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“Being treated here is a blessing.” | Yar’s Story
“I needed to transport my things to sell them, so I took a tuk-tuk. But I chose the wrong one.” Yar is a 24-year-old mechanic living in Afghanistan. His workshop is a 45-minute drive from Lashkar-Gah, in the southern province of Helmand. Getting around this region is difficult: to reach the market, he has to…
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Eritrea: A New University Curriculum to Train Cardiology Professionals
In Eritrea, we have recently presented a new academic curriculum for cardiology nurses that we developed in collaboration with the University of Asmara, to offer an ad hoc training programme for future nurses and provide already qualified nurses the opportunity to acquire specialised skills. This new curriculum is a concrete example of collaboration between EMERGENCY…
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A significant meaning
For people living in difficult circumstances, the word “free” has a significant meaning – especially when it comes to taking care of yourself. Even more so if one of the most important people in your life needs to receive treatment: your daughter. We are in Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan. Little Malalai fractured her arm while playing at…
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In Afghanistan, Children Are Victims of the Legacy of War
“He was playing in a field with his little sister. They saw something that looked like a toy, so they picked it up.” As he shares their story, his 3-year-old son Nabi sits in a wheelchair across from us. One of Nabi’s hands has been amputated, and on the other he has lost two fingers.…
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“Eat? Eat what?” | A story from Gaza
Gaza. A man of around 25 years old arrives at the clinic. He is very thin, walking with two crutches. A scarf covers his right leg and foot, hiding the surgical rods that have been placed to stabilise the most complex fractures. He has another wound on his left leg, a long surgical scar on…
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Looking Back at 2024
Since 1994, EMERGENCY has addressed the consequences of conflict and poverty, with the hope that we would one day no longer be needed. 30 years later, our work around the world remains as necessary as ever. In 2024, in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, EMERGENCY’s teams provided healthcare in the midst of active conflict. Primary care…
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21 Injured in Road Accidents Received in Kabul Surgical Centre
In Afghanistan overnight, two road accidents occurred, involving two buses full of people. Local media report at least 50 deaths and dozens of injuries. 21 injured people were transported to our Surgical Centre in Kabul, and several others with less serious injuries arrived in our emergency room in the following hours. The most seriously injured,…
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“Since the war broke out, there is nothing left here”: Katerina’s Story
“Since the war broke out, there is nothing left here.” Katerina is 54 years old. She shares her story in front of one of our clinics in Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine that has been heavily impacted by the effects of the war. Essential services are scarce, and the health system has been…
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024: Jamila’s Story
It was 1991 and Jamila was nine years old. When a mine exploded, she suffered injuries all over her body, with the most serious affecting her right leg. Jamila is a patient at our Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Centre in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. Here, we provide prostheses, physiotherapy and check-ups to help people like Jamila.…
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Paediatric Laparoscopy Surgery and Training Programme Launched in Uganda
EMERGENCY and the Ugandan Ministry of Health have officially launched a new Paediatric Laparoscopy Surgery and Training Programme at the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe .