Life in a Ukrainian collective centre
5th March 2026
It is the middle of winter, an icy cold day in February. A UK-Med mobile medical team arrives at the collective centre in Lubotyn, eastern Ukraine....
Author: Kate Gee
Mpox response | Surgical and Rehabilitation Support in Sierra Leone: 5 questions answered
19th December 2025
After Sierra Leone's Mpox outbreak in January 2025, the UK EMT deployed to support the recover and rehabilitation of patients....
UK EMT in Bangladesh: 5 questions answered about the response
20th August 2025
UK EMT respond following the Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet crash into school. 127 people were injured with tragically 27 deaths confirmed, including 25 children. ...
UK EMT in Angola: 5 questions answered about the cholera response
15th July 2025
Following the cholera outbreak in Angola from January 2025, UK-Med sent out a scoping team to map out the healthcare needs and ways to support....
International Nurses Day 2025: An ‘Angel’ in Ukraine
12th May 2025
As we celebrate International Nurses Day 2025, we reflect on the past year and how global challenges highlight the importance of nursing within our teams....
World Health Day 2025: “Pregnancy is already stressful but imagine being pregnant in a warzone”
7th April 2025
This World Health Day we are taking the opportunity to shine a light on the incredible work of the UK-Med maternal health department in Gaza....
World Water Day 2025: How Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) shapes our humanitarian response
21st March 2025
This year, we hear from UK-Med’s WASH Advisor, Joana Batista, about her team’s essential work in Gaza. Despite many challenges, they successfully implemented one of the few WASH systems providing clean water to thousands of people in just two weeks. ...
International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating the women of UK-Med on the frontlines of humanitarian action
7th March 2025
As we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March, we spotlight some of the incredible women who make UK-Med the impactful organisation that delivers life-saving quality healthcare to those in crises....
A Year in Pictures 2024
23rd December 2024
Over the past 12 months UK-Med has worked across the world providing life-saving healthcare to people in crises and disasters....
From Surgery to Rehabilitation – UK-Med’s response in Bangladesh
11th December 2024
In November, UK-Med deployed a team of specialist medics following the request for medical support in Bangladesh. ...