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EMERGENCY Turns 27
It had to be “simple and immediate, clear, easily replicable wherever you were, even with a little red paint, a piece of wood and some rope ”. This was the brief for the EMERGENCY logo, born 27 years ago. Since 15 May 1994, this red and encircled ‘E’ has been a symbol of our daily…
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How Can Strengthened Healthcare for Migrants Foster Health for All?
27 May, 10:00 – 12:00 CET Individual health can be guaranteed if collective health is safeguarded. Just, inclusive and sustainable public health policies can benefit the community as a whole. On 27 May, the M8 Alliance will launch a webinar as part of its Expert Meeting series: “How can strengthened healthcare for migrants foster Health…
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Life Cannot Wait
She was born in our hospital in Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan – a Surgical Centre for War Victims in Helmand province. Her mother was nine months pregnant when she was brought to us with a wounded abdomen. She is one of the many people injured by fighting that has erupted around the city in recent days. Our…
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International Workers Day 2021
WHY NO FACES? Because on International Workers Day, we are reminded that EMERGENCY cannot be embodied by just one person alone. EMERGENCY’s impact is only made possible through the collective strength of its workers – over 3,000 around the world. Today belongs to them. Their teamwork and dedication is what makes us able to provide…
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EMERGENCY on Biden announcement: “As always, it is Afghan civilians that will suffer”
After 20 years of war, President Joe Biden has announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. NATO forces will follow suit and return home. EMERGENCY has been present in Afghanistan since 1999, running a network of hospitals and healthcare clinics that have treated over 7 million patients so far. We have seen the impact…
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On 11 March 2020, the WHO Declared a Global Pandemic. One Year On, We Have a Vaccine But We Must Have a #PeoplesVaccine for Everyone, Everywhere.
Heath is a human right. The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign is a chance for the world to prove it. On 11 March 2020, the WHO declared a global pandemic. One year on, we have a vaccine that can bring an end to the damage and suffering caused by COVID-19, but inequality and greed are once again proving to…
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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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Let’s Build a Healthier World, Together.
We will always look back on 2020 as a watershed moment between the old and the new. It has been a difficult year, one that has taught us to look at the world in a global way, to see how fragile its borders are, and how fragile borders between us as human beings are too. It was…
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Peaceful Greetings
Let’s start this year by wishing for a more peaceful and fairer world. Above all let’s make this a year in which we act to contribute to a better future. It is only through our actions that we can turn our hopes into everyone’s reality. At EMERGENCY we choose to practice peace every day, making our work the manifestation of what…
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Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope. Coming soon in 2021
Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope is a film about people who are unique in what they do and united by one idea – to ensure health in the midst of crises, taking care of those in need to restore hope. It is a film that talks about the brutality of war, poverty,…