Browsing: obituary

Ten years after the Marchioness pleasure boat sank on a summer’s night in 1989 – drowning 51 people, mainly young partygoers, in the swirling waters of…

My friend Kathy Attawell, who has died suddenly aged 65, dedicated herself to improving public health in developing countries. Her contributions to the HIV response, and…

My friend and colleague Felicia Cox, who has died aged 60, was an inspirational nurse leader who carried out pioneering work in pain management. She was…

My sister, Sue Wright, who has died aged 57, devoted her life to raising awareness about fostering and adoption as well as practising as a child…

My friend Jeremy Connor, who has died aged 87, was a circuit judge in London from 1996 to 2004, having spent his earlier career as a…

In 1982, Martyn Butler co-founded the Terrence Higgins Trust, the first organisation in Europe to respond to the health crisis caused by HIV/Aids, and now Britain’s…

My husband, Aidan Chidarikire, who has died aged 92, was appointed director of pharmacy services in Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health in the early 1980s, serving at…

My twin brother, Martyn Webster, who has died aged 86, was influential in the development of microsurgery both in the UK and internationally.In 1971 he joined…

The idea that a traditional Chinese herbal treatment could be the answer to drug-resistant malaria was tough to swallow for many policymakers in global health. With…

On 27 October the Abortion Act 1967 became law. It was a landmark piece of legislation and the hard-won result of years of campaigning by Diane…