How are life-or-death choices made in the heat of the moment? What are the consequences of your action, or inaction? Is it better at times to do nothing? How do you live with yourself if you want to help, but can't? These are the questions...
We developed our 2021-26 strategy over the past year with input and insight from staff, members and supporters. Over the next five years, we are aiming to provide healthcare for 20,000 people across the world, and train 50,000 staff to be prepared for emergencies. And as...
On Saturday 14th August, a major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the Caribbean nation of Haiti; causing severe damage to infrastructure, including hospitals, at the Northern coast of the Southern peninsula of the country....
Every year, the lives and livelihoods of millions of people are destroyed by disasters - both caused and made worse by the climate emergency. That number is growing....
We are excited to announce the formalisation of our partnership with the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)....
We are excited to announce the launch of a new online course: Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare, developed by UK-Med in partnership with the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)....
As Lebanon records record numbers of daily COVID-19 cases, the authorities extend the country's state of emergency....
A UK-Med team including nurses, doctors and humanitarian health specialists is currently in Armenia, supporting the country’s response to COVID-19. We’re working there as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT), which is funded by UK Aid. Our work includes on-the-job support to help...
Three years ago, a million Rohingya Muslims were forced by a military crackdown in Myanmar to flee their homes and cross the borders to neighbouring Bangladesh. In an area prone to cyclones and flooding, the Rohingya set up camp in Cox’s Bazar -now one of...
This year the world has seen a pandemic like no other in our lifetime. Aside from the number of lives a disease claims or forever alters, outbreaks of all kinds create unimaginable hardships and long-lasting impacts for any affected country – or in the case...