UK-Med as part of the UK Medical Emergency Team deploys to Eswatini in Southern Africa to support health care teams fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Four British members of the international team fly from Heathrow today. ...
As Lebanon records record numbers of daily COVID-19 cases, the authorities extend the country's state of emergency....
This year has shown us just how important it is to keep in touch with family and friends. A Christmas e-card is a lovely way to send a Christmas wish and to support UK-Med at the same time. ...
Thirty-two years after our first emergency response in Armenia, we return to tackle coronavirus....
The UK EMT pilots an infection prevention and control data assessment tool to support the distribution of health resources across Zambia....
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....
Myanmar has the highest risk of disaster in the Asia-Pacific region, regularly experiencing severe natural disasters including cyclones, floods and droughts. Poverty, poor infrastructure, and ongoing conflict compounded by a difficult democratic transition following decades of military rule places further strain on an already fragile...
Today, is World Humanitarian Day. It is a day when we pay special tribute to the real-life heroes who have committed their lives to helping others in the most extreme circumstances throughout the world....
UK-Med CEO David Wightwick talks to Radio 4's Today Programme from Beirut about the aftermath of the explosion at Beirut Port, Lebanon on Tuesday August 6th....
In May 2020 UK-Med became one of the few NGOs in the UK, licensed to procure, store, export and supply medicines to patients overseas – enabling a faster response to more medical emergencies where-ever they may be....