Autumn 2023 Newsletter
It has been a busy Summer and Autumn for the Amalthea Trust. We have had three programs running, eight volunteers placed for two weeks...
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martinw51
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
The Zambia Program Goes Off well
Two first time Biomedical Engineer volunteers from the Royal London Hospital, Delroy Gray and Luciano Piccinini, went out to Zambia on...
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martinw51
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
We are once again sending volunteers!
After more than two years of suspended operations overseas the Trustees have taken the important decision that it is time that the...
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martinw51
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
Amalthea Trust at the EBME 2021
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...
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martinw51
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Online Workshop for Zambia
On Saturday 24th April the Amalthea Trust, in partnership with The Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) and Hilditch Group, conducted...
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martinw51
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Virtual Volunteering with the Amalthea Trust in 2021
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...
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martinw51
- Nov 22, 2019
- 1 min
Another Semester of Practicals at Kyambogo and FINS Completed
Last weekend our last two volunteers flew home having completed the latest semester of practical sessions for the Kyambogo University...
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martinw51
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
User Training for Student Midwives and Nurses at Fortportal International Nursing School, Uganda
Amalthea Trust training at FINS, Fort Portal, Uganda. 18th to 27th October 2019. Tired, and with aching limbs after travelling for over...
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martinw51
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
New project in Zambia in the offing!
The Amalthea Trust is currently looking at starting up a new program in partnership with the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) and...
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martinw51
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Amalthea Return to Ethiopia
July/August saw an unexpected return to Tegbareid college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Unexpected because the original arrangement between...
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martinw51
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
Another semester at Kyambogo successfully completed
Back in April Jas Bilkhu returned from another successful semester of practical classes at Kyambogo University. He was there together...
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martinw51
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
The Autumn Semester of BME Practicals at Kyambogo University
September/October in 2018 saw a team of 6 volunteers head out to Kyambogo University in order to deliver the Autumn semester of practical...
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martinw51
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Our Volunteers Teaching Both Diploma and New Bachelors Courses at Kyambogo This Month.
This week our Programme Manager, Jas Bilkhu, will be flying out to Uganda once again with a team of volunteers for the start of the...
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martinw51
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Trust's Second Summer at Tegbareid College, Addis Ababa
Satish Thakar and Ray Emslie have recently returned from Addis Ababa where they have been volunteering for the Amalthea Trust in the TVET...
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martinw51
- Apr 5, 2018
- 7 min
A volunteer’s trip to Fort Portal International Nursing School (FINS), Uganda, March 2018
Well, it wasn’t a very auspicious start to my journey. The BBC news was full of dramatic stories of accidents, travel chaos, school...
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martinw51
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
Autumn Semester at Kyambogo Successfully Completed
This semester Jas taught the first topics, Electrical Safety Testing and Management of Medical Devices, himself as the relevant volunteer...
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martinw51
- Nov 28, 2017
- 1 min
Volunteering opportunities for Qualified BMETs in Uganda and Ethiopia
The Autumn Semester of 2017 for the Kyambogo University BME Diploma programme has just recently come to an end, with Jas Bilkhu returning...
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martinw51
- Sep 11, 2017
- 2 min
A successful conclusion to this summer's Ethiopia Programme
Ray Emslie returned from Addis Ababa on 11th August after completing the second two-week stint at the Training-of-Trainers Programme at...
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martinw51
- Sep 11, 2017
- 1 min
Conclusion of Summer 2017 Ethiopia Programme
This summer the Trust sent 2 highly experienced volunteers, Ian Crummey and Ray Emslie, for two weeks each to the Tegbareid Technical...
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martinw51
- Sep 8, 2017
- 8 min
Ian Crummey's report on the first two weeks of teaching at Tegbareid Technical College, Addis Ab
Prior to departure there was a meeting of interested parties at Malmesbury to go over the safety briefing and sign a few documents, and...
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