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. ...
Eswatini
Member Voices: Sean Ryder, Biomedical Engineer
21st April 2021
At the start of 2021, the small southern country of Eswatini experienced a huge surge in coronavirus cases which overwhelmed their healthcare system. UK-Med sent out a team of 9 to support the country’s coronavirus response in January 2021, which included for the first time,...
“Adjusting our mindset”: Leading a team through a changing landscape
11th March 2021
On January 26th, Orthopaedic Surgeon and UK-Med surgical lead Andy Kent led a team of 11 to Eswatini as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team response...
UK-Med’s work extended in Eswatini
1st March 2021
UK-Med is pleased to announce it will continue to work for a further four more weeks in Eswatini. Although numbers of COVID-19 cases are now low across the country, the extension will enable the team to continue to...
UK-Med deploys to Eswatini, Southern Africa
30th January 2021
UK-Med as part of the UK Medical Emergency Team deploys to Eswatini in Southern Africa to support health care teams fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Four British members of the international team fly from Heathrow today. ...