UK-Med
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UK-Med
@UKMed
We are a frontline, medical, humanitarian NGO. Born of the NHS, we work towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when disaster strikes.
- Today, our health assessment team is flying to #Turkey to assess the urgent health needs created by the earthquake. Led by our CEO, our emergency medics and logisticians will be in the field assessing the need and scale for humanitarian health assistance. #earthquake
- The second wave UK Emergency Medical Team is heading out to Bangladesh to relieve the first team already deployed to support the response to the diphtheria outbreak in refugee camps there. #UKEMT #UKAid @DFID_UK @UK_ISAR_TEAM
- Our health clinics are up and running in Western Ukraine. Hear more from Becky reporting after their opening day 📹. Millions have been unable to leave the conflict. Many have travelled far distances without food, water, or access to healthcare - some with injuries from the war.
00:00 - As the team get ready to start shifts tomorrow morning, we can hear from Clinical Team Lead Stephens Owens before the team departed for Samoa from Manchester. @UKEMT @DFID_UK #SamoaMeasles
00:00 - Today, our field hospital and team delivered health care to 80+ people, in a town which lost its hospital in the earthquake. Day 1 complete - we stand ready to deliver ongoing medical aid to where it's needed most as proud partners of the UK response to the disaster @FCDOGovUK
- We will be responding to the #turkeyearthquake as the official UK Emergency Medical Team – dispatching our field hospital and 24-strong emergency team to get critical medical aid to where it's needed most. @UKEMT
- Meet Emergency Doctor Freda 👋 who's travelled from Scotland to Poland today to join the team. “It’s unimaginable the physical and emotional trauma they’re going through. Even if we can help in a tiny way, I’m really proud and privileged to go do something if I can.”
- We're delighted to share that our founder @anthonydredmond has been awarded Pride of Manchester's lifetime achievement award! Tony has committed his life to emergency health & has led teams in conflict and disaster zones across the world. Congrats Tony! 👏manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
- Today we hear from Yuheng, Paediatric Registrar, on day three of the UK Emergency Medical Team response to the measles outbreak in Samoa.
00:00 - Today we dispatched the WHO-approved T1 field hospital from our Manchester warehouse - destination Turkey. Getting vital medical aid to the people of Turkey @FCDOGovUK
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- Safe trip to our amazing team of doctors and nurses heading to Samoa to help following a significant ongoing measles outbreak. #preparedtohelpA #UKaid-funded team of British medics is flying to Samoa to help save lives following a deadly outbreak of measles: gov.uk/government/new…
- Welcome back #UKEMT Team 2 - arriving back today from deployment in Bangladesh. Thank you for all of your hard work over the past weeks responding to the Diphtheria outbreak there. #UKAid #humanitarianism
