Royal College donates £5,000 to urgent appeal for Malawi
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has donated £5,000 to assist an urgent appeal for medical supplies to assist hospitals fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.
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Guest blog: Urgent appeal to help Malawi gain vital medical equipment to assist fight against COVID
As Malawi is hit by a second, more lethal wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, an urgent appeal is underway by the Scotland-Malawi Partnership to provide urgent medical equipment to the southern African country.
The Virtual Doctors: Developing a Sustainable Telemedicine Service in Rural Africa
In this blog, I want to tell you about the Virtual Doctors, a UK-based NGO that I have been volunteering with for the past 2 years. I also want to share the challenges that COVID-19 presents to the rural health centres that we support, within Zambia and Malawi.
Out of Africa for Glasgow Royal doctor
A senior Glasgow doctor has completed his eighth trip to Malawi, taking life-saving equipment and expertise to help patients with serious upper gastrointestinal disease.
The HOPE Foundation Burns Supper – 26 January 2018
Mike McKirdy, Chairman of the HOPE Foundation invites you to come to our Burns Supper on 26 January at 7.30pm to support our mission to provide access to quality healthcare for those living in difficult circumstances locally, nationally and internationally.
Livingstone Fellowship launched
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow with Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland are delighted to call for applications to the Livingstone Fellowship.
New Livingstone Scholar Dr Natasha Ngwira
Our new Livingstone Scholar is Dr Natasha Ngwira. Natasha is from Malawi and will spend a year with us as a Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
£1.3m to set up Malawi’s first dental school
We are delighted, and congratulate, University of Glasgow Dental School on the award of £1.3m from the Scottish Government to help establish Malawi’s first Dental School.
President of Malawi visits Royal College
The President of Malawi, His Excellency, Peter Mutharika, visited the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Continued support for medical training in Malawi
The College collaborates with COSECSA on surgical examinations in Malawi.