Highland medic on new life saving mission
By Louise Glen
Published: 12:35, 03 February 2021
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Andy Kent, team leader of the UK's emergency response.
An Inverness surgeon is leading the UKâs Emergency Medical Team (EMT) deployed to southern Africa to support its emergency coronavirus response.
Andy Kent (56), a consultant based at Raigmore Hospital, arrived with a team of 11 medics in Eswatini on Sunday, to provide support and specialist expertise in hospitals that are battling the pandemic.
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has a population of around 1.2 million people, of which there are 15,051 known coronavirus cases but, due to poor testing and treatment, and a surge in cases since December, it is feared there are many more.