UCT’s Global Surgery Division in the Faculty of Health Sciences was started in 2019. The vision is to improve the quality of surgical care in Africa through education, research, and implementation. The mission is 1) to develop an academic and research programme that will build surgical leadership in global health; 2) to create an internationally recognised, interdisciplinary global surgery hub at UCT; and 3) to lead the world in the provision of high-quality cost-effective surgical care.