A healthcare career pathway that strengthens a whole system When health systems struggle, it’s often because there aren’t enough trained people to provide care — and because many capable young people never get the chance to qualify in the first place. A newly published research paper in Frontiers in Health Services  shares learning from EMMS International’s Healthcare Career Pathways (HCP)  programme, delivered in partnership with The Duncan Hospital  in Bihar, India. The case study explores...

We are saddened to learn of the death of Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC (Jim Wallace), and we join many across Scotland in mourning his passing.  Lord Wallace served as a trustee of EMMS International from September 2023 to September 2025, after first engaging with our work while serving as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (2021–2022).  A life shaped by service We are grateful for Jim’s significant contribution to public life through politics, civil society...

Why caste still shapes young lives in Nepal - and how your gift helps To understand life in many parts of Nepal, it helps to imagine how a person’s future can be shaped long before they take their first steps. For centuries, society has been organised through the caste system — a structure that assigns every individual a fixed social position at birth. It determines who they are seen to be, how others interact with them, and which paths may be open or closed throughout their lives. Even...