The Academy aims to ensure advances in medical research are developed into healthcare treatments for patients as quickly as possible. This is achieved through the work of 900 elected Fellows who provide expert, independent advice on particular workstreams including biomedical science policy and careers for medical researchers. The Academy also manages the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Trust.

ACET in the UK works to support the rapidly growing ACET International Alliance. The Alliance is a group of independent organisations currently working in 22 countries to reduce rates of new HIV infection, care for those affected by HIV/AIDS and support AIDS orphans.

ABC focuses on helping children and adults suffering directy or indirectly from HIV/AIDS. It sees education in general as fundamental in increasing awareness about the disease, as well as helping provide the basis for an active and fulfilling life. ABC is Malawian born and has a base both in the UK and in Malawi.

Pre-eclampsia is the most common of the serious pregnancy conditions, affecting one pregnancy in 10 or 70,000 women each year. Action on Pre-Eclampsia aims to raise public and professional awareness, improve care and ease or prevent physical and emotional suffering caused by this potentially devastating condition.

Assists rural community empowerment and upliftment in South and East Africa.

To relief of sickness among persons in Africa who are suffering from HIV/AIDS or related conditions, by the provision of screening services and establishment of Advice Centres providing counselling to sufferers and their dependants and by establishing a centralised database to facilitate treatment by local agencies.

Alcohelp seeks to educate children and adults on the dangers associated with alcohol abuse.

Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. We work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and qualityof services available to people with alcohol-related problems and their families.

Raising awareness and supporting sufferers of, and research into, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a genetic condition which causes lung and liver problems.

AMREF, the African Medical and Research Foundation, is the largest African health development organisation. With pioneering health programmes across sub-Saharan Africa and based in Nairobi, Kenya, AMREF consists of a staff of more than 600, of whom 97% are African.

AMURT is an international relief and development organisation. AMURT is significant for being one of the few global NGOs originating from the developing world. It has grassroots relief teams and development projects in over 30 countries. AMURT's greatest strength is its wealth of human resource, consisting of experienced, life-long volunteers and local community members.

Baby Lifeline - the leading mother and baby charity, supports the care of pregnancy and birth. As well as providing vital technology for maternity and special care baby units, it also provides 'cutting edge', specialist training for health professionals.

BackCare (registered as the National Back Pain Association) is an independent national charity that helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing information, promoting self help, encouraging debate and funding research into better back care. HRH, The Prince of Wales, is its patron.

Best Beginnings was set up as a charity in 2006 as a catalyst for change, using innovative approaches to break down inequalities in child health in the UK. Our vision is of a future where all children enjoy best practice healthcare from conception, and where families have the information and support needed to protect their children's health and avoid preventable illnesses and deaths. Many of Britain's babies are born in challenging circumstances and are disproportionately prone to a number of problems including being born prematurely, suffering serious illnesses, developmental disorders and deaths in early infancy. The nationwide gap is huge; for instance, the infant mortality rate in Birmingham is more than 6 times greater than in Eastleigh in Hampshire. We are committed to making a difference, but we need your help to do so. To find out more about our work and how you can make a difference, please visit our website: www.bestbeginnings.info

The BRC is a small charity which provides antenatal and postnatal classes, information and emotional and practical support to women and their families through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. We have a lending library and several free support groups including breastfeeding, international women and homebirth in a warm welcoming environment!

Every year in the UK, 125,000 people have an unnecessary heart attack or stroke in which high blood pressure is a key factor. The Blood Pressure Association exists to fight the causes of high blood pressure to prevent strokes and heart disease in the UK.

Bottletop is a youth led charity and we fundraise through innovative means. Music, fashion and events are our core way to raises funds; this enables us to deliver sexual health education to young people worldwide. Prevention is fundamental to stemming the flow of sexually transmitted diseases.

Breast Health International's mission is to give all people affected by breast cancer the tools necessary to have the best quality of life, regardless of background or financial circumstances. Our aim is to reduce the suffering caused by breast cancer worldwide and ensure that no one touched by breast cancer walks alone.

The Brightside Trust is an educational charity to provide young people with the confidence and skills needed to overcome social disadvantage. Our flagship project, Bright Journals, is an e-mentoring service that enables school pupils to be mentored by undergraduates and encourage them to consider careers in science and medicine.

For 40 years BNMT has made health improvements in Nepal. Recently armed conflict has distrupted health services. BNMT rehabilitates health care and buildings, improves pregnancy care, prevents and treats infectious diseases, especially TB and HIV and supports poor communities to gain better health standards.

Liver disease kills more men than Parkinson's disease and more women than cancer of the cervix and it is on the increase. The British Liver Trust is the UK's only national liver disease charity for adults. Through its Helpline, specialist publications and website, the Trust aims to raise the profile of all liver diseases, encourage prevention and achieve greater recognition, better support and wider understanding for people with liver disease.

The Society aims to raise awareness and promote good management of chronic oedemas such as lymphoedema amongst all health care professionals so that those in the UK who suffer from this poorly understood condition may have access to effective treatment.

BODY provides emotional support and information for anyone involved in organ/tissue donation and transplantation. The desperate need for organ/tissue donors is promoted and information supplied to the media and public to enable informed decisions to be made. BODY is particularly interested in education and its website has resource pages for educationalists.

The British Thyroid Foundation aims to provide support and clear information to sufferers of thyroid disorders, to promote a greater awareness of these disorders amongst the general public and the medical profession and to help set up regional support groups and raise funds for research.

The British Tinnitus Association helps people with tinnitus. It provides a Freephone Helpline, 0800 018 0527, funds research into causes and treatment of tinnitus and raises awareness within the medical community and general public. It provides group support and individual membership options and publishes a quarterly magazine 'Quiet'.

Its aim is to improve the treatment and management of urological disease through sponsorship of research, education and training of urologists, patient information and public awareness. It develops training programmes to bring best urology practice to the UK by sending urologists to centres of specialist expertise .

The Build Malawi Project is a small grass roots project in the north of Malawi that is parented by Action for the Benefit of Children (ABC). This particular project will focus on furthering education for all, regardless of age or gender, by constructing a primary school/ community learning centre. It also will implement a wide range of programmes in education, health and sanitation, women and girl empowerment and the environment.

1600 people die of asthma every year in the UK ,help us stop this. Buteyko does not cure asthma but gives individuals a strategy by which they can manage the symptoms and in many cases eradicte the dependency on medications. Support our School project and help children Breath The School Free of Asthma. Give a chilsd an astham free life . Thank you

About Face has helped people with cancer of the head and neck for 10 years with advice, information and support. The new £250,000 Butterfly Appeal will provide a wider range of services by creating the About Face Centre in Poole - a permanent base of support for patients, families, doctors in training and volunteers.

Cairdeas aims to improve the availability and quality of palliative care services in the developing world. It does this through consultancy, education, training and mentoring; and is currently working with partners in India, Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi.

Our aim is to empower people by providing them with information - ALL the information - including complementary, alternative and new therapies used effectively elsewhere in the world so they can make more informed choices and thus increase their personal chances of beating this disease.

To provide safe water in Malawi particularly at Chembe Village at Cape Maclear to help eradicate sickness and death especially amongst children.

Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness, through medical research, advice and information, and support in the community.

In April 2007 we launched our £1m Cobalt Breast Clinic Appeal. We are joining forces with the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust to bring even better services for breast cancer patients to the county. The project is expected to cost around £5m; we have set aside £4m and are looking to our supporters to help us raise the further £1m required to complete the project for the women.

Coeliac UK is the only charity in the UK, which supports those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. It receives no government funding and is dependent on the generosity of the public to fund practical support, awareness raising and research into the condition.

The charity was established in 2006 to finance an area of academic medical research restricted by budget. We do not receive any government grants and depend entirely on your donations. We support doctors at St George’s Hospital , London to continue laboratory research and clinical trials with patients suffering with Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, IBS and Bowel Cancer.

We are a local breast cancer charity based in Northamptonshire, raising funds specifically to support our breast care services at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals. In just over 6 years we have been able to provide almost £1/2 million but our work must go on - with what is a serious subject we have much vision and we have a lot of fun. Please support this local initiative.

Dance UK is the national voice for the dance profession, aiming to improve the conditions in which dance is created, performed and experienced. Its Healthier Dancer Programme has been working with the world's leading dance and sports medics and scientists for the last 20 years, resulting in the development of the Dancers' Health Pilot Scheme research project.

It is the oldest charity for adult Deaf people in the world. It provides a range of specialist services aimed at improving the quality of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people who live in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.

This new charity hopes to make young people aware of the dangers of smoking and change attitudes towards it. It will use the youthful appeal of an annual film making competition that explores this very subject and its consequences, as well as new internet and mobile media to convey our message.

The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998, to assist in the relief of persons with diabetes and to raise awareness about diabetes, its risks and symptoms and associated complications. DRWF is a medical research charity supporting Clinical and Non-Clinical Fellowships; Open Funding Projects; Studentships & Institutional Grants, primarily in the UK and internationally, as part of the DRWF network of charities. DRWFs main objective is 'staying well until a cure is found' and in furtherance of this aim, provides support to those with diabetes by way of a 'Diabetes Wellness Network'. The Wellness Network was founded because people with diabetes have to make decisions about their general health as well as their diabetes. The Network aims to help people with diabetes deal with these problems, whilst bearing in mind their diabetic condition. The Diabetes Wellness News, is the charity's monthly publication, working towards educating, informing and reminding of the best and healthiest choices to make. It is a digest of magazines, newspapers, books and scientific journals - bringing the reader first class articles from respected diabetes and other healthcare professionals.

Education for Health is the UK's leading education charity for health professionals working with patients with long term conditions. It aims to provide a consistent, comprehensive and innovative approach to professional health training across the fields of cardiovascular disease, allergic conditions, diabetes and respiratory health.

As a living memory and tribute to Emma Louise Brandon, Emma's Bubble Trust is committed to raising as much money as possible to help alleviate the physical and emotional suffering of teenagers who find themselves afflicted by cancer.

Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK) aims to provide relief for persons suffering from endometriosis by providing advice, support, education and guidance including holistic treatments. Early diagnosis in all women is vital if their future fertility is to be protected. Endometriosis is typically not a life threatening disease but is life destroying.

Equilibrium aims to become the foremost international partnership organisation working to advance the understanding, treatment and deal with the stigma and prejudice around bipolar disorder.

FQMS works to advance medical education throughout Palestine and the medical school at Al Quds University, Jerusalem, supporting visiting lecturers, examiners, teaching materials, student and faculty participation in conferences, clinical supervision, specialist training, the development of e-learning & video conferencing, shelter for students on clinical rotation under curfew.

fpa is a sex and relationships charity who educate, inform and support people by giving them practical help on such things as developing confidence, self esteem or negotiating healthy relationships. They offer practical facts and information on all aspects of sex and relationships.. They believe in empowering people so they can then make the best choices for their own health and wellbeing. They do a lot of community work, particularly with teenagers and parents as well as producing resources, running training courses, running an interactive web service, answering calls to a confidential helpline and campaigning in government for people’s sexual rights.

Friends In Action Northern Ireland are currently drilling water wells for remote people groups in Burkina Faso, West Africa. We work with other charities and missions to provide much needed clean fresh potable water supplies in remote village level environments.

The clinic was founded in 1997 to provide the relief of poverty, sickness and distress through the provision of a clinic for the benefit of the inhabitants of Meghauli, Chitwan, Nepal.

GMFA is the leading gay men’s health charity in the UK. GMFA works to improve gay men’s health by increasing the control they have over their own lives. GMFA’s work includes HIV prevention campaigns, a range of courses for gay men, smoking cessation courses, a gay men’s health magazine, online information resources and campaigns promoting the health of HIV+ gay men a