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“I Could Finally Get Back To Living My Life”
“I was taking the flock of sheep out to pasture that morning, and I was singing. I was walking and didn’t realise I was about to step on a landmine. I remember screaming and seeing my mum running towards me. She was crying. The explosion had thrown me several metres away. The people from my…
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Kabul: Amongst the Survivors of the 30 September Attack on an Education Centre
On 30 September, a devastating explosion hit a private exam preparation training centre in the Hazara-majority Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul. Official reports confirmed more than 30 people were killed and over 40 injured. We received 22 victims at our Kabul Surgical Centre, all aged between 18 and 25. Most of them were girls who were in…
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Final Preparations On Board ‘Life Support’
EMERGENCY’s Mediterranean search and rescue ship ‘Life Support’ is currently harboured in Genoa, Italy. Ahead of its impending departure, EMERGENCY opened the vessel to visitors for two days. With Life Support, we will provide rescue, care, and shelter in the middle of the Mediterranean. Thanks to those who have come to Genoa in recent days…
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“The New Generations Have The Right To Their Future”
Photo ©️ Vincenzo Metodo “I was going to take my certification exam,” says Rahman, “to finish my studies and start working… now I will have to wait another year.” Rahman was returning home from an IT school when an armed group suddenly opened fire, seriously wounding him and two friends, and killing a third. …
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Thank You For Once Again Showing Trust in Our Work.
A huge thank you to everyone who bought a print or NFT from the ISHKAR fundraiser for EMERGENCY’s projects in Afghanistan. Together, we raised an incredible £10,430! Thank you for once again showing trust in our work. You are the people that support us to go on providing lifesaving care. Enormous thanks to the 19 photographers…
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EBOLA IN UGANDA: Our Measures to Protect EMERGENCY’s Facility, Staff, and Patients from Ebola.
On 20 September, the Ugandan authorities announced an outbreak of Ebola in Mubende district, about 25 miles from the capital Kampala. On 12 October, the first death in Kampala was confirmed. It is not the first time Uganda has been forced to deal with an outbreak of Ebola; in 2019 there was one in Kesese…
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A View From Our Hospitals in Afghanistan.
We look after so many patients in Afghanistan: behind every wound lies the story of a country torn apart by years, decades of war. Since August 2021, the national economy has suffered a heavy shock: international sanctions, the prolonged freezing of Afghan reserves, and the collapse of the banking and financial system have thrown the…
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Afghanistan: Attack in a Mosque at the Interior Ministry
EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul has received a total of 20 people following an explosion in a mosque within the Ministry of the Interior. This is the second mass casualty incident that the hospital has handled in recent days, following the devastating attack at the Kaj Education Centre on 30 September, and the 23rd this…
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“It’s My Duty As a Doctor to Ensure It.”
“Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve wondered how I could help sick people. That’s why I studied medicine.” “Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve wondered how I could help sick people. That’s why I studied medicine.” Dr Enok comes to work at the cardiology clinic at Orotta Hospital on his bike…
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World Heart Day 2022
Many people in low- and middle-income countries need cardiac surgery, but are unable to access it. This is typified by those suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), which is endemic in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In the case of progression of rheumatic fever, open-heart surgery with valve repair or replacement becomes the only available treatment…