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In Port Sudan, Childhood Anaemia Reveals the Hidden Impact of War
Since the beginning of 2026, nearly one in four children visiting EMERGENCY’s Paediatric Centre in Port Sudan for the first time have been diagnosed with anaemia. Of the 8,770 children seen for an initial consultation at our Paediatric Centre since the beginning of the year, 23% were diagnosed with anaemia, a condition that occurs when…
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Afghanistan | Beyond The Dust
Afghanistan: the remnants of an endless crisis In Afghanistan, the humanitarian crisis has permeated every aspect of daily life. Five years on from August 2021, the country continues to suffer as a deep economic collapse amplifies health needs. Poverty has reached extreme levels, depriving families of even the most basic means to survive. In recent…
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Looking Back at 2024
Since 1994, EMERGENCY has addressed the consequences of conflict and poverty, with the hope that we would one day no longer be needed. 30 years later, our work around the world remains as necessary as ever. In 2024, in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, EMERGENCY’s teams provided healthcare in the midst of active conflict. Primary care…
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From 1994 to 2024: EMERGENCY Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Free, High-Quality Care
“The hospital of Kigali is deserted. Patients, doctors, nurses, almost all have been killed. There are five of us, but we will soon be joined by others.” In 1994, in the midst of the Rwandan genocide, Dr Gino Strada and the first EMERGENCY team began to work. Together, they restored the surgical and obstetrics and…
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Our Wish for 2024
In the last 10 years, more than 28,000 migrating people have drowned in the Mediterranean. Our wish for 2024: No more indifference. No more deaths at sea. Credits Creative Agency: Ogilvy Italia President & Chief Creative Officer: Giuseppe Mastromatteo Executive Creative Directors: Lavinia Francia, Francesco Basile Client Creative Directors: Alberto Crignola, Nicolò Mondonico Head of Strategy: Luca Tapognani…
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On Giving Tuesday, Help Provide Free Healthcare to Someone in Need.
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 safe delivery in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. To…
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Teresa Taught Us How to Make the World a Better Place
“If everyone of us did our bit, the world would be a better place without us even realising it.” Let’s keep doing our bit, without stopping. To build a fairer, more equitable, and peaceful world for all. Teresa Sarti Strada, 1946 – 2009.
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Access to Care in Afghanistan: Perspectives from Afghan People in 10 Provinces
Afghan people are facing major socio-economic barriers to care, as well as a healthcare system affected by chronic challenges and underinvestment. EMERGENCY and CRIMEDIM, a research centre from the Università del Piemonte Orientale, have released a new report that explores access to care across 10 Afghan provinces based on data and testimony from over 1,800…
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‘ANME: Moving Forward’ Conference Concludes in Khartoum
On 1st and 2nd February, EMERGENCY and the Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health hosted the ‘ANME: Moving Forward’ conference in Khartoum, attended by representatives and delegates from 15 African nations: Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Together, we…
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Director-General of WHO Supports EMERGENCY’s Work in Africa
On 1 February, EMERGENCY hosted representatives from 15 African nations at our Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum, Sudan, as part the ‘African Network of Medical Excellence: Moving Forward‘ conference. We were honoured to receive the support of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization. In a video address to…