FRRHH News

FRRHH News items from August 2021

UK-Med and RCSEd Signal Intent to Further Professionalise Humanitarian Healthcare

Published: 6 August 2021

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and UK-MED have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), setting out their mutual commitment to collaboration and exploration of future opportunities under the shared aim of setting, improving, and recognising standards in humanitarian healthcare.

Red Cross and Body Interact Unite on Training for the COVID-19 Vaccination

Published: 5 August 2021

FRRHH organistional member, Body Interact have developed a free course in partnership with The Portuguese Red Cross to train healthcare professionals in the process of safely administering COVID-19 vaccinations.

Cascading Key Oral Health Messages to Remote and Rural Northern Malawi

Published: 5 August 2021

NGOs Bridge2Aid and Smileawi have collaborated with The Dental Association of Malawi, and Malawian Ministry of Health to plan a pilot project. The project aims to train medical assistants in rural areas to promote oral health and to provide simple emergency dentistry.

The Virtual Doctors: Connecting Rural Communities through Telemedicine

Published: 5 August 2021

The Virtual Doctors are a UK based, leading telemedicine charity. They share how their smartphone app is transforming the lives of many vulnerable people living in rural Africa.