THREAD: On #WorldHealthDay, we spotlight @UKMed, a frontline medical aid charity based at the University.
Born of the NHS, they've been working for over 20 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
Credit: Russell Watkins.
Born of the NHS, they've been working for over 20 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
Credit: Russell Watkins.
Founded by @anthonydredmond OBE, Professor of International Emergency Medicine, @UKMed works with hundreds of NHS medics rigorously trained for emergencies, and a global network of health professionals who are on-call to get to disaster zones at 24 hours’ notice and save lives.
In 1988 Tony led a team of eight Manchester clinicians, including Brendan Ryan and Donald Mackechnie, when a huge earthquake ripped through Armenia.
Tony continued to deploy teams throughout the 1990’s and 2000s, and registered @UKMed as a charity in 1995.
Tony continued to deploy teams throughout the 1990’s and 2000s, and registered @UKMed as a charity in 1995.
Today, @UKMed's office is situated in the University's Ellen Wilkinson building, and the charity works closely with @HCRInstitute.
The recent #SoundingTheSiren collaboration examined how the aid sector can prepare for the climate emergency.
The recent #SoundingTheSiren collaboration examined how the aid sector can prepare for the climate emergency.
https://twitter.com/HCRInstitute/status/1447891525275373577
In the early hours of Wednesday 23 March this year, six nurses and doctors from across the UK converged at Manchester airport to fly out to Ukraine.
Read their story: uk-med.org/2022/04/01/mee…
Read their story: uk-med.org/2022/04/01/mee…
Find out ways to support the medical assessment team on the ground in Ukraine:
https://twitter.com/UKMed/status/1500913910068690947
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