About the project

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant backlog of elective surgeries, leaving thousands of patients in need of critical operations. To address this, the Groote Schuur Hospital Trust initiated the Surgical Recovery Project in May 2022, leveraging the hospital's refurbished Day Surgery Suite (E4).

By mid- 2024, the project had facilitated over 3500 additional elective surgeries, thanks to generous donations from our major funding partner, Gift of the Givers, and contributions from hundreds of individuals and businesses. This initiative has provided life-changing surgeries for patients, alleviating chronic pain, preventing blindness, and removing cancer, thereby profoundly impacting their lives and well-being.

Help us continue supporting surgical interventions by donating to the GSH Trust today.