Mark Hannaford

Mark Hannaford and Nikki McLeary on the QE2

WEM founder’s mission to get a tux made in just 48 hours

Intrepid adventurer Mark Hannaford of Devon-based specialist remote medical training organisation World Extreme Medicine was in the Eastern Himalayas when he found himself in desperate need of a tuxedo.

Mark was towards the end of a month’s expedition to Bhutan when he received an invitation to a very special event to celebrate Trafalgar Day - aboard the QE2 in Dubai.

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Ukraine medic unpacking supplies with Luca Alfatti and Mark Hannaford

Devon helps deliver over 1.1M medical training and supplies to Ukraine

Devon-based World Extreme Medicine, the world’s largest global medic network, is sending a fourth convoy to Ukraine to deliver medical training and urgently needed medical supplies directly into the war-torn country.

The initiative, known as Medics4Ukraine, was set up by WEM founder Mark Hannaford earlier in the year in response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

The first...