Our History

 

Systems and Specialist Healthcare Associates
SASHA Charity History. 


Date

Event

Sponsor

11-10-97

First trip First trip to Bulgaria with Humanitarian Aid with 4 Ambulances

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

14-11-97

Donation of £6 million of in-date Drugs for hospitals in Sofia

George Mills, Essex

06-04-98

Organised delivery of £350,000 of computers & Medical Aid met Dr Milev

East Staffs Borough Council

16-05-98

Visit of Dr Milev to the UK on behalf of St Petka Hospital Vidin Bulgaria

St Petka Hospital Vidin

12-06-98

Aid delivery with Stafford Newspaper reporter, Delivery for Vidin & Vratza

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

02-09-98

First meeting with Rabisha Children’s Orphanage on trip to Vidin and Vratza

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

25-09-98

Seminar on PHTLS with Roger Thayne for Bulgarian Health Minister

British Embassy Sofia

01-11-98

Presentation to HRH The Prince of Wales at the Queen Joanna in Sofia

Buckingham Palace London

12-12-98

First Trip to Orphanages at Rabisha with Christmas presents

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

16-04-99

First Trip to Kula Orphanage and meeting with British Ambassador Mr Stagg

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

10-09-99

Charity Status applied for and set up, SASHA UK now an official charity

Charities Commission UK

30-07-99

Arranged a visit of PHTLS representatives from USA to arrange PHTLS course

Staffordshire Ambulance Aid

18-10-99

As part of PHTLS project, S Alves worked for a week in Gabravo on the EMS

British Embassy Sofia

01-11-99

Downing Street asked SASHA to help MOD in Hospital Project in Macedonia

Downing Street UK

28-11-99

Delivery of Aid to the British Embassy Charity Ambulances and Aid

British Embassy Sofia

01-01-00

Stuart Alves awarded MBE by Her Majesty the Queen for work in Bulgaria

Buckingham Palace London

15-01-00

Trip to meet First Delivery of Aid to Macedonia with Ambassador Dickinson

UK Ministry of Defence

20-01-00

First PHTLS course Bankja Bulgaria with the British & USA instructors

British Embassy Sofia

26-01-00

Trip to Vida Style with consignment of Aid for the Shirt Factory Clinic

Vida Style Vidin, Bulgaria

01-02-00

Macedonian visitors to the UK to look at Stafford special needs school facilities

