
Rifat Atun
@rifatatun
Professor of Global Health Systems,
Director, Health Systems Innovation Lab,
Harvard University
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https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/rifat-atun/ 11-01-2013 18:54:12
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"We are not going to have strong health systems without surgery." Dr. Rifat Atun Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard The Global Surgery Foundation says it loudly for the people in the back and around the 🌐, with an optimistic note: "We have the solutions and we should make things happen in countries." #WHA77


"We reached over 4.3 million people [with #SURGfund] ... over 5000 learners .. in 164 countries [with #SURGhub]." Prof. Rifat Atun highlights the 🌐 incredible work by The Global Surgery Foundation since the commitments made at last year's #WHA76 event. Talk about impact! 👏 #WHA77
![Dominique Vervoort (@dvervoort94) on Twitter photo "We reached over 4.3 million people [with #SURGfund] ... over 5000 learners .. in 164 countries [with #SURGhub]."
Prof. <a href="/RifatAtun/">Rifat Atun</a> highlights the 🌐 incredible work by <a href="/surgfoundation/">The Global Surgery Foundation</a> since the commitments made at last year's #WHA76 event.
Talk about impact! 👏
#WHA77 "We reached over 4.3 million people [with #SURGfund] ... over 5000 learners .. in 164 countries [with #SURGhub]."
Prof. <a href="/RifatAtun/">Rifat Atun</a> highlights the 🌐 incredible work by <a href="/surgfoundation/">The Global Surgery Foundation</a> since the commitments made at last year's #WHA76 event.
Talk about impact! 👏
#WHA77](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOmlIhzXMAAE304.jpg)

“It’s not just about statistics. We’re talking about human suffering & this is what we want to change. We have the solutions.” Prof. Rifat Atun of Harvard University & The Global Surgery Foundation speaks to the incredible impact of The Global Surgery Foundation. Proud to partner w/ this visionary organization!


"Without surgery, there is no functioning #HealthSystem .. it is important to position [#GlobalSurgery] as the critical ingredient of health systems." Prof. Rifat Atun Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard The Global Surgery Foundation stresses that surgical care is *not* another vertical program. #WHA77
![Dominique Vervoort (@dvervoort94) on Twitter photo "Without surgery, there is no functioning #HealthSystem .. it is important to position [#GlobalSurgery] as the critical ingredient of health systems."
Prof. <a href="/RifatAtun/">Rifat Atun</a> <a href="/HarvardHSI/">Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard</a> <a href="/surgfoundation/">The Global Surgery Foundation</a> stresses that surgical care is *not* another vertical program.
#WHA77 "Without surgery, there is no functioning #HealthSystem .. it is important to position [#GlobalSurgery] as the critical ingredient of health systems."
Prof. <a href="/RifatAtun/">Rifat Atun</a> <a href="/HarvardHSI/">Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard</a> <a href="/surgfoundation/">The Global Surgery Foundation</a> stresses that surgical care is *not* another vertical program.
#WHA77](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOrqaTCXUAE6Q-9.jpg)

#WHA77 was a great week of meeting people with common goals and vision. Our team at the The Global Surgery Foundation is especially thankful for everyone who joined our Side Event: It was a FULL HOUSE with an amazing discussion. The video is now available: lnkd.in/eSRqzgZX



Cancer survival rates show a stark 15-fold disparity within Commonwealth countries. Scaling up treatment, imaging, and quality care is essential to bridge the gap. Rifat Atun #cancercontrol #globalhealth OncoAlert Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Lancet Oncology #Oncology


Financial Times Live Day 1 🎬 feat. mc's 🎤 Ian Johnston Sarah Neville Oliver Barnes & inspo panellists Michael Sherman MD, Dr. Monica Shaw, Christopher Stokes, Dr. Christophe Weber, Spiros Liras, Dr.Amanda Kay, Dr. Anja Koning, KirstenShastri, Amanda Kay, Spiros Liras, Bob Bradway Rifat Atun



Eager to join Tom Price, KFF Health News' Elisabeth Rosenthal, Universität Regensburg's Martina Müller-Schilling & Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard's Rifat Atun at the #GermanAmericanConference on Nov 17. If you're in Boston, join us! germanamericanconference.org/event/universa… Tom Price, M.D. Tom Price @presse_ukr #CatoHealth


📌Happening tonight 6.30pm! A panel-session ‘Financing Global Cancer Care’, part of @LGCW2024 Speakers include Rocco Friebel, Ifeanyichi Martilord MD, PhD, Rifat Atun Rob Yates and Rachel Hargest The Royal College of Surgeons of England Find out more tinyurl.com/yndvm4m8 Register to attend online here tinyurl.com/bp5m9hnn



Good to talk w/Tom Price Universität Regensburg Martina Müller-Schilling Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪🇺🇸 & Rifat Atun "Money, Morals and Medicine" at the Kennedy School's #GermanAmericanConference. Think maybe we have more to learn from the German health system than they from us.


Honoured to be named by Clarivate, for 5 years running, as one of the top 1% most Highly Cited Researchers in the world —cross discipline. Kudos to my amazing colleagues & team members Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard +collaborators globally 4 impactful research #healthsytems lnkd.in/grnCUJsX

A group of 211 international experts from 79 countries has today published a new framework to facilitate the design, development and implementation of digital health curricula in medical education worldwide ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/news/experts-p… King's College London

Going digital: a new paradigm.A group of 211 international experts from 79 countries publish a new framework for the design, development & implementation of digital health curricula in medical education worldwide kcl.ac.uk/news/experts-p… Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard King's College London Josip Car

Navigating Uncertainty in Digital Health Education jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Jim Campbell Rifat Atun King's College London

Join us for Innovation to Transform Underperforming Health Systems as Rifat Atun explores innovations that could transform health systems to improve population health outcomes and societal wellbeing. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/Research-Atun 📅 March 11, 2025 ⏲ 12- 12:45pm ET
