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“Whatever You Can Do to Improve the World is Never too Little”.
Motasim is part of this place: the EMERGENCY Peadiatric Clinic in Port Sudan. He is a nurse and a pillar here, working with us for 9 years. Behind him is a sign. As you can guess, this is the entrance of the hospital where we explain some basic rules. Here, as in every facility we…
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“For My Father, and for Our Afghanistan.”
Hekmat is one of EMERGENCY’s amazing Afghan nurses. Here he is sitting with Fazel, the Supervisor of the guards at the Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul. Fazel and Hekmat are colleagues. But they are also father and son. “I decided to dedicate my life to war victims because my father is one too.…
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Ishkar for EMERGENCY: A Side of Afghanistan Rarely Seen in the News.
16 extraordinary photographers. 24 images showing a side of Afghanistan rarely seen in the news. London-based social enterprise Ishkar has launched a photography print sale fundraiser in support of EMERGENCY’s projects in Afghanistan. The images have been generously donated by internationally-renowned photographers and depict moments of normality and extraordinary beauty in Afghanistan, a country that…
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This is Just One of the Ways We Stand With the Afghan People.
Last year, EMERGENCY trained 27 surgeons at our hospitals across Afghanistan. Each one will work to save lives threatened by this destructive conflict. We are committed to sustainable projects, ensuring local people have the training they need to become high-quality healthcare professionals. This is just one of the ways we stand with the Afghan people. Because Afghanistan…
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“That Drop Has Made a Difference for Many”.
Mayo is a refugee camp on the outskirts of Khartoum. EMERGENCY runs the only free clinic here, providing paediatric care in an area home to around 300,000 refugees and IDPs. Since 2005, our staff have worked tirelessly to provide high-quality medical support to children, alongside antenatal care and screening programmes for malnutrition. Malnutrition is widespread…
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What the Eye Sees, the Heart Keeps.
Ache is 14 years old. She arrived at our Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum on Valentine’s Day, just a few weeks before COVID-19 turned into a real medical crisis for the whole world. To get from Chad to Sudan, Ache hopped on a plane alongside her brother who wanted to be by her…
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Part of this ‘revolution’ is the role that pharmacists play.
“What I hope to bring back with me is the patience and composure of the Sudanese people. What I am sure of is that I will always remember the gratitude of the patients here, although all I’m doing is simply what is needed, helping people access their human right to medicine, nothing more.” Iza is…
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The Important Work that Mona and Hana Do Every Day…
Attention to detail, organisation, an impeccable memory, a scientific eye, meticulousness: these are all qualities embodied by Mona and Hana, our pharmacists at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery. The pharmacy here is a microcosm of the hospital’s work, with immense responsibility and very complex tasks. Mona and Hana are extremely close friends as well…
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Stojadin’s Words Contain a Powerful Message.
“While in Western countries rheumatic disease is not only disappearing but mostly found in elderly patients, here in Africa we are tackling this heart disease in children and young adults. This is the reality.” Stojadin is the current head of the nursing team at the Salam Centre, pictured in front. He arrived in Sudan from…
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At least 23 civilians died this morning after rockets hit a crowded market in the Sangin district
At least 23 civilians died this morning after rockets hit a crowded market in the Sangin district in the southern province of Helmand, where hundreds of farmers had gathered to trade livestock. The explosion damaged our First Aid Post, which is located approximately 200 metres away. A window was shattered, some shrapnel stuck into the…