The Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status in the United States. We strive to have half of our leadership from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The current Board of Directors is as follows:
Officers
Diana Farmer
Past Chair

Kokila Lakhoo
Chair
Doruk Ozgediz
Treasurer
Emmanuel Ameh
Chair Elect
Neema Kaseje
Secretary
At Large Directors
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Tahmina Banu (2017-2019): Bangladesh
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Dan Poenaru (2017-2019): Canada
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Stephen Bickler (2017-2019): USA
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Sabina Siddiqui (2017-2019): USA
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Michael Cooper (2017-2019): Australia
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Zipporah Gathuya (2017-2020): Kenya
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Lily Saldana (2017-2020): Peru
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Patrick Kamalo (2017-2020): Malawi
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Rashmi Kumar (2017-2020): Kenya
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Bertille Ki (2017-2020): Burkina Faso
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Marilyn Butler (2017-2021): USA
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Vrishna Madhuri (2017-2021): India
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John Sekabira (2017-2021): Uganda
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Benjamin Yapo (2017-2021): Papua New Guinea
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Keith Oldham (2017-2021): USA
Associate Members (Core Operations and Logistics)
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Sarah Greenberg
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Laura Goodman
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Guy Jensen
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Etienne St. Louis
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Jamie Anderson
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Naomi Wright
DELEGATES TO GICS WASHINGTON DC
The second GICS meeting in Washington DC was a success due to the commitment and hard work of nearly 100 participants from 40 different countries. Participants included individual care providers, representatives from non-governmental organizations, academicians, policy makers, and hospital administrators. GICS thanks everyone who attended and contributed to the work of making safe surgery available to children everywhere.