Staff Spotlight: Evgeniya Mustafa
1st September 2025
Evgeniya works for UK-Med as a community health worker, providing everyday support to the people of Ukraine living through the conflict....
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World Humanitarian Day 2025: Global solidarity with our national healthcare workers
19th August 2025
This year’s World Humanitarian Day feels ever more urgent, with protracted conflict and a fragile climate impacting millions of people globally. The theme is ‘Strengthening Global Solidarity and Empowering Local Communities’. ...
Civilians are starving, gunshot injuries are on the rise: 500,000 treated by UK-Med in Gaza
12th June 2025
UK-Med, the British frontline medical charity, is warning that Gaza’s healthcare system is broken beyond repair and the current situation is untenable. ...
UK-Med team members receive first Humanitarian Medals from the King
18th February 2025
14 frontline medical responders, including NHS-trained medics who have delivered life-saving care in Gaza, will be among the first to receive the nation’s new Humanitarian Medal conferred by His Majesty the King at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 18 February....
Operation Winged Serpent: Training to Save Lives During Conflict
7th February 2025
UK-Med participated in a training exercise with the British Army’s 16 Medical Regiment, simulating a first phase humanitarian response during conflict....
UK-Med welcomes ceasefire in Gaza and calls for immediate and significant increase in humanitarian aid
15th January 2025
UK-Med, whose medics run two field hospitals in Gaza alongside local health workers, welcomes ceasefire in Gaza and calls for immediate and significant increase in humanitarian aid ...
Meet Razan, the 3-year-old child shot in the neck in Gaza
At the UK-Med field hospital, surgeons removed a bullet from Razan's neck, only millimetres from her spinal cord. She is one of thousands of children who have been wounded in the Gaza Strip....
Marburg Outbreak Declared Over: UK EMT Returns from Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda has declared the Marburg outbreak over. The UK EMT has concluded its 64-day deployment to the country, having provided vital medical support for local health staff. ...
A Hidden Tragedy: Caring for Children with Disabilities in Armed Conflict
Children with disabilities in Gaza are without wheelchairs, crutches, and walking frames, limiting their access to food and healthcare....
British medics in Gaza warn humanitarian shortages are worsening health crisis, endangering children
21st November 2024
UK-Med medics are raising alarms over the shortage of medical supplies entering Gaza. Lack of food has weakened immune systems: delaying recovery and increasing health complications....