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.
“EMERGENCY gave my son a chance.”
Amir does not speak. He does not know if he ever will again, because a landmine has torn his vocal cords. The friend he was walking with on the road where the bomb lay is dead. His father Munir, however,…
EMERGENCY IN AFGHANISTAN: DRAWINGS FROM HELMAND, KABUL AND PANJSHIR
A New Exhibition, Coming to London this July.
Meet Rozhgar And Zhino, Whose Dedication Helps Us Provide High-Quality Care In Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
In 2022, the Orthopaedic Technicians at EMERGENCY’s Sulaymaniyah Rehabilitation Centre delivered 583 new prostheses. Colleagues like Rozhgar and Zhino make this possible. After graduating from Soran Prosthetics Institute, Rozhgar began her career as an ICU nurse. But, she says, “I…
Mine Awareness Day 2023
The children were playing in the garden when the IED exploded. They had found an old metal device that they said looked like a big bullet, and threw it away. 13-year-old Mohammad and his sister, 4-year-old Shamsia, were the closest…
Iraq: Soran, a Teacher Who Gives Life Lessons as Well as School Lessons
...and today he is a teacher who gives life lessons as well as school lessons.
International Mine Awareness Day 2019
EMERGENCY's doctors and nurses listen to testimonies like these from our patients in Afghanistan and Iraq too often.
Iraq: This is a Story of Care and Love
Asfandiar and Jzheyn's tale is a difficult one. But it's also a love story.
Iraq: I Found So Many People Around Me (Part II)
The main aim of the Centre is to remove all barriers created by disability and to allow individuals to regain a livelihood for themselves and their families.
