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Apparently Inaccessible Places Must Have Access to Healthcare for Everyone in Need.
If you ever see facilities like these across Afghanistan, they are one of more than 40 EMERGENCY First Aid Posts across the country. Photo Credits: Mathieu Willcocks A few days ago we inaugurated a new facility in Dayek, a village in Parwan province around two hours’ drive from Kabul, in a remote area in…
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“The Situation in Afghanistan is Uncertain and Precarious.”
“The situation in Afghanistan is uncertain and precarious. There seems to be no possibility for peace or respite for the people of this country.” Marco Puntin, our Country Director in Afghanistan, provides an important update on the developing humanitarian crisis in the country, and what EMERGENCY is doing to ensure continued healthcare support for the…
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Sierra Leone: We Are Here to Help During This Difficult Time For the Country
On 5 November, a fuel tanker exploded in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The devastating incident followed a collision between the tanker and a vehicle, and killed over 100 people. “Hundreds of people are believed to have suffered life threatening injuries from the explosion. Many people are said to have been trapped in their…
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NYALA: More Than 12,000 Children Have Been Seen in the One Year Since Our Paediatric Centre Reopened.
“The humanitarian situation in South Darfur is very difficult. A large part of the population lives in extreme poverty without access to basic health services. The high rate of malnutrition makes the needs of the youngest children increasingly urgent.” More than 12,000 children have received check-ups in the one year since our Paediatric Centre in…
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“I Have Witnessed Fighting- That is All.”
“In the 15 years of my life, there has been fighting. I have witnessed fighting- that is all. Every night, there is fighting.” – Moahibullah, 15 years old, Maiwand. In times of war, the relentless backdrop of violence is a constant theme in children’s lives. ©️ Vincenzo Metodo Elise Blanchard, journalist and photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP), has collected children’s stories from across Afghanistan. Her powerful piece in Afghanistan20 tells of the impact that the conflict has…
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A Special Ceremony at EMERGENCY’s Entebbe Children’s Surgical Hospital.
After six months of medical activities, we were finally able to host a special ceremony at EMERGENCY’s Entebbe Children’s Surgical Hospital. Based on the shores of Lake Victoria, the hospital provides paediatric surgery to children from Uganda and across the African continent. Today we received an official visit from the Ugandan government and health authorities,…
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A Meeting at Our Mobile Clinic that Made Us Extremely Happy.
This is Mohammed. We first met him in Milan almost a year ago through our Italy Programme, which provides free healthcare and social support to marginalised people and communities. He comes from The Gambia and arrived in Italy in 2013, landing in Lampedusa. Before going to sea, he had been detained in a prison in Libya. He managed to escape, along…
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Gino Strada’s Words in Afghanistan20 Bring Home the Enormous Costs of the Conflict in Afghanistan
In October 2001, another twenty-year chapter of the war in Afghanistan began. “Three months into 2002, the slaughter in Kabul and its environs alone had already claimed more civilians than were killed in New York.” This phase of the conflict eventually led to “more than 241,000 victims and over 5 million refugees, including both migrants and IDPs. To…
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There was a Doll With Blonde Hair and a Yellow Dress Above Her Bed.
There was a doll with blonde hair and a yellow dress above the bed, looking at her owner – Amina. Amina was lying in bed number four in the Intensive Care Unit at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Lashkar-Gah. Thanks to the grown-ups’ war, she had to go through three operations. She is one of 19,510 children we…
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We Stand With the Sudanese People
Sudan is going through a moment of instability. Luca Rolla, EMERGENCY’s Country Director, sent a message from the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum to give an update on how we are ensuring continuity of our healthcare support in EMERGENCY’s four facilities across the country. The Salam Centre continues to guarantee medical and surgical care…