International development charity, Transaid are set to deliver a new bicycle ambulance to Zambia which will help young children access malaria medicines.
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Bristol Voluntary and Community Health Sector to get £3 million boost
Health Services in Bristol to be subcontracted to voluntary and community-run organisations
Read MoreBritish boffins club together to tackle world challenges
Teams of researchers in the UK are being funded by the UK government to work more closely with their international counterparts to help tackle of the world’s biggest challenges. The challenges include plastic pollution, dementia and antibiotic resistance.
Read MoreNew nurses save sight in Ethiopia
Campaigners are marking twenty years of success in saving the sight of millions of people in Ethiopia. Over the past two decades, Orbis has supported local campaigners and the government in delivering improvements in eye care which has saved the sight of millions of people.
Read MoreDigital skills brought to a million
Social change charity Good Things Foundation has helped over 1 million people to gain the digital skills they need for life and work.
Read MoreTerrence Higgins Trust leads on a blueprint for involving people
The £1.1 million investment from the Big Lottery Fund, will allow the project to take ‘nothing about us without us’ to a whole new level.
Read MoreNew record label gives recovering addicts chance to shine
We Are Not Saints launches debut single of Brighton musician @JimTrickster on Friday 25th January, with cast made up of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Read MoreNew app to make public places more accessible to disabled and elderly
A charity has launched an app which aims to list which public places and transport links in the UK and Europe are accessible to the disabled and the elderly. See Around Britain is seeking sponsorship to help develop the project further and is encouraging the public to help build the database of accessible places.
Read MoreChildren taking part in Braintree district obesity pilot are a healthier weight
A new project has had a huge impact in tackling obesity in South East England according to initial research.
Read MoreCombating illegal drug trends
The illegal drugs market is constantly evolving with new synthetic drugs hitting the market on a daily basis. To help the management of drug misuse the NHS and a charity partner came together to host the UK’s first Novel Drug Trends conference.
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