Gaza | Ahmad: The road to recovery
12-year-old Ahmad was in a critical condition when he arrived at UK-Med’s type II field hospital in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. He had a severe leg injury, the result of a nearby airstrike.| UK-Med
12-year-old Ahmad was in a critical condition when he arrived at UK-Med’s type II field hospital in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. He had a severe leg injury, the result of a nearby airstrike.| UK-Med
UK EMT respond following the Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet crash into school. 127 people were injured with tragically 27 deaths confirmed, including 25 children. The post UK EMT in Bangladesh: 5 questions answered about the response appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
This year’s World Humanitarian Day feels ever more urgent, with protracted conflict and a fragile climate impacting millions of people globally. The theme is ‘Strengthening Global Solidarity and Empowering Local Communities’. The post World Humanitarian Day 2025: Global solidarity with our national healthcare workers appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
Mona was walking to the makeshift tent she now calls home when the explosion happened across the street. She was 35 weeks pregnant. The post Gaza | Mona appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
Rghad’s legs lie motionless in her hospital bed, her mother, Linda, sits beside her, occasionally wiping the sweat from her daughter’s forehead. It is hot in the paediatric ward at UK-Med’s field hospital. It is hot in Gaza. The post Gaza | Rghad: The life-altering effects of the conflict appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
The suffering of the people of Gaza is beyond words, with many living without the most basic essentials and often without access to medical care. Organisations like UK-Med, based right here in Manchester, are doing extraordinary work to keep the last functioning hospitals going and saving lives every day. The post Mayor Andy Burnham calls on Greater Manchester to support UK-Med’s life-saving work in Gaza appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
Following the cholera outbreak in Angola from January 2025, UK-Med sent out a scoping team to map out the healthcare needs and ways to support. The post UK EMT in Angola: 5 questions answered about the cholera response appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
Continuous training and learning are vital parts of an Emergency Medical Team (EMT), and in June the UK-EMT partnered with their Ethiopian counterparts to conduct a two-day simulation exercise (SIMEX), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The post Global partnership to strengthen emergency response: UK Emergency Medical Team in Ethiopia appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
English teacher, Lina, 26, was spending time at a café on the beach with her sister and cousin. All of a sudden, she felt a pulsating buzz in her ear followed by a burning sensation all over her body. She couldn’t open her eyes.| UK-Med
UK-Med, the British frontline medical charity, is warning that Gaza’s healthcare system is broken beyond repair and the current situation is untenable. The post Civilians are starving, gunshot injuries are on the rise: 500,000 treated by UK-Med in Gaza appeared first on UK-Med.| UK-Med
Thousands are living with diabetes in Gaza, with severely limited access to the medications they need to manage their condition.| UK-Med
