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…
FLOODING IN AFGHANISTAN: 10 INJURED, 2 DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT EMERGENCY’S FIRST AID POSTS
Major flooding and landslides have affected several districts near Kabul. EMERGENCY’s First Aid Posts in Jalrez and Ghurband have received 10 wounded, and two dead on arrival. As countries around the world are affected by natural disasters, those with already weakened…
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.
“When I Grow Up, I Want to Be…”
At the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, we like to ask our young patients what they want to be when they grow up.
World Refugee Day 2023
Refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs: a record 110 million people are displaced worldwide, forced to flee because of persecution, conflict, climate change and human rights violations. On World Refugee Day, we recognise the dangers and extreme difficulties that migrants face as…
“Now I Am Afraid We Will Never See Each Other Again.”
G. and her two-year-old son were rescued by Life Support while crossing the Central Mediterranean, the world’s deadliest migration route. "The father of my son is now in Libya," the 22-year-old Eritrean told us. "We wanted to rescue little N…
Report: Covid-19 Response in Africa and the COVAX Mechanism
COVID-19 RESPONSE IN AFRICA AND THE COVAX MECHANISM VOICES FROM THE FIELD: SIERRA LEONE, SUDAN, UGANDA
EMERGENCY’s Search And Rescue Ship Life Support Has Disembarked The 29 People Rescued In International Waters.
"THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN. I WAS PANICKING BUT I WOULD NEVER GO BACK BECAUSE IN LIBYA YOU RISK YOUR LIFE EVERY DAY." "THE FATHER OF MY SON IS STILL IN LIBYA. WE WANTED TO RESCUE OUR LITTLE ONE FROM THAT…