Macedonian Health Ministry

07-03-00

Visit to Macedonia to meet Professor Gavrilovski and Ambassador Dickinson

British Embassy Skopje

24-03-00

Visit to Macedonia to meet Professor Gavrilovski and Ambassador Dickinson

British Embassy Skopje

06-04-00

S Alves Invited to Downing Street by Tony Blair for Medical Seminar

Downing Street UK

16-04-00

Visit of Dr Elizabeth Traikova Bulgarian Gynaecologist to Stafford Hospitals

Vida Style Vidin Bulgaria

12-05-00

Delivery of Aid to Macedonia for Mother Teresa & Military Hospital

British Embassy Skopje

14-05-00

Requested Visit to Albania with British Ministry of Defence

UK Ministry of Defence

27-05-00

Trip to Bulgarian British Embassy with Aid for Mother & Baby and Embassy

British Embassy Sofia

19-06-00

First PHTLS course in Skopje Macedonia with the British & USA instructors

British Embassy Skopje

23-06-00

First PHTLS course in Prilep Macedonia with the British & USA instructors

British Embassy Skopje

13-07-00

Delivery of Hospital equipment to Vida Style clinic

Vida Style Vidin Bulgaria

21-07-00

NAEMT Achievement Award to S Alves for promoting PHTLS in Bulgaria

NAEMT of USA

23-07-00

Trip to Vida Style to organise transport for Vidin Aid

SASHA

30-0700

Meeting with World Health, Save the Children & Unicef in British Embassy

British Embassy Sofia

01-08-00

Albanian Military Hospital Visitors to Stafford Ambulance and Hospitals

Albanian Government

07-08-00

First Humanitarian Aid to Mother Teresa & Military Hospital in Albania

UK Ministry of Defence

03-10-00

Trip to Vidin with Humanitarian Aid and 2 Ambulances to Albania

UK Ministry of Defence

12-11-00

Humanitarian Aid for Vratza and Mother and Baby home in Dobrich

SASHA

24-01-01

Albanian trip with aid for Military hospital in Tirana

UK Ministry of Defence

14-03-01

SASHA invited to make Ministerial Visit to Albania with Dr Lewis Moony

UK Ministry of Defence

07-04-01

SASHA invited to be part of World Bank Contract in Koprivnica Croatia

World Bank funding

04-08-01

Bulgarian trip for British Embassy charities Ambulances and aid

British Embassy Sofia

15-08-01

Aid and work done for the Military Hospital in Tirana Albania

UK Ministry of Defence

12-11-01

Trip to Stara Zagora and Mother and Baby home in Dobrich

SASHA

14-11-01

Under Secretary for State for Defence Dr  Moonie’s Ministerial Visit to SASHA

UK Ministry of Defence

24-11-01

Trip to Bulgaria to Kula Orphanage with Humanitarian Aid

SASHA

14-03-02

First Visit to Kiev and around Ukraine to assess medical teaching needs

Peter Flanigan, Kiev, Ukraine

28-05-02

Invited to Lectures by HRH the Prince of Wales at the Business Leaders Forum

PWBLF London

23-06-02

Ukrainian visitors to Staffordshire Ambulance and University of Hertfordshire

Peter Flanigan, Kiev, Ukraine

18-08-02

Delivery of PTS Ambulance to disabled children in Troyan School Bulgaria

Mr J Brisby QC London

25-08-03

Invited to present first Geriatric Course to Ambulance service in Dublin Ireland

Dublin Ambulance Service

24-10-02

Seminar on Emergency Healthcare in Abuja, Ibadan & Lagos Nigeria

Seyi Oyesola Practice Venture

04-05-03

Dr Milev’s trip to attend PHTLS Course in Mansfield Nottinghamshire

SASHA UK

08-06-03

Trip to Vidin with Computers for Mitko and schools in the region

Vidin Municipality

21-07-03

Presented PHTLS course to Foreign & Commonwealth Embassy Medical Staff

Foreign Office London

16-02-04

First delivery of Aid to Kiev Ukraine for various hospitals &Clinics in Ukraine

Peter Flanigan, Kiev, Ukraine

21-02-04

Presented First PHTLS course at Knockhill Edinburgh with Will Chapleau USA

Knockhill Racing Circuit

19-06-04

Delivery of Computers to the schools and Life with Dignity in Vidin

SASHA

22-10-04

Start of Computer Project with Mayor of Vidin

Vidin Municipality

28-12-04

Dr Milev SASHA Bulgaria awarded Most Honourable Bulgarian for work

King Simeonova of Bulgaria

16-04-05

Delivery of Computers and Crutches to schools and Life with Dignity in Vidin

SASHA

04-11-05

Ambulances and Medical Books to Bulgarian Health Minister in Vidin

SASHA UK

15-03-06

Trauma Seminar to Kateryna Yushenko Wife of Ukrainian President by SASHA

Peter Flanigan, Kiev, Ukraine

20-04-06

Presented PHTLS course to Prime Ministers Police Protection team Edinburgh

Downing Street London

17-05-06

SASHA Meets with British Ambassador and Bulgarian Health Minister in Sofia

SASHA UK

20-09-06

SASHA and Lorna Downing of Jones & Bartlett meet GTE in Caldas Portugal

Grupa Trauma Emergency

26-11-06

First Responder, AED & CPR courses in Caldas Da Rainha

Grupa Trauma Emergency

29-12-06

Attended the Bulgarian EU Entry and donated £1000 to Life with Dignity

SASHA UK

07-01-07

GEMS. PEPP & Major Incident course in Caldas Da Rainha

Grupa Trauma Emergency

31-01-07

SASHA Meets with Mayor of Sofia Boris Borrisov in Sofia Bulgaria

SASHA UK

20-02-07

GEMS, IM, PEPP courses in Caldas Da Rainha Portugal for GTE

Grupa Trauma Emergency

16-03-07

Grupa Trauma Emergency Style Catastrophe course in Portugal

Grupa Trauma Emergency

28-10-07

Attended meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergy Stanishev in London

SASHA UK

01-11-07

PEPP Course Caldas Da Rainha Portugal

Grupa Trauma Emergency

14-11-07

Attended meeting with Bulgarian President Bulgarian Embassy in London

SASHA UK

06-01-08

Awarded National Honour for work in Bulgaria by Bulgarian Charity group

SASHA UK

11-12-08

Started work with Unirescue group on First Responder & IM  in Faro Portugal

Unirescue

10-01-09

Presented PEPP & GEMS course in Faro Portugal to Unirescue

Unirescue