“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.
“We work for EMERGENCY, because EMERGENCY works for our people.”
“Nursing here is a sacred job: our patients are our relatives, our people.” Gulbudin joined our Surgical Centre in Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan, when it opened in 2004. After attending university, he worked as a nurse in the wards and the Outpatients…
Nurse Osman Cares for the Children in Kabul
Meet Mohamad Osman, one of the nurses here at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul. Mohamad has been working at our hospital for 17 years, first in the intensive care unit and now as Team Leader of the children’s ward. He…
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…
We Will Do Our Part. We Will Do It By Being There.
Six of our incredible team look at the camera, both cheerful and decisive. They have endured difficult months, working in the midst of coronavirus, but are as committed as ever.
International Nurses Day 2020
The current circumstances mean that nurses are under even more pressure than normal. We want to thank them for their work, and send them all our strength and encouragement.
World Mental Health Day
Violence leaves scars. Not only physical, but mental ones too. We witness this first-hand at our clinics in southern Italy, where we offer free psychological support. Many of our patients there are migrants who have endured unimaginable suffering on their…
Sierra Leone: “Let’s Not Forget Senesie and Her Story”
The last thing we want is to see her again in the hospital; she belongs amongst other children, living the life that every child like her deserves.
“I’m a Woman Who Works for Women”
We thank her for her courage, as we do all the men and women who risk their lives in this humanitarian crisis to save other people.