Drive to Mali – Pt 1

A five thousand mile commute overland from London to Mali by Marcus F Stevens I’ve always regarded blogs as harbouring the sort of self-indulgent small talk which bores us all; inane, desultory, mini-updates neither telling a story nor addressing a point. An incoherent musing of one’s day-to-day life written by those who seem to have […]

COVID UPDATE

Epidemiological update Global The number of global new cases reported has continued to fall, with 2.7 million new cases last week, a 16% decline compared to the previous week. The number of new deaths reported also fell, with 81 000 new deaths reported globally last week, a 10% decline compared to the previous week. Five […]

COVID UPDATE

Epidemiological update Global For the fourth week in a row, the number of global new cases reported fell, with 3 million new cases last week – nearly 20% down compared to the previous week. This is the lowest figure seen in the last 15 weeks. Although there are still many countries with increasing numbers of […]

COVID UPDATE

Epidemiological update Global 3.7 million new cases were reported last week globally, representing a nearly 15% decline compared to the previous week, and the third consecutive decline in as many weeks. The decline is likely to be a consequence of increasingly strict public health measures introduced after the Christmas period in response to the emergence of […]

February Events

Thursday 4th at 12:30 GMT – This episode, from The Royal Society of Medicine’s Covid-19 series, will focus on the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, offering insight into the strategic and immunological considerations of this historic program. Hosted by Victoria Macdonald, Channel 4 News Heath and Social Care Editor, the guests will be Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive of the […]

COVID UPDATE

Global4.7 million new cases were reported in the past week, a decline of 6% from last week. However, the number of new deaths has increased to a record high at 93.000, increasing nearly 10% from last week. Over 2 million people worldwide have now died from COVID-19. European countries reported a 15% decline in new […]

January Events

Welcome to our News page where we will share our updates and provide you with a consolidated resource of useful events. We recommend the following events for January: Wednesday 6th at 19:30 UTC – Performance under pressure in helicopter retrieval medicine with Dr. Stephen Hearns. For more information click  here. Thursday 7th at 12:30 GMT […]