Member Voices
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Reflecting on the Papua New Guinea response
11th January 2022Critical care nurse Christina was one of ten UK-Med members who flew to Papua New Guinea in October 2021 as pa...
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UK-Med’s Dr. John Irvine makes it home in time for Christmas
21st December 2021UK-Med’s John Irvine has been featured by a number of publications, including the Scottish Herald and Edinbu...
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From Mosul to Taiz: Surgery on the Frontlines
17th November 2021Orthopaedic Surgeon and UK-Med Surgical Lead Andy Kent has extensive military and humanitarian experience, wit...
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“This is the thing I’m meant to do in my life. To stay and help my people.”
11th November 2021The war in Yemen, we say it is the forgotten war. The world has forgotten us. Nobody is talking about Yemen. B...
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Member Voices: Sean Ryder, Biomedical Engineer
21st April 2021At the start of 2021, the small southern country of Eswatini experienced a huge surge in coronavirus cases whi...
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“Adjusting our mindset”: Leading a team through a changing landscape
11th March 2021On January 26th, Orthopaedic Surgeon and UK-Med surgical lead Andy Kent led a team of 11 to Eswatini as part ...
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Battling misinformation: Vaccine education and awareness in Lebanon
10th March 2021Alamia Annous is a UK-Med RCCE Advisor working as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team’s (UK EMT) response ...
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Member voices: Meet our team in Beirut
26th October 2020The UK Emergency Medical Team is in Beirut at the request of the Lebanese Government after the massive explosi...
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Caring for mothers and babies in Bangladesh
26th October 2020UK Med’s Health Advisor and ITC Coordinator in Bangladesh, Melanie Johnson reports on her work improving sex...
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Member Voices: Veronica Sanchez, Architect
15th April 2020Meet Veronica Sanchez. She has been working with UK-Med in Rwanda since last June on Ebola preparedness. Now, ...
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