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EMERGENCY’s Screening Mission in Burundi to Expand Access to Specialised Paediatric Care
When a child in Burundi needs highly specialised surgery, many families have few options. Specialist paediatric surgical services remain limited, leaving some children unable to access the care they need. Through its Regional Programme, EMERGENCY is helping bridge that gap. The Programme enables children