Doctor Tony in Iraq: Health Promotion in Ashti Camp Part One
In this series of posts, I want to take you on the journey of a de-worming campaign in the camps we work in, promoting health and hygiene to the IDPs and refugees that live here.
Afghanistan: “I’m Trying to Lead a Normal Life, Because Kabul Is My Home”
Hedayat has been working at the EMERGENCY Surgical Centre in Kabul since it opened in 2001.
Iraq: The Return to Erbil
An EMERGENCY team returns to Erbil after twelve years to treat the victims of the capture of Mosul.
Iraq: Child Victims of the Ongoing Landmine Problem
EMERGENCY staff report from the field where Iraq's landmine problem continues to affect innocent civilians, many of whom are children.
LIBYA: ‘His life is more important than his leg’
Najib, 22, was brought to our hospital in Gernada, Libya, a week ago after a bullet wounded his leg.
MEET OUR STAFF: Marja’s Story
WHEN THE TALIBAN ATTACKED my village, I and many others fled to seek refuge in the Panjshir Valley. We walked through the night, and all of the following day, the constant dull thud of bombs echoed around us. Some of…
SUDAN: A Simple Pill Would Have Prevented All This Damage
'All this because nobody had given her antibiotics'
SIERRA LEONE: Mammoud has still a long and happy life in front of him
Half of his face is now covered by bandages, but on the other half you can see him smiling.
Bombing a hospital is always an unacceptable act of violence.
Hospitalised patients need treatment, respite, and care; not more bombs and violence. But, once again, a hospital has become a target. Bombing a hospital is always an unacceptable act of violence. Hospitals need to be able to provide medical care…