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Welcome to Entebbe, Uganda
An idea that was born years ago has become a reality: the Entebbe Children’s Surgical Hospital is ready to welcome its first patients. These are hectic but satisfying days. The final members of the international team have now arrived, joining local colleagues. Now, everyone is working together on the final preparations before clinical activities begin.…
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International Mine Awareness Day 2021
Year 1997 Penjween District, Iraq Days in these mine-infested fields begin like any other, whether they will irreversibly alter someone’s life or not. Karim is a shepherd. He was breeding animals close to the farm’s neighbouring village when he stepped on a mine. The explosion took his leg but its cacophonous noise, all too familiar…
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“I Hope They will Become Good People”
The Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Now one of the most peaceful areas of a country that has, for too long, been stricken with conflict. Nonetheless, mines and other unexploded devices persist. Reminders of the war that once dominated the valley, and constant, everyday dangers to be navigated by the locals. Miyam Ahmad is a 49-year-old father of three, left wounded by…
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Abir and a More Long-Term Form of Therapy.
“Nursing isn’t easy. But I love it”. This is Abir – a nurse and ward team leader at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery. Through her words and facial expressions, Abir communicates the complete dedication she has to her job and a passion for the people she works with. A dedication that has supported our…
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Darfur is Where Her Story Begins…Twice.
Nawader’s smile represents a long journey from Darfur to Khartoum and back again. In fact Darfur is the where the story begins…twice. Nawader comes from Zalingei, the capital of Sudan’s Central Darfur region. In 2019, an EMERGENCY team diagnosed her with rheumatic heart disease on a cardiac screening mission. As a result, she was referred…
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International Women’s Day 2021
A team connected by a belief in free, high-quality healthcare. A group of women dedicated to providing treatment at the Paediatric Centre in Nyala, Darfur, Sudan. To all women who make EMERGENCY To all women who are committed to improving the world and making change To all women.. EMERGENCY commits to you, and to the…
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EMERGENCY Welcomed the Uganda Heart Institute’s Training Board Committee
These photos come from Khartoum as we welcomed the Uganda Heart Institute’s Training Board Committee to our Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan. It was a visit we are very proud of, which was the result of a long and fruitful collaboration. The Institute is the reference centre for cardiology in Uganda and one…
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EMERGENCY Wins the EESC Civil Solidarity Prize
We are honoured to announce that EMERGENCY has won the EESC Civil Solidarity Prize today, for its “outstanding contribution to fighting COVID-19 and its disastrous consequences.” Thank you to the European Economic And Social Committee for choosing us. This award represents important recognition of our healthcare model and an endorsement of our aim to ensure that nobody…
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“That Little Gesture Moved Me.”
‘Nessuno Escluso’ – Nobody Left Behind: An EMERGENCY initiative to support some of the most vulnerable people in Italy who have been left in a precarious position due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s Saturday morning, which means an early start. At eight o’clock things are already manic at the warehouse. We have to load up…
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Why does the Global North continue to push them back and deny their rights?
Thousands of migrants are trapped in terrible conditions on the eastern borders of the European Union, on what is known as the Balkan route. They are pushed back by the police, stuck in the cold, snow, and mud. They go without food or basic sanitary conditions. Some of those who walk that hellish path make…