As one of the final outposts of refuge and medical aid in southern Gaza, staffed partly by NHS medics, the UK-Med field hospital in Al Mawasi is under increasing pressure to provide lifesaving healthcare for the beleaguered population. ...
Kathleen Shields is an NHS children's nurse. In this article, she recounts her experiences working at the UK-Med field hospital in Gaza, where she cared for ill and injured children, including newborn babies....
30 years ago, UK-Med came into being as the successor of SMART – the South Manchester Accident Rescue Team. What started as a small team of NHS doctors and nurses supporting the ambulance service around Manchester evolved to become an international humanitarian charity. The goal...
Meet Kate White, a Program Manager for Capacity Building in Outbreak Response at UK-Med. Her extensive experience and commitment to humanitarian work helps build strong teams to tackle difficult situations, and sheds light on the inspiring resilience required throughout. ...
In response to one of the worst cholera outbreaks in Zambia, UK-Med specialists deployed as the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in mid-January to support the local health response....