Now We Are Taking Care Of Amir In The Ward, Where He Is Improving Every Day.
Over three weeks, our surgical team saw Amir in the operating theatre every 48 hours.
20th Anniversary of Anabah Maternity Centre
In June 2003, EMERGENCY opened a Maternity Centre in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Over the past 20 years, our team in Anabah, led by the women of Afghanistan, have admitted around 100,000 patients and delivered over 76,000 babies. Open 24…
Bibi Came to Anabah for her 7th Pregnancy
At 40 years old, Bibi Hajar’s 7th pregnancy was not an easy one. She lives in Parian with her family, where she tends to their two cows and her husband earns his living by carrying stones. With the ongoing economic…
The Need for Diabetic Care in Afghanistan: Moqadas’s Story
On 30 March, EMERGENCY and CRIMEDIM released the report Access to Care in Afghanistan. While certain conditions like geographic mobility have improved in the country as fighting has subsided, many barriers remain to accessing care – especially for children like…
Little Rabiullah is Eating Again!
Rabiullah lives with his parents and four siblings in the Panjshir Valley, where the cold winter weather and rising prices are making life more and more difficult. When Rabiullah was just 15 months old, he had severe respiratory distress and…
Access to Care in Afghanistan: Perspectives from Afghan People in 10 Provinces
Afghan people are facing major socio-economic barriers to care, as well as a healthcare system affected by chronic challenges and underinvestment. EMERGENCY and CRIMEDIM, a research centre from the Università del Piemonte Orientale, have released a new report that explores…
International Women’s Day 2023
On International Women's Day, we want to share a story about two colleagues from our Anabah Maternity Centre who share a name and a purpose: to help the women of Afghanistan. Najila has been Midwife at the hospital for 5…
International Day of the Midwife
Thank you to our midwife colleagues. They stand for women and provide quality care, despite the pandemic, despite the conflict, despite everything that comes their way.
“You Have Always Been By My Side And Made Me Happy”
22-year-old Sharifa is one of the thousands of Afghan mothers struggling to overcome the hurdles that are posed by a healthcare system weakened by decades of war, poor facilities, and social and cultural barriers that are difficult to break.
“I Love My Work Because I Know It’s Essential For The People In This Valley.”
Muzghan was born and brought up in the Panjshir Valley. She works in neonatal intensive care at our Maternity Centre in Anabah.