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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…

Mike Morgan, who has died aged 75, was a leading figure in respiratory services in Leicester for more than 30 years. He also championed respiratory medicine…

My father, Dr Saboor Mir, who has died aged 94, was an eminent ophthalmologist and family GP who worked for the NHS for more than 40…

My mother, Barbara Hurman, who has died aged 100, was an archaeologist specialising in the identification and illustration of finds – the items disinterred during the…

Outspoken when highlighting injustice, Sir James Munby became skilled at inserting resonating rebukes that embarrassed the government into his judgments.As president of the high court’s family…

My wife, Meg Turner, who has died aged 79, had a career in nursing, care of the elderly and carer training that spanned more than 30…