Our Wish for 2024
In the last 10 years, more than 28,000 migrating people have drowned in the Mediterranean. Our wish for 2024: No more indifference. No more deaths at sea.
M., 14 Years Old, From Nyala
M. lives in Nyala. He goes to school and plays football, like many children his age. About three years ago, his life changed: the first symptoms of a disease that would compromise two of his heart valves appeared. He visited…
11 Injured Treated at Goderich Surgical Centre Following Armed Clashes
Armed clashes and attacks on a military base and a prison took place on Sunday 26 November in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Following the clashes in the capital city, 11 injured people were received at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Goderich, a district in…
28 Nov – 5 Dec: For the Big Give, Help Provide Free Healthcare to Someone in Need.
When you donate to EMERGENCY, you help provide free healthcare to someone in need. To a young child in Uganda, where surgery means finally being able to attend school. To a new mother in Afghanistan, where high-quality care means a…
We Have Been With K.M. for Every Step of His Care
K. M. and his friend had just been to a wedding in Sangin, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. While waiting by the car to leave, the friend stepped on a landmine, killing him instantly and severely injuring K.M.’s face, eyes, and…
Teresa Taught Us How to Make the World a Better Place
"If everyone of us did our bit, the world would be a better place without us even realising it." Let's keep doing our bit, without stopping. To build a fairer, more equitable, and peaceful world for all. Teresa Sarti Strada,…
Afghanistan: Two Years on from August 2021
Amid the severe humanitarian and economic crises, EMERGENCY remains in Afghanistan and continues to provide free, high-quality care across the country.
We Miss You, Gino
Gino Strada was a man of peace, turning medical gestures into acts of equality and justice. Striving, in every idea and each project, for the rights of all. We miss you Gino. Thank you. Gino Strada, 1948-2021. Illustration by…
“Without EMERGENCY, I wouldn’t be here to tell my story.”
Ajmal and his nephew were riding a motorcycle to visit his father in the hospital when they were in a road traffic accident. An ambulance brought Ajmal from a hospital in Wardak province to EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul. The…