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New edition of Behind the Scenes now available


Ukraine 

Like so many people we watch with dismay and heartache the events taking place in Ukraine. PRIME has many friends and colleagues in various parts of that country - some we have been in contact with others not. The President of the ChMA (CMF Ukraine) writes: “I am writing to you in need. In the light of recent military events, we as a Christian Medical Association want to be useful to the people. We should, even in difficult times, demonstrate Christian values and faith. That is why we need your support now, when we are actively preparing for the most difficult scenario, buying the necessary medicines, conducting ongoing training in emergency care and teaching doctors how to act in military conditions. We have compiled a list of necessary medications. If you have an opportunity to help us in this way - sending some medications - or financially, it would be very, very helpful.” Donate today via the ICMDA Ukraine Appeal


New Online Teaching Teams Launched 

Many of our programme teams are beginning to make plans for a return to face-to-face teaching in Central Asia, Nepal, Uganda, UK - while some continue online, Australia, Mozambique. Meanwhile, we are also developing new inter-professional “Teaching Teams” in various subject areas, that we hope will help us respond and expand our teaching programmes as the world emerges to some extent from the Covid Pandemic. 


There are six topic-based teams which represent our core teaching. 

  1. Compassion Without Burnout
  2. Mental Health
  3. Palliative Care
  4. Whole Person Care & Communication Skills
  5. Values Added
  6. Global Health Elective

Each Online Teaching Team will have several functions: 

  • To support the new online world order enabling us to offer teaching events more widely not just via existing contacts, but also via our link with ICMDA, NCFI etc
  • To build and grow teams who get to know and support each other, working to each other's strengths to deliver a truely interactive values-based experience which touches the spirit not just the mind
  • To provide a secure base for new tutors, who are encouraged and mentored not only to develop their teaching skills, but also experience the love and support of the PRIME family.

As time goes by each team will adapt existing teaching materials and develop new ones. These can then be fed into the new PRIME Hub resource website for more general use, with appropriate oversight to maintain quality.


Ophthalmoscopes available 

A colleague of PRIME has developed portable solar powered ophthalmoscope/ otoscope/ loop which is small effective and costs £10.00. We have three of them available free to good homes.Find out more or contact us 


Request for ECG 

Do you have a secondhand lightweight ECG going unused? It's urgently needed by a rural mental health and general medicine clinic in Central Asia that we have been working with for some time. Contact us asap 


New PRIME videos 

We have produced a number of videos featuring some of our programmes that may be of interest. They can be viewed on the PRIME Youtube Channel. • Present Help in Trouble - Based on our Compassion Without Burnout programme this film was recorded from a Global Zoom Webinar. It will be of interest to all those working in overstretched healthcare systems. • PRIME Family Update recorded at our recent Tutor Training Programme • Global Health Elective Update of a recent pilot for online health elective programme for medical students in UK & Kenya. 


PRIME Office reopens

We are now working again in the PRIME office as restrictions in the UK have been lifted. The office is therefore open Monday to Thursday. You can contact us as usual by email, phone +44 (0) 1424 774189 or mobile/WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7518 267174. 




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