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Volunteering in the time of COVID19
Unfortunately all field activities have currently been suspended as we cannot send volunteers out to Uganda, Zambia or anywhere else in...
martinw51
Oct 7, 20201 min read


Testing and Calibration in Low Resource Settings
The Amalthea Trust is working together with it's partner organisations within the European Network for Medical Engineering in Low...
martinw51
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Newsletter: Spring & Summer 2020
This latest edition of our newsletter comes out in a World profoundly changed from the last time it appeared. With a pandemic in full...
martinw51
May 4, 20204 min read


Zambia Scoping Visit
Martin returned recently from a one week visit to Zambia where he teamed up with representatives from the Tropical Health Education Trust...
martinw51
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Recent Travels and Covid 19
Having just returned myself from a one week scoping visit to Zambia for our up-coming new program there in partnership with the Tropical...
martinw51
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Mr Terry Timmons - EBME Manager (Royal Oldham and Rochdale Infirmary Hospitals) and Volunteer
"Volunteering for the Amalthea Trust this autumn (2014) was very rewarding. I particularly enjoyed being able to pass on some of my...
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Mr John Okuonzi - Co-founder of the Course
"I must say thank you very much, Amalthea Trust, for the wonderful support we have received through the donation of equipment and through...
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Omar - Course Graduate
"We are very grateful to the the Amalthea Trust and their associates. It is very good working with them and I hope they continue...
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Mr Macharia Gakuru - Medical Equipment Engineer (Toshiba Medical Systems Ltd) and Volunteer
"I feel that I am making a positive contribution to the future generations that will subsequently take care of this country [Uganda]"
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Wembabazi Mansur - Student at Kyambogo University
"I have been a student at Kyambogo University persuing a higher diploma in biomedical engineering, and I want to take this opportunity to...
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Mr Satish Thaker - X-Ray Engineer (Colchester Hospital) and Experienced Volunteer
"I'd like to thank Amalthea Trust for giving me the opportunity to pass on my experience as an X-ray engineer...I’m pleased that we are...
martinw51
Jan 13, 20201 min read
So, what's it like to volunteer?
Earlier this year a professional film maker followed the work of two of our volunteers for a week at Kyambogo University, and managed to...
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Jan 13, 20201 min read


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...
martinw51
Nov 22, 20191 min read


Newsletter: Autumn 2019
Welcome once again to our bi-annual newsletter. It has been another busy few months for the Trust, with a new donor coming on board, and...
martinw51
Nov 11, 20193 min read


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...
martinw51
Oct 30, 20193 min read


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...
martinw51
Sep 27, 20191 min read


Amalthea Return to Ethiopia
July/August saw an unexpected return to Tegbareid college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Unexpected because the original arrangement between...
martinw51
Sep 10, 20191 min read
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...
martinw51
Jun 17, 20192 min read


Newsletter: Spring 2019
Welcome to this latest newsletter from the Amalthea Trust. We ended the previous one with a record deployment of six volunteer Biomedical...
martinw51
Apr 28, 20193 min read


Amalthea Trust at the EBME
Last week we had our usual stand together with Hilditch Group (who paid for it all on our behalf so huge thanks to them!) at the EBME...
martinw51
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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