9000000 patients treated since 1994
EMERGENCY provides free, high-quality healthcare to victims of war, poverty and landmines, alongside building hospitals and training local medical staff. Founded in 1994, EMERGENCY has treated 9 million people in 17 different countries and currently operates in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Italy, Sierra Leone, and Sudan.
EMERGENCY UK is the British affiliate of EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY UK supports EMERGENCY through advocacy, fundraising, and recruitment of medical staff.
Stories
January 15, 2019
Our hospital beds are full every day. And nobody knows why we keep fighting this war. It has simply become normal
January 11, 2019
Let’s take a moment to look back at what happened in 2018 and what we managed to achieve thanks to your support.
January 8, 2019
Miriam and Peace arrived at EMERGENCY’s facility on 31 October and she underwent the corrective open-heart surgery on 8 November. She is now doing very well and has recovered fully.
January 7, 2019
We were delighted to welcome Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, for a visit of our Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul yesterday
January 1, 2019
This past year, with your help, we continued to offer free healthcare to victims of war, poverty and landmines.
December 28, 2018
Just 10 years old, Khudai Noor has become another one of the many victims of Afghanistan's endless war.
December 24, 2018
Everything we do is made possible through ordinary people’s help, and thanks to our volunteers, friends, and staff in our projects
December 22, 2018
Last week, we lost Koko Akbar, gardener at our Kabul hospital. He had been working for EMERGENCY since April 2001.
