Supporting Afghanistan’s battle against COVID-19
1st April 2022
This week, UK-Med’s Health Director Ram and Emergency Nurse Sophia have been working in Kabul, Afghanistan, to support the country’s COVID-19 response. Ram reports...
Covid-19 response
After a devastating first wave, our team travel to the Solomon Islands to support the country’s COVID-19 response
9th March 2022
This week, a team of nine medics and healthcare professionals are fly to the Solomon Islands to support the country’s COVID-19 response. ...
Public health and community engagement in Papua New Guinea
9th February 2022
Dr Petronia explains the importance of Risk Communications and Community Engagement with Diana, the challenges she and her colleagues face, and what the future holds for RCCE in the country....
Saving mother’s lives in Malawi
21st January 2022
Kenyan critical care doctor and UK-Med member Serah tells us of her experiences setting up a life-saving Intensive Care Unit for pregnant mums in Malawi, as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team’s (UK EMT) response to COVID-19. ...
Reflecting on the Papua New Guinea response
11th January 2022
Critical care nurse Christina was one of ten UK-Med members who flew to Papua New Guinea in October 2021 as part of an eight-week response on behalf of the UK Emergency Medical Team to help fight a second surge of COVID-19 cases across the country....
Headmaster Barry returns home after nine weeks in hospital
23rd December 2021
Barry, a retired headteacher, was a patient at Mt Hagen hospital in Papua New Guinea for nine weeks after he contracted COVID-19. Barry was known by many of the local health staff as he'd been their teacher at school, and he quickly developed a real...
UK-Med’s Dr. John Irvine makes it home in time for Christmas
21st December 2021
UK-Med’s John Irvine has been featured by a number of publications, including the Scottish Herald and Edinburgh Live! Read an edited version of the press release ...
UK-Med sends team to Papua New Guinea following surge in COVID-19 cases
25th October 2021
A team of medics from UK-Med are travelling to Papua New Guinea in the Pacific on behalf of the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to support health services under severe pressure, with many of the country’s doctors and nurses exhausted or becoming infected and unable...
UK-Med sends team to support Malawi with its ongoing battle to fight COVID-19
19th October 2021
A team of ten medical and logistics specialists have been sent to Malawi to support the Malawian Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 response as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT)....
New support in Mauritania and a return to Eswatini
12th October 2021
We’re excited to announce our new responses in Mauritania and Eswatini to support their COVID-19 responses, in partnership with the WHO. ...