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
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Marathon Runners Support Our Work in Africa
Last year the Hilditch Hammer’s, Danny O’Brien, Hilditch Group’s Facilities & Transport Manager and Jamie Howes, their Operations...
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martinw51
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Two More Online Sessions For Zambia
The Amalthea Trust ran two more online sessions in February for Evelyn Hone College BME students in Lusaka, Zambia. Both online workshops...
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martinw51
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Happy New Year to all our partners and volunteers!
The Amalthea Trust would like to wish all of our partner organisations and volunteers a very happy, successful and above all healthy...
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martinw51
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Amalthea Trust Summer 2021 Newsletter
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...
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martinw51
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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 26, 20211 min read
Collecting BME data on your mobile for FREE.
We have recently been discussing possible applications for the new APP developed by Medical Aid International, which is explained below...
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martinw51
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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...
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martinw51
Mar 25, 20202 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...
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martinw51
Mar 24, 20201 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...
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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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martinw51
Sep 10, 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...
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martinw51
Apr 12, 20191 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...
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martinw51
Mar 11, 20191 min read
Checking the Asset Register at Kyambogo University BME lab
Martin Worster, our Programme Director, has recently returned from a short visit to Kyambogo University in the expert company of Ray...
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martinw51
Jan 21, 20191 min read
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
Jan 2, 20191 min read
A Happy New Year to all our partners
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our partner organisations and volunteers a very Happy New Year. We hope that 2019...
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