Winds of change for volunteer medics
Like many doctors in the UK, I wanted to take time out of my career in the NHS to do voluntary work. Sadly, like many...
Tag: Call of Duty
Working with extraordinary people
As the Chairman of Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders, I am privileged to work alongside a whole range of committed volunteers who support so many...
NHS Doctor Treats Syria’s War Wounded
Caroline, a British doctor from Bristol, UK, vlogs from Zataari, Jordan - one of the world's largest refugee camps. Here they treat people injured during...
Ebola – hiding in eyeballs
Samantha Roper, 30, is training to be a paediatrician in London. For the last two years, she has also been working in Africa on humanitarian missions for...
South Sudan: Saving lives amid chaos
Dumfries nurse Michael Shek spent six months at Bentiu camp in South Sudan, where people have fled for protection from the violence engulfing the country working with...
The St John Eye Hospital Group – History, aims and ambitions
Can you tell me a little about your own background? I was first introduced to the Eye Hospital of St John by my grandfather in...
Working in Aleppo
When Abdel Malek was brought into the emergency room in Aleppo in September 2014, his lower left leg was so badly damaged by fragments from...
