International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Here's to the elimination of racial discrimination, once and for all.
Scientific Contribution is Not Only a Matter of Research and Numbers, But Also Sharing Expertise Among Colleagues.
Scientific contribution is not only a matter of research and numbers, but also sharing expertise among colleagues.
EMERGENCY Breaks Down Walls By Building Them
📌 As our President Rossella Miccio once wrote, there are walls, and then there are walls: walls of exclusion, tearing people apart, but also walls of inclusion, bringing people together, defeating differences and discrimination. EMERGENCY's hospitals are made of walls,…
Afghanistan: ‘Some Of The Hugs They Give Me Literally Make Me Quiver’
Some of the hugs they give me literally make me quiver.
Another achievement for our Regional Programme in Africa
In October, Luca, Coordinator of our regional cardiac surgery programme, and Maria, a long-standing cardiologist at EMERGENCY, were in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, for the first heart-screening misson at the new clinic at Orotta Hospital
World Children’s Day 2019
Date: 20/11/1989 Event: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The world's most widely ratified agreement ever is signed. Global leaders commit to protecting children’s rights. Date: 20/11/2019 Event: World Children's Day 30 years later, children around the…
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…
Happy World Heart Day from EMERGENCY
"Because we believe every heartbeat matters” World Heart Federation – and we might add, it doesn’t matter where it beats or whose heartbeat is.
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.
01/09/2019. Teresa and EMERGENCY
"If everyone of us did our bit, the world would be a better place without us even realising it". Teresa Sarti Strada Today we remember Teresa, EMERGENCY’s first President. There’s a thread that links Teresa to all the people you…