Gaza | Mohammed and Kamar
4th September 2025
Mohammed was sitting with his family in Rafah when he was hit in the head by a bullet. Today, Mohammed and his son Kamar, are bonding over rehabilitation....
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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’. ...
Gaza | Mona
15th August 2025
Mona was walking to the makeshift tent she now calls home when the explosion happened across the street. She was 35 weeks pregnant....
Gaza | Ahmad: The road to recovery
8th August 2025
12-year-old Ahmad was in a critical condition when he arrived at UK-Med’s type II field hospital in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. He had a severe leg injury, the result of a nearby airstrike. ...
Gaza | Rghad: The life-altering effects of the conflict
5th August 2025
Rghad’s legs lie motionless in her hospital bed, her mother, Linda, sits beside her, occasionally wiping the sweat from her daughter’s forehead. It is hot in the paediatric ward at UK-Med’s field hospital. It is hot in Gaza. ...
Mayor Andy Burnham calls on Greater Manchester to support UK-Med’s life-saving work in Gaza
22nd July 2025
The suffering of the people of Gaza is beyond words, with many living without the most basic essentials and often without access to medical care. Organisations like UK-Med, based right here in Manchester, are doing extraordinary work to keep the last functioning hospitals going and...
Gaza | Lina: “I heard them saying we’ll lose her, let’s hurry up.”
18th June 2025
English teacher, Lina, 26, was spending time at a café on the beach with her sister and cousin. All of a sudden, she felt a pulsating buzz in her ear followed by a burning sensation all over her body. She couldn’t open her eyes. ...
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. ...
Gaza Hospital Appeal: Keep the last hospitals in Gaza open
23rd May 2025
Accessing medical care in Gaza has always been a challenge, made worse by the onset of the current conflict. But now we are in dire straits. Of the 36 hospitals once functioning, 19 are left — all with limited capacity. Our two field hospitals are among...
Crisis and care: Meeting the continued medical needs in Gaza
14th April 2025
Civilians are the first casualties of war. Our mandate is to ensure they receive the healthcare they so desperately need when crises hit. Gaza continues to be one of the most difficult places on earth to access medical aid, with buildings lying in ruins, basic...