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

Drawing on research consisted with Doctor of the World and Imperial College London, the Equality and Human Rights Commission called on the Government to stop sharing NHS patient data and to end the policy of charging refused asylum seekers exorbitantly high costs.

Doctors of the World has been chosen by The BMJ for its Christmas appeal

We are delighted to announce that The British Medical Journal has decided to help our work worldwide and to support us to extend our network of clinics in the UK this Christmas.

Day One #SafeBirths – Bettina

For many, the prospect of giving birth in the UK is one of stress and fear. The pregnant service users that attend the Bethnal Green clinic often cry. A feature of the clinic are the strategically placed boxes of tissues which need frequent replacing.

International medical activists celebrate Universal Health Coverage Day

Today and tomorrow, international activists and advocates will gather in London to share ideas and opportunities in the fight for better healthcare access. With funding from the EUAID Volunteers initiative, Doctors of the World UK have organised the conference to mark Universal Health Coverage Day and bring together medical and civil society professionals to Read More

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

Since 2015, Doctors of the World (through its Belgian office) has been the privileged partner of Doctor Mukwege and Panzi hospital, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This support is crucial for the project, which remains fragile despite the international recognition of its founder. “The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Doctor Denis Read More

Joint INGO Statement Welcoming The Upcoming Consultations In Sweden

International NGOs working in Yemen welcome the upcoming political consultations in Sweden. After almost four years of conflict in Yemen, up to 14 million people – 50 per cent of Yemen’s population – do not know where their next meal will come from. An estimated 85,000 children under five are presumed to have died from extreme Read More

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

Paris, 5 December 2018—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. The appeal – filed by Doctors of the World, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), AIDES (France), Access to Medicines Ireland, Praksis (Greece) and Salud por Derecho (Spain) Read More

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

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. As they had had no prior exposure to the NHS, the way antenatal care works needed to be explained to them.

Day Six #SafeBirths – Ellen

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.