Supporting Lesotho from across the world
7th October 2021
Today the team kicked off an eight-week programme of remote support for colleagues caring for patients with COVID-19 in Lesotho....
Covid-19 response
Our work in Botswana has been extended
17th September 2021
A team of five doctors and nurses will remain in Botswana as part of our COVID-19 response for a further 28 days (until 9th October 2021)....
“The death toll has more than tripled. Staff are exhausted.”
4th August 2021
This week, UK-Med sent an international team of medics from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) to Namibia and Botswana, where they’ll be providing essential front-line response support and expertise in hospitals that are battling the coronavirus pandemic. ...
UK-Med fights coronavirus pandemic in Djibouti
9th June 2021
UK-Med sends four medics to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa to support healthcare staff battle the coronavirus pandemic. British biomedical engineer Rob Shutt arrives from the UK today. ...
A pandemic in a war-torn country
21st April 2021
Yemen has been gripped by war since late 2014 and continues to be one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises. The crisis has become more and more desperate as the war drags on. An estimated 3.5 million people have been displaced from their homes...
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...
Battling misinformation: Vaccine education and awareness in Lebanon
10th March 2021
Alamia Annous is a UK-Med RCCE Advisor working as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team’s (UK EMT) response in Lebanon. Alamia is a teacher and has experience teaching vulnerable people...
Proning and patient positioning – a vital technique used to manage patients with COVID-19
9th March 2021
John Irvine is an ICU nurse and UK-Med register member from Boness, near Glasgow. John first deployed as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) in Lebanon in September 2020 for nearly two and a half months. Following a short break, he returned...
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...