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Still helping with cardiac treatment at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea.
In early July 2021 began the second phase of our ‘Emergency initiative in support of the cardiology clinic at Orotta Hospital in Eritrea’. Located in the capital of Asmara, this is the country’s main public hospital. In cooperation with the local ministry of health, since October 2019 we have provided services at the cardiology clinic…
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AFGHANISTAN20: Afghanistan Between 2001-2021 from the Perspective of Its Victims and Those Treating Them.
EMERGENCY, the international organisation that has provided free, high-quality healthcare to over 11 million people around the world, has released a new project entitled Afghanistan20, which reflects on the conflict in Afghanistan between 2001-2021 from the perspective of its victims and those treating them. Bringing together data from the organisation’s healthcare network across the country,…
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He Was Hit in the Head by Shrapnel.
Maidan Shahr is a town around 50km from Kabul, on the main road from the capital to Kandahar. That’s where Rashad, 9 years old, comes from. Some weeks ago, he was playing in the courtyard when he was hit in the head by shrapnel from a mortar explosion. After stabilising him at our First Aid…
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“It Was a Beautiful Moment of Condolence and Friendship.”
Luca Rolla, EMERGENCY’s Country Director in Sudan, has sent us good news from Khartoum! Our pioneering approach to providing healthcare of excellence in Africa continues to receive validation. This furthers the hope that our model – which is dedicated to fostering access to high-level healthcare across the African continent – will soon be replicated. “…
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World Heart Day: Senait from Eritrea
Senait is a 37-year-old woman and mother of three. She has a heart condition that she has never been able to have treated. As a result, she becomes weak very easily. We met Senait in August during the heart screening mission run from our cardiology clinic at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea. Her diagnosis? Malformation…
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“Treating Children With Advanced Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: The NGO EMERGENCY’s Project at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan”, EMERGENCY’s scientific publication in the journal “Frontiers in Pediatrics”
“Treating Children With Advanced Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: The NGO EMERGENCY’s Project at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan”, EMERGENCY’s scientific publication in the journal “Frontiers in Pediatrics”, presents the activities and clinical results of the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan, and in particular those obtained on pediatric patients…
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Our Work in Anabah Continues, as It Does Across Afghanistan.
EMERGENCY runs two major hospitals in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley: the Anabah Maternity Centre, and the Surgical & Paediatric Centre – providing free, high-quality healthcare to people living in the province and beyond. The Maternity Centre previously saw an average of over 600 births per month, alongside many surgeries and thousands of outpatient consultations. Unfortunately, the…
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Terrible Violence Hits Kabul
Terrible violence hit Kabul today. Explosions in the vicinity of the airport, packed with people trying to leave the country, have left dozens of people dead and wounded.⠀ ⠀ The EMERGENCY Kabul Surgical Centre received a massive influx of patients almost immediately. We can confirm over 60 patients arrived so far, with more than a…
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EMERGENCY’s Healthcare Network Is Open and Treating Whoever Is in Need.
“Yesterday, we received five patients with gunshot wounds from the airport. The chaos continues in that area. It is difficult to understand what’s going on, because those who come from there are suffering from severe post-traumatic stress, so they are not talking about what happened.” Our Medical Coordinator in Kabul, Alberto Zanin, updates us on…
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Charlotte Bellis Reports from EMERGENCY’s Kabul Surgical Centre for Al Jazeera English.
“For two days, the hospital was overflowing, they added extra beds.”