Afghanistan: He Had the Best Protection any Baby Boy Can Have
A couple of inches to the left or the right, and the shrapnel could have hit his head, or a vital organ, but fortunately he had the best protection any baby boy can have: his mother.
Iraq: … and It Still Runs Like a Charme!
It’s EMERGENCY’s very own 007, built in 1998 in the labs at the Centre by amputee and disabled former patients.
Afghanistan: War May Have Brought Him Here
War may have brought him here - but it didn't take away his spirit.
Afghanistan: We Always Try to See the Glass as Half Full
Here, we always try to see the glass as half full. Even here in the Intensive Care Unit, where we monitor patients after their operations, waiting for them to wake back up again.
World Health Day
EMERGENCY has always believed that access to free medical care is a fundamental human right and must be available to everyone.
International Mine Awareness Day 2019
EMERGENCY's doctors and nurses listen to testimonies like these from our patients in Afghanistan and Iraq too often.
KABUL: Not a Happy New Year
More than half of these attacks occurred in in the capital, where EMERGENCY’s surgical centre has been offering treatment to victims of war since 2001.
Iraq: “I have Truly Seen What It Means to Care For People Without Distinction or Discrimination.”
During the 80 days I spent at the centre, I truly experienced what it means to give care without distinction or discrimination.
Afghanistan: ‘But I Decided To Stay’
Hedayat is 38 years old. He’s been working as a surgeon at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul for 14 years.