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N. Only Draws Moving Cars and A House to Leave From.
He arrived here in Bălți, Moldova, after a three-day journey from Ukraine together with five of his six siblings. At the wheel is his mother, A. When we visit her in our Mobile Clinic, she says she has a bad headache and wants to be sure it’s nothing serious: she has to be healthy and…
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Afghanistan’s Health System Is in Critical Condition. We Are Here to Support It.
Dr Shekiba has worked for EMERGENCY for 13 years and is one of eight residents who recently started the specialisation course in anaesthesiology at our Surgical Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. ©️ EMERGENCY Archive Photo She began as a nurse before qualifying as a doctor in the intensive care unit (ICU). Always with us, always at…
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“This is the latest in a series of explosions that have taken place in April”
According to local media reports, at least 25 people were killed in two explosions in Kabul this morning. The attacks took place close to the Abdul Rahim Shahid High School and a training centre in the western part of the Afghan capital, primarily inhabited by Hazara communities, approximately 10 kilometres from EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre for…
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Two Explosions Rocked Kabul This Morning
Two explosions rocked a Hazara district of Kabul this morning, near a school and a training centre. Photo Archive | © Mathieu Willcocks We received 11 patients at our Surgical Centre: a 45-year-old man dead on arrival and 10 injured boys, aged between 16 and 19. Six are in a serious condition. “This is the…
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“Best Performing Medical Emergency Response Team”
“Best Performing Medical Emergency Response Team”: this is the award we received from the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone. An award for supporting the country at the most difficult times: from the Ebola outbreak to the landslide that swept through an entire neighbourhood of Freetown in 2017, from responding to COVID-19 to dealing with…
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We Will Be Here As Long As We Need to Be.
In March, an EMERGENCY team reached Moldova along with our largest Mobile Outpatient Clinic. The goal is to provide primary medical care and psychological assistance to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. We are in Bălți, the second most populous city in the country, which is now home to three refugee centres. Video ©️ Davide…
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Eleonora, EMERGENCY’s Medical Coordinator in Kabul, on Sunday’s Explosion
On Sunday, Kabul was hit by an explosion at the money exchange market. EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre received a large influx of patients. Our Medical Coordinator Eleonora sent us this update. #Afghanistan
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Mine Awareness Day 2022
In Helmand Province, Afghanistan, #MineAwarenessDay reminds us of a 12-year-old boy who arrived at our hospital yesterday from the Musa Qala First Aid Post. His stomach was cut in two by the landmine he found outside his village. The day before, three children from Sangin arrived at our Surgical Centre in Lashkar-Gah. One was dead…
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EMERGENCY Hosted A Ceremony Welcoming The New Group Of Medical Students For This Academic Year.
Tuesday was a special day at the Kabul Surgical Centreas EMERGENCY hosted a ceremony welcoming the new group of medical students for this academic year. 24 residents will begin training in surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology, intensive care medicine, and anaesthesiology. “Our intention has always been to go beyond just medical treatment and to help the country…
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“To Build a Society Without that Terrible Disease, Which is War.”
Photo ©️ Davide Preti Emanuele Nannini, EMERGENCY’s Country Director in Afghanistan, joined a roundtable last Tuesday, where he shared how hospitals perceive the current status of humanitarian aid in the country. “Healthcare is always one of the most affected areas, just as it is now. Access to it is still a privilege. Our hospitals are…