David joined UK-Med in January 2018 as the new Chief Executive of the organisation. He has a background in senior roles in the humanitarian sector, having previously worked as a Senior Adviser in emergency response with WHO, as Global Operations Director for Merlin, Health Director with GOAL, Director of Operations Management at Save the Children International and as a Country Director with IMC.
Adil joined UK-Med in December 2020 as Director of Support Services. He brings more than 20 years' experience in executive and non-executive roles from civil society organisations across Africa, Asia and Europe. Most recently, he was Director of Finance and Operations at ADD International where he was responsible for programmes that supported disability rights movements in Africa and Asia.
Ram is a medical doctor with extensive experience in outbreak response, ongoing and protracted conflicts, as well as health system strengthening around the globe. Before joining UK-Med as Health Director, he was the Team Lead and Medical Coordinator for the UK EMT response in Lebanon and, prior to that, worked for several years with the Red Cross in Syria, Somalia and South Sudan. He also worked in Guinea during the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014.
Michelle manages UK-Med’s training portfolio, designing and delivering training to ensure that healthcare professionals are able to respond effectively to humanitarian emergencies. She brings a wealth of experience in leading and implementing learning programmes and has a background in international development.
Duncan leads on human resources activities for the UK-Med staff team and on our membership activities, including both the Community of Practice and our register of volunteers . Duncan joined UK-Med in 2018 after an earlier career including professional HR roles, volunteer management and strategic leadership of charitable membership organisations. He holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Development and professional membership of the CIPD.