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. ...
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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. ...