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“Together, We’re Doing a Great Job for Humanity.”
“Every day as part of EMERGENCY’s team, I try to change the perception and concept of disability, by turning it into a capability and removing the obstacles for my patients. My job is helping people to get their ordinary life back.” This is Shadman, coordinator of our orthopaedic workshop at our Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration…
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International Peace Day 2022
‘One patient every minute’ That’s the rate that we have been treating patients since 1994 – our pace of peace. Providing all those that enter our hospitals and clinics with free and high-quality healthcare has always been our mandate, a 28-year-old stand against war and the violation of human rights. We reject war through our…
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‘Where Is Our Father?’
“It was raining and very cold that evening. My family and I had walked all day to reach a village and seek shelter. It was 1991 and we were fleeing the fighting in our town. We needed firewood, so my father and I decided to climb a hill not far from the road. I was…
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“This Is An All Too Common Occurrence”.
“Dead on arrival. 11:56am. 5 September 2022. One of the casualties delivered to the @emergency.ngo Hospital in Kabul after the suicide bomb at the Russian Embassy. Sadly the extent of his injuries meant he didn’t survive. His family later came to collect the body which had been washed and prepared in keeping with Muslim practice, before the funeral…
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Mohammad’s Story Shows the Legacy of War in Afghanistan.
Driven by poverty, Mohammad had gone in search of scrap metal to sell, in order to scrape together some money. One of those objects, however, was an unexploded mine. That is how Mohammad, 60, lost two fingers and wounded his left hand. This happens a lot in Afghanistan. The first hospital he was taken…
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Latest Update Following 17 August Explosion in Kabul
“Most of the injuries were caused by shrapnel and burns. Our surgeons were operating throughout the night.” Stefano, EMERGENCY’s Country Director from Afghanistan, updates us on the explosion that struck worshippers praying in a mosque in Kabul yesterday. Our Surgical Centre received 35 people in total following the explosion. 24 were hospitalised, while…
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We Continue to Be There for the Afghan People.
The spotlight may have moved away from Afghanistan. But EMERGENCY hasn’t. We continue to provide free, high-quality healthcare. We continue to train local staff. We continue to be there for the Afghan people. Visualizza questo post su Instagram Un post condiviso da EMERGENCY NGO (@emergency.ngo)
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We Are Not Abandoning Afghanistan.
A year ago, the eyes of the world were on Afghanistan. That attention was short-lived. Today, Afghanistan is a country abandoned by the international community, experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis, with increasing poverty and crime. According to the United Nations, at least 59% of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and more…
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Our Work Here is Crucial.
Last week, our President Rossella Miccio visited EMERGENCY’s Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Centre in Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. The bedrock of every EMERGENCY project is each incredible local team , who work together every day to provide free, high-quality healthcare to patients in need. This is certainly the case here in Sulaymaniyah! This Centre takes care…
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Earthquake in Afghanistan: EMERGENCY Took Part in the Medical Response to The Disaster
During the night between 21 and 22 June, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the south-eastern area of Afghanistan, in the provinces of Khost and Paktika on the border with north-western Pakistan. The tremor, which occurred at around 11 p.m. (CET), was felt within felt within a 500km radius of the epicentre as far as Pakistan…