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.
Sudan: Mass Casualty Training at the Salam Centre
A few days ago, thirty doctors and nurses from the most remote and problematic areas in Sudan arrived in Khartoum.
Sudan: First Year Results of Health Programme in Mayo
The main aim of the project is to improve health services and education for vulnerable people in the Mayo area.
Afghanistan: “I would like to be a nurse. I’ve already learned some English words at school.”
Noor-zia is 22 years old and lives in a village a few kilometres from Anabah, Afghanistan.
LIBYA: Treating the Wounded and Training Doctors
In Libya, we are not only treating the wounded, but also training Libyan healthcare professionals.
Empowering Afghan Women
"I studied medicine in Kabul, then I decided to specialise here. I learn a lot of things working with the international staff, such as new diagnosis and care techniques, but above all I’m gaining experience” Sitting on a bench in…
IRAQ: Happy New Year!
EMERGENCY's Humanitarian Response Programme Manager in Iraq reflects on seeing in the new year in Afghanistan, and his new role in Iraq. “We have just finished an intense year. I began 2015 as a logistician in Lashkar-Gah, in southern Afghanistan. Along…
Happy Birthday: Port Sudan Paediatric Centre is 4!
EMERGENCY's Paediatric Centre in Port Sudan, Sudan, celebrates its fourth year of operations this month.
#HumanRightsDay: The Right to Health
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states ‘everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care’. Yet, around…
A JOURNEY TOWARD HOPE
Inclusion and empowerment are this year’s focus for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.