19/05/2026
The ending of day 3 in Geneva was outstanding. Our very own IFNA 2nd VP, Mary Mugai from Kenya opened The Global Surgery Foundation side event and had the audience spellbound. She told the story of a preventable (for most of us) maternal and child death in Kenya. Much of the audience was moved to tears. Later while serving on a panel Mary advocated for provider education - which could have prevented the very deaths she detailed. Almost every panelist named Mary and spoke directly to her during a part of their response.
Thank you Mary - for what you do traveling all over Eastern Africa in remote and sometimes unsafe locations to educate nurse anesthetists and nurses! You are an inspiring role model for change.
