Celebrating a new milestone in the UK-Pakistan partnership to tackle AMR and strengthen health systems

Creating a virtuous cycle of AMR investment

Predictable, long-term funding for AMR surveillance provides quality data, leading to informed decision-making and better returns on investment.

Talking is good for you

Education advisor Caroline Jordan helped to organise UKFIET’s ‘Voices of the Next Generation’ conference in June 2017, where she presented on her recent experiences in Tanzania.

It’s time to transform laboratory medicine

Global health security can only be achieved by investing in adequate laboratory services in lower income countries, writes Emmanuel Azore, global laboratory services lead at Mott MacDonald.

Safeguarding girls’ education during and after COVID-19

Gender-inclusive response and recovery plans are needed to safeguard the life chances of a whole generation of girls, says senior education advisor Khadijah Fancy of Cambridge Education

Know thine enemy – the value of AMR surveillance

Investing in AMR data collection and surveillance on a global scale could transform our ability to protect human health, animal health and the environment in the long term, says Dr Toby Leslie.

How the healthcare sector can solve its waste problem

New methods and policies and increased capacity to process and recycle it are urgently required, writes Nick Wilson.

A digital prescription for making healthcare better

Digitalisation is key to unlocking this more holistic systems approach and with it, the delivery of better health services and patient outcomes, write Abhi Shekar and Kerry Scott.

Building intelligent hospitals

As health systems rebuild from the effects of COVID-19, digital technology can help hospitals manage patient care more efficiently inside and outside their walls. Abhi Shekar, digital healthcare lead at Mott MacDonald, explains the steps needed to build intelligent hospitals that can ease pressure in overstretched healthcare systems.

Managing Wellbeing Risk – a Practical Guide for the Engineering Consultancy Sector

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has launched ‘Managing Wellbeing Risk – a Practical Guide for the Engineering Consultancy Sector’ in partnership with Mott MacDonald and International SOS.

Mott MacDonald advising Dutch government on nuclear research facility

Mott MacDonald is advising the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport as lenders’ technical advisor, for the construction and start-up of commercial operation of the PALLAS-reactor and Nuclear Health Centre.

Mott MacDonald appoints Bob Fryatt as international health lead

Mott MacDonald has appointed Bob Fryatt as international health lead. Bob will build on the consultancy’s successful track-record of developing stronger, more resilient health systems around the world.

African genomics project receives additional funding to map AMR transmission patterns across continent

The Fleming Fund has awarded SEQAFRICA, an AMR surveillance project, a grant investment extension of £2.4 million.

Fighting drug-resistant microbes

Overuse of antimicrobial drugs is endangering human health and agriculture by producing resistant microbes. Combatting this threat demands global cooperation and surveillance data.

getUBetter project and change management

getUBetter has emerged as a digital platform aimed at empowering patients to manage their MSK conditions effectively. Mott MacDonald is providing crucial management consultancy support through staff secondments to provide getUBetter with the skills needed to meet growth in demand for its services.

Affordable cancer care hospitals

In support of a major state-wide effort to dramatically improve cancer care in Assam, India, we brought our procurement expertise to wring the maximum benefits from the available budget and build a series of life-changing facilities.

Food fortification, Pakistan

Pakistan is suffering a malnutrition emergency that’s impeding its social and economic wellbeing. In particular, children and women of childbearing age experience harmful deficiencies in critical vitamins and minerals, leading to long-term health and development issues that contribute to an annual loss of 2-3% in GDP.

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