Global health

We're committed to improving education and training capacity in anaesthesia and pain medicine in response to the needs expressed by low and middle income countries (LMIC).

In June 2023, our Global Development Committee released a new five-year strategic priorities plan to ensure services to build capacity in low-and middle-income countries are balanced and in line with support identified by colleagues in the Pacific; the global surgery and anaesthesia landscape; and the strengths of our committee and fellowship. The following overarching areas are used to frame the committee's strategic priorites for 2023-2027

  • Workforce and capacity building.
  • Partnerships and collaboration.
  • Advocacy and evaluation.


Find out how we are contributing to improving outcomes in each of these areas.

Workforce and capacity building in Asia-Pacific

The college works alongside colleagues in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific nations to help build and support their workforce capacity though educational and support initiatives as guided by colleagues in-country.

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Essential Pain Management program

Unrelieved pain is a major global healthcare problem and its importance is often unrecognised. Adequate pain management results in fewer medical complications, earlier hospital discharge and improved quality of life.

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Lifebox Australia and New Zealand

Lifebox Australia and New Zealand (Lifebox ANZ) is a joint, regional project developed to ensure access to life-saving monitoring during surgery, through the purchasing and distribution of pulse oximeters and capnographs to hospitals across the Asia Pacific region.

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ANZCA Global Development Committee funds and scholarships

The Global Development Committee offers and promotes scholarships and funding to support colleagues from low-middle income countries.

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Asia-Pacific resources

The Global Development Committee develop and promote resources to support our Asia-Pacific colleagues' continued professional development.

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Last updated 11:16 28.10.2024