AIDEX Conference 2023: Joining forces and empowering local communities

In October, our team flew to Geneva to attend this year’s AIDEX Conference, bringing humanitarian leaders, local partners and NGOs together to…

Our action in response to the Israel-Gaza war

As a humanitarian organisation delivering surgical training to doctors in regions affected by conflict and catastrophe, we have been devastated by…

Royal Parks runners help us train more doctors

We are continuously amazed by our supporters. This year's Royal Parks Half Marathon saw many of our supporters take to London's streets to raise…

41 Syrian doctors upskilled to screen and treat women with cervical cancer

Dr Saladin Sawan, Consultant Surgeon in Gynaecological Oncology and one of our faculty trainers, recently returned from a surgical mission in Idlib,…

80 surgeons and anaesthetists upskilled in Kyiv, Ukraine

Our new Chief Operating Officer, Tim Law, recently returned from his first mission. Tim supported our trainers to deliver two surgical training…

Apply for our new Programmes Officer role

Job Title: Programmes Officer at the David Nott Foundation Summary: This role will support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of overseas Hostile…

As attacks intensify in Ukraine, our commitment remains

Russia has intensified attacks in northeast Ukraine, prompting the Ukrainian Government to evacuate 37 settlements with the aim of preserving…

This World Humanitarian Day

This World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on our commitment to the humanitarian values that inspire our work - training medical professionals to…

‘Keep Calm and Channel On’

A team of four recently formed a relay and swam the English Channel to raise funds for four different charities. Kate Ribeiro dos Santos swam the…

Dr Esayas Mustefa – Becoming the calm in any storm

Dr Esayas Mustefa is the only general surgeon within a 130km radius in Ethiopia. When we trained him during one of our UK HEST courses, we knew we’d…

Hospice Ukraine raises over £50,000 to better serve the terminally ill

Photo credit: Hospice Ukraine and the Royal Society of Medicine, London As part of a special Hospice Ukraine event raising funds for palliative care…

“Seeing Syria again, despite its sadness, there’s still a sense of pride”

Dr Ammar Darwish has been part of the Foundation’s family for over a decade. Ammar volunteered as a trauma surgeon in Aleppo when Syria, his home…