The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the oldest medical societies in the world. As well as offering training courses to medics around the world, it takes an active role in the life of the City of London. […]
28 Too Many is a UK registered charity working to end the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the 28 African countries where it is practised and in other countries across the world where members of those communities have migrated. Founded in 2010 by Dr Ann-Marie Wilson, 28 Too Many aims to provide […]
The Library of the Royal College of Surgeons was packed to the rafters on Wednesday night for the launch of the charity founded by war surgeon David Nott. The David Nott Foundation will train surgeons in the skills they need to operate in war zones where there is little equipment and conditions are hazardous. Among those gathering in the […]
Walk down Shanghai’s bustling Nanjing Road, the Chinese metropolis’s Oxford Street, and something is clear: the country’s near 1.4 billion people are older, wealthier and larger than they used to be. As waste-bands widen and deeper pockets fund more lavish lifestyles, the country is facing a boom in numbers of patients with chronic illness – […]
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[youtube id=”GhMigwFqYzc” width=”750″ height=”422″ position=”left”] Water is at the heart of WAVE’s work. Realising how fundamental the lake was to the region, they begun to use the lake as a highway, using boats to deliver medical supplies and transport people to remote lakeside health centres. Now their vision has expanded with plans to build a full […]