“By the end of their surgeries, many of the patients walk out as new people.” Earlier this year, journalist Lulu Jemimah travelled to the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, where EMERGENCY treats children from across Uganda and the wider region.…
More than a year since the outbreak of war in Sudan, the country is facing one of the worst humanitarian tragedies ever recorded.
Conditions continue to deteriorate. Humanitarian activities face major obstacles. One year of war and neglect: Sudan today Among the obstacles are continuous electricity blackouts and interruptions to the internet and telecommunications networks; exponentially increased fuel prices; shortages of basic goods;…
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…
Goodluck Cole’s father works three jobs while his mother, Lucy, is a full-time carer for the little boy. When Goodluck was just one day old, Lucy noticed that something was wrong. She was referred to EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Goderich,…
Four-year-old Amol, left, poses for the camera with his friend, three-year-old Achiek. They met on the ward of the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, after travelling from South Sudan with our Regional Programme for Paediatric Surgery. Like Achiek, whose story…
"Right now, our presence here is critical for cardiac patients in need of treatment and for surgical emergencies that cannot be treated in hospitals that have been bombed or closed." From Sudan, our colleagues tell us why it is necessary…
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Achiek was just 8 months old when he accidentally spilled boiling tea on his hand. The little boy lives with his mother in Bur, South Sudan, where the healthcare system struggles because of insufficient infrastructure and an acute shortage of…
