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Equipment for The Gambia

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MCAI (Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International) is searching for retired doctors and senior nurses/midwives in the Nottingham area to help with its overseas work.

Volunteer doctors, nurses and midwives wanted

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MCAI (Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International) is searching for retired doctors and senior nurses/midwives in the Nottingham area to help with its overseas work.

How to stop women dying - hand out some mobile phones?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The work of Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International was recently highlighted in the Guardian (Sarah Boseley's Global health Blog).

UK healthcare charity MCAI sends life-saving equipment to Africa

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

International healthcare charity MCAI is sending out a forty foot container containg vital medical equipment for 5 different health centres in The Gambia.

Key Travel picks MCAI for Charity of the Year

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We're delighted to announce that MCAI has been selected as Charity of the Year with Key Travel. Key Travel employees will be raising essential funds for our Burkitt's lymphoma work

2 half marathons in 2 weeks

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jess has run 2 half marathons in 2 weeks to raise money for MCAI!

MCAI new vacancies

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MCAI has two new job vacancies. Please read to find out if you're eligible to apply

Nick's our top fundraiser this month

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nick Stokes took up a running challenge in Paris

Magic Matt turns a paper clip into a ?

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Professional magician and local Students’ Union Administrator Matthew Leventhall has struck on an ingenious way of taking a common piece of office equipment and turning it into something valuable for MCAI.

Basse opertating theatre renovated

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

28 caesarean section operations have now taken place at this health centre

Run the Robin Hood Marathon for us

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We're encouraging people to take part in the Robon Hood Marathon..are you fit enough?

Training equipment Bosnia

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Lions Clubs International are supporting our work in Bosnia again

Blenheim Ball

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The John Radcliffe Hospital Emergency Department had ball for MCAI and raised £4,000 for our work

MCAI summer newsletter

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read MCAI's summer newsletter

Are some international organisations, such as the UK's Medical Research Council, doing harm in disadvantaged countries?

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Some international bodies, research institutions, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in aiming to promote health and relieve suffering in poor countries might unwittingly have the opposite effect.

Help the Midlands Doctors Association in Pakistan

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A group of Midlands doctors are taking time off from their NHS duties to provide medical aid in the flooded villages of Pakistan, and as one of the countries where we are active MCAI is supporting them.

Evaluation of our work in The Gambia

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

95% survival rate thanks to our Strengthening Emergency Care Programme (SEC)
Improving the health system for mothers and children in The Gambia: an interim evaluation

Jane's amazing bike trip

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jane Pike and her brother swam in three countries in one day and covered 707 miles to raise vital funds for MCAI's work in Cameroon

MCAI blog

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Blogs by MCAI's Honorary Executive Director, Rhona MacDonald in the Plos medicine community blog

The MDGs should be replaced with something better
21st September 2010

Maternal mortality, human rights & accountability

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Blogs by MCAI's Honorary Executive Director, Rhona MacDonald in the Plos medicine community blog

Maternal mortality, human rights, and accountability
10th September 2010

MCAI blog

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Blogs by MCAI's Honorary Executive Director, Rhona MacDonald in the Plos medicine community blog

The worsening situation in Pakistan
17th August 2010

Found us at Fresher's Fayre?

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Some notes on Fresher's Fayre

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pakistan update

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Setting up medical camps in north Pakistan

An update on primary healthcare work in response to the aftermath of the flooding

Medsin's kits get to The Gambia

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

500 safe birthing kits have just made their way to The Gambia. The fact that they have made it there is thanks to an outstanding group of Queens University Belfast students, through Belfast Medsin, ably led by newly qualified doctor Gemma Owens.

Cameroon project visit is inspiring

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Seeing first hand how projects can positively impact on women, children and families

More equipment for The Gambia

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

We're delighted to let everyone know that more medical equipment has just been sent to The Gambia, where our work is helping to reduce maternal and child mortality

Cuban doctors: overlooked champions of health and human resources crisis

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Blogs by MCAI's Honorary Executive Director, Rhona MacDonald in the Plos medicine community blog

Cuba’s medical assistance program, which has been running for almost 50 years, has been responsible for 1000s of doctors and paramedics assisting in needy regions of the world, particularly, Central America, The Caribbean, and Africa, through bilateral health contracts.

The launch of The 3E Project: Healthcare in Brighton

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New joint venture between SIGBI and MCAI launched last weekend in Brighton

Laura raises £2,060 for MCAI!

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Laura Ratcliffe runs the Berlin Marathon for MCAI and raises £2,060!

Camilla's story...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Camilla runs the Windsor Half Marathon for a very special reason

Warwick students raise £480

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A student group at University of Warick has raised £480. This will make a huge difference to our work, Thank you!