Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President, Royal Society of Medicine and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as leading the Mental Health Act review, he is Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry to the British Army and a trustee of the charity, Combat Stress. He will be presenting the key note speech […]
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At the African Union Summit in Ethiopia this week [10-11 February], African leaders will be addressing the progress made to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and other major diseases. NTDs rarely make headline news, yet they affect 1.6 billion people in the poorest parts of the globe – and some 580 million people in Africa […]
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The Royal College of Surgeons of England’s STAE (Surgical Training for Austere Environments (STAE) is arguably the most advanced conflict trauma course worldwide. Set up by David Nott with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, it covers the full spectrum of injuries, procedures and considerations expected in austere or hostile environments. The first four […]
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After years of advocacy by the British Red Cross and other stakeholders, the Government has proposed to include first aid as part of a new statutory subject, Health Education. This will increase the number of children and young people able, willing and capable to assist in an emergency, and improve health literacy and self-care; empowering […]
Myriam Abdel Basit is an Irish cultural mediator who has spent seven months with MSF in Lesbos in Greece this year. Working alongside a psychologist, she met countless displaced children in Moria camp, which houses more than 7,500 refugees in a space meant for 3,100. After fleeing violence, war, persecution or poverty, people crossed the […]
Hospitals across the UK need a staggering 6,000 blood donations every day. However, in order to meet this demand, an additional 190,000 new donors are needed every year. Yet figures show almost half of blood donors are over the age of 45 and 81% of 18-24 year olds have never given blood. There are many […]
For nearly 27 years, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, (widely known as Dr Tom), was the medical correspondent and columnist on The Times and his chattily-written columns were the first thing many readers turned to at breakfast time. Although entertaining, his pieces were cutting-edge, keeping up with new medical advances and exploring new breakthroughs and treatments – […]
Since 1982, Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of safe surgeries for those born with cleft conditions. Last year, we provided more than 21,000 patients with surgery and dental care, delivered over 415,000 patient interactions (including patient health screenings; operations and post-operative care; dental screenings and procedures) across 100 sites in 28 countries. However […]
‘We The Goalkeepers’ focuses on 7 young Goalkeepers from around the world and the inspirational work that they’re doing around the world to achieve the Global Goals. Narrated by the spoken word poet and youth activist, Aranya Johar, who wrote the poem especially for the film. Goalkeepers featured: Trisha Shetty Aranya Johar Wangchuk Rapten Brian […]
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance,” cried Jane Austen. Inelegance is the least of some people’s worries when it comes to the hot weather. For some health conditions, a heatwave can be distressing, and even dangerous. Seven health conditions that are harder to cope with in […]
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