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Gino’s Words Ring as True as Ever
“The recognition of equality is the best antidote against war.” Gino Strada passed away three years ago today, yet his words ring as true as ever. Gino spent his life putting his belief into practice, providing the care to which every human being should be entitled to. Today, more than 3,000 EMERGENCY colleagues continue his…
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We Miss You, Gino
Gino Strada was a man of peace, turning medical gestures into acts of equality and justice. Striving, in every idea and each project, for the rights of all. We miss you Gino. Thank you. Gino Strada, 1948-2021. — Illustration by George Butler.
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Gino Would Have Been 75 Today
Our founder Gino always worked to ease the suffering of others. He did so for a simple reason: he thought it was the right thing to do. Today he would have been 75 years old.
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To Gino Strada, in Loving Memory.
It has been one year since we lost Dr Gino Strada, the founder of EMERGENCY, the war surgeon, the peace activist, the man. … He had a boundless belief in humanity and abhorred inequality. He chose medicine as the means to express that humanity, devoting himself to his practice and, above all, to his patients. …
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Today, 13 August, marks one year since Gino left us.
Of all the notes left on the gate at his memorial last August, there was one that read: “Thank you Gino, now rest. We will go on.” It was tied to the bars along with many others, full of affection and gratitude, but it had something different: it was somehow looking to the future. That note…
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“Hi Soran, It’s Dr Gino. How Are you?”
I was a child. I heard noises around me and opened my eyes. In front of me, a man was holding my hand. “Hi, I’m fine but I feel a lot of pain. What happened to my right leg, why is it gone?” “Unfortunately a mine exploded and shattered your leg. We had to amputate…
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BBC Last Word Celebrates Gino Strada
“He was absolutely dedicated to helping humanity. His whole life was dedicated to that one cause….He was somebody that believed in the end of war. He believed that, as a surgeon, he had to find the root cause of the problem for his patients, and the root cause of that problem was war – and…
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Gino Strada. 1948-2021: The New York Times Obituary
War surgeon, founder of EMERGENCY, and our driving force. His obituary in The New York Times today.