SIMEX – Training medics to be ready for the field
7th November 2024
In September the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) facilitated a 2-day fully immersive outbreak simulation exercise....
Outbreak Response
Risk Communication and Community Engagement
14th August 2024
RCCE is essential in delivering effective healthcare and ensuring individuals feel safe and confident in seeking our help....
Tackling cholera in Zambia: an overview of our outbreak response
16th April 2024
In response to one of the worst cholera outbreaks in Zambia, UK-Med specialists deployed as the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in mid-January to support the local health response....
Building a world prepared to help: introducing the READY Initiative
21st January 2022
Since early 2021, UK-Med have been working with the READY Initiative on a training programme that helps organisations prepare and respond to crises. We’re excited to share more details on the initiative below and our upcoming training programme in Cameroon, Turkey and Sudan....
“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 Becky Platt awarded a British Empire Medal
28th January 2021
We’re proud to announce that UK-Med member Becky Platt received the Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) award in the 2021 New Year Honours for Services to Humanitarian Response...
Pictures from Armenia: our coronavirus response so far
22nd December 2020
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...
Caring for mothers and babies in Bangladesh
26th October 2020
UK Med’s Health Advisor and ITC Coordinator in Bangladesh, Melanie Johnson reports on her work improving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in the Rohingya Refugee Camps, Cox’s Bazar....
COVID-19 rips through world’s largest refugee camp
16th July 2020
UK-Med arrived in Bangladesh in early May responding to the urgent health needs of the Rohingya refugees living in and around Cox's Bazaar. Former UNICEF UK CEO and UK-EMT Lead Mike Penrose paints a picture of the challenges of taking on COVID 19 in one of the most densely...
Women’s health needs cannot be forgotten in this global pandemic
16th July 2020
It's no secret that even during a global pandemic women still require sexual and reproductive healthcare services and support. They do not stop conceiving or needing Pre-natal care. They do not stop giving birth or becoming mothers. Maternal health is a vital priority and concern...