Today, we’ve launched an emergency appeal with the backing of Andy Burnham and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to support the humanitarian health crises unfolding in Ukraine, as nearly half a million people flee to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries. ...
As the Russian offensive in Ukraine enters its sixth day, the situation is constantly changing – but we know that the number of civilians injured, killed, and displaced is rapidly growing....
We’re excited to be part of the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)'s schools writing competition, Words For Your World, in collaboration with our Sounding the Siren partners - HCRI and Save the Children UK....
Dr Petronia explains the importance of Risk Communications and Community Engagement with Diana, the challenges she and her colleagues face, and what the future holds for RCCE in the country....
We’re excited to announce that UK-Med has forged a new partnership with the Lebanese American University (LAU). The Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut is one of the top universities in the Middle East. UK-Med has been active in Lebanon since the explosion at Beirut...
We were delighted to be invited onto the World Emergency Medicine (WEM) podcast to chat about the benefits of overseas deployments for NHS staff and UK-Med’s Global Health Responders report....
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....
Kenyan critical care doctor and UK-Med member Serah tells us of her experiences setting up a life-saving Intensive Care Unit for pregnant mums in Malawi, as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team’s (UK EMT) response to COVID-19. ...
Critical care nurse Christina was one of ten UK-Med members who flew to Papua New Guinea in October 2021 as part of an eight-week response on behalf of the UK Emergency Medical Team to help fight a second surge of COVID-19 cases across the country....
Barry, a retired headteacher, was a patient at Mt Hagen hospital in Papua New Guinea for nine weeks after he contracted COVID-19. Barry was known by many of the local health staff as he'd been their teacher at school, and he quickly developed a real...