than 5 million deaths worldwide. Globally, this is more than HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis combined.
13% of Africans will die an injury related death
1 in 13 African women will die a maternal death
99% of maternal deaths are in low income countries
1,000 people die daily from road injuries
23,000 children die yearly due to poisoning
By 2020, traffic injuries will be the third leading cause of deaths and disability worldwide
50 million people are injured or disabled every year by injuries
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