'If it can work in #Gaza , it can work anywhere else too.” 

Dr Israar Ul-Haq shares the impact our #Hostile Environment Surgical Training UK course has had on his surgical skills while on a mission in Gaza.

Dr Ul-Haq's full story 🔗: lght.ly/h31n6ig

👫👭 We know it takes a team to save a life in a #warzone .

🏥 That's why we've developed a bespoke anaesthesia course, to help anaesthetists manage complex trauma wounds.

📍 We recently trained anaesthetists heading for #Palestine .

Their stories 👉: lght.ly/akcmjo4

Thank you ASGBI for hosting our Medical Director Ammar Darwish (and our war wound simulator, Heston!).

By training as many doctors as possible, we believe we can make safe, skilled surgical care available to all.

#ASGBI2024

With as much sincerity as one can muster on social media, I have to say that meeting Ammar Darwish was the highest honor & a true pleasure. The David Nott Foundation is a beacon of hope in a messy world. Stay tuned to BehindTheKnife for a conversation with this hero.

Over 200 days of war in #Gaza .

Thousands killed and urgent shortages of medical supplies, food, and water.

Our Medical Director volunteered his surgical skills in Gaza.

Read Dr Darwish's story: 🔗 lght.ly/2f658k0

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Bethany ran her 4th marathon this year and she chose to support our mission.

Every runner, and every fundraiser, makes a real difference.

Help Bethany raise more funds in support of #wardoctors 🔗: lght.ly/lfag6bl

For the first time, we worked with the UK Government and Kuwait Red Crescent to upskill 36 Kuwaiti doctors and anaesthetists in preparation for volunteering in #Gaza .

Our commitment to supporting Gaza's doctors stands strong.

More on our mission 🌎: lght.ly/o09f06j

Don't miss out on an opportunity to join our Hostile Environment Surgical Training in Edinburgh!

Learn how to be an effective humanitarian surgeon in frontline countries - directly from our Co-Founder David and experienced war surgery trainers.

See below to register 👇:

📢Training Village Update! 📢
We are absolutely over the moon to welcome the David Nott Foundation to #ASGBI2024 !

Dr Ammar Darwish will deliver workshops on both Abdominal Trauma and Thoracic Trauma with Heston, their state of the art, life sized model.

Suitable for ST3 and

Within just six months, 13,000 children have been killed and 12,000 injured in #Gaza , according to UN Humanitarian.

Dr Darwish recounts the immense challenges he faced during his treatment of injured children.

For more 💙🔗: lght.ly/976jlb0

HEST-UK is an interactive five-day course, with an opportunity to learn from leaders within the field and to help prepare you to work in a #humanitarian crisis.
The course takes place on 3 - 7 June The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in collaboration with David Nott Foundation.

Book here: bit.ly/49owquO

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In regions shattered by #conflict and #disaster , doctors are our lifeline.

Join us in our mission to arm doctors with the specialised trauma surgery training they need to save lives and limbs.

To support our cause 🔗: lght.ly/67e796n

“It was worse than I could have imagined,” David Nott writes of the hospital conditions in Gaza. “There was a total breakdown of the usual medical care that a society would give to its population,” the trauma surgeon recounts econ.st/49DY7jr

'Hell on earth.'

Our Medical Director Dr Ammar Darwish has returned from a surgical mission in #Gaza .

Despite 45 missions in #conflict zones worldwide, Gaza is the toughest mission he has ever encountered.

His story 💙: lght.ly/3afnb6l

⭐ Applications for our Betty Boothroyd Scholarship fund, in honour of our former Patron and cherished friend, are open!

🏥 Calling all medical professionals in conflict zones who want to further their training, this funding could be for you.

🔗: lght.ly/o5e9f7i

Amidst the chaos of attacks on #Gaza and blockage of aid, the influx of patients is overwhelming.

Even if war wounds are treated, families are returning to unsterile tents with no guarantee of safety.

More on David's mission in Rafah 🇵🇸: lght.ly/lo0pb

🌙🕌 As Ramadan comes to an end, we wish all our Muslim friends and family well. Eid Mubarak!

#EidAlFitr #HappyEid

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Today marks World Health Organization (WHO)'s World Health Day.

We stand committed to protecting everyone's right to safe, skilled surgical care in #war and #catastrophe .

#MyHeathMyRight

We're back from #Vinnytsia after arming 86 doctors with frontline skills. We spoke with locals to understand the realities of war, 2 years on.

'I want to tell the world that war in Ukraine is still going on. A lot of people are dying.'

More stories 🇺🇦: lght.ly/0k368pd