This year has seen a gradual return to normality after the relative inaction of 2024. Back in February we once again began sending volunteers to the Biomedical Engineering Diploma course at Kyambogo University, Kampala  after an absence  of some 12 months. Mr Terry Timmons (Manchester University NHS FT) ran a two week-long session on Medical Gases and Anaesthetic machines, and Jas Bilkhu (ex-Wolverhampton Hospital) once again brought to bear his own excellence with Ultrasound

Once again we were hosted by Hilditch Group on their stand at the annual EBME Conference at the Coventry Arena, and our thanks go out to...

In February we once again began sending volunteers to the Biomedical Engineering Diploma course at Kyambogo University, Kampala, after an...

For a number of reasons largely beyond our control 2024 has been a very quiet year for the Trust, which is in stark contrast to last...

It has been a busy Summer and Autumn for the Amalthea Trust. We have had three programs running, eight volunteers placed for two weeks...

Last year the Hilditch Hammer’s, Danny O’Brien, Hilditch Group’s Facilities & Transport Manager and Jamie Howes, their Operations...

This year's EBME conference saw a great deal of interest in the work of the Trust and we were able to sign up around 30 new potential...

Once again, Martin will be speaking about the work of the Trust at this year's EBME conference at the Coventry Building Society Arena...

With three of our programs getting into gear for the Summer/Autumn semesters we are once again on the look out for volunteers interested...

Two first time Biomedical Engineer volunteers from the Royal London Hospital, Delroy Gray and Luciano Piccinini, went out to Zambia on...

After more than two years of suspended operations overseas the Trustees have taken the important decision that it is time that the...

The Amalthea Trust ran two more online sessions in February for Evelyn Hone College BME students in Lusaka, Zambia. Both online workshops...

The Amalthea Trust would like to wish all of our partner organisations and volunteers a very happy, successful and above all healthy...

It has been a year now since our previous newsletter came out, and what a year it has been! All of our field operations were put on hold...

Finding funding for any charitable work related to Biomedical Engineering is a very tricky task indeed. Although it is an essential area...

On Saturday 3rd July we conducted our second online practical workshop, this time for a small group of BMEs from Uganda on behalf of...

On June 30th the EBME Conference 2021 took place at the Milton Keynes Arena in the UK, and it was great to be a part of this big annual...

On Saturday 24th April the Amalthea Trust, in partnership with The Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) and Hilditch Group, conducted...

We have recently been discussing possible applications for the new APP developed by Medical Aid International, which is explained below...

A Happy New Year to all of our partners and volunteers, and of course to anyone else who may be reading this blog post. We all hope very...