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International medical activists celebrate Universal Health Coverage Day

With funding from the EUAID Volunteers initiative, Doctors of the World UK have organised the conference to mark Universal Health Coverage Day

Alongside Doctor Mukwege, Doctors of the World is on the front line, helping to fight against sexual violence

Since 2015, Doctors of the World has been the privileged partner of Doctor Mukwege and Panzi hospital, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Joint INGO Statement Welcoming The Upcoming Consultations In Sweden

International NGOs working in Yemen welcome the upcoming political consultations in Sweden.

Health groups appeal European Patent Office decision to uphold Gilead’s patent on hepatitis C drug

Six organisations have just appealed the European Patent Office’s September decision to uphold US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Science’s patent on the key hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.

Interview With Dr. Edmun Rabban, Health Program Coordinator in Dohuk, Iraq

Dr. Edmun Rabban is a medical doctor working with Doctors of the World Middle East to support Internally Displaced People in Iraq.

Day Seven #SafeBirths – Durga

Even once they access antenatal care, women continue to face barriers. I have seen many women turned away from their antenatal appointments because there are no interpreters available. They may not receive scans or appointments at the right time.

Day Six #SafeBirths – Ellen

But a pregnant woman walking into our clinic in labour, clearly can’t wait for the debate about whether she’s entitled to asylum status, whether she deserves healthcare, whether she has correctly assessed the risks about leaving her country. There’s no time.

A difficult story to tell this Christmas

Some stories are difficult to tell. This Christmas, we are telling one of these stories to show what some mums-to-be experience and how they end up in the UK alone, undocumented and scared.

Day Five #SafeBirths – Rhiannon

From a public health perspective, it is awful to see women too scared to basic health care because of lack of money. It is very frustrating to see such a short sighted policy that excludes many vulnerable migrant women from accessing free healthcare.

Day Four #SafeBirths – Pratheep

The first maternity case I had come across in Doctors of the World was a young lady and her partner who had recently discovered that they were expecting. They had no prior exposure to the NHS: how antenatal care works needed to be explained to them.

UK’s human rights regulator calls for “clear separation” between immigration policies and healthcare

Drawing on research by Doctor of the World and Imperial College London, the Equality and Human Rights Commission called on the Government to stop sharing NHS patient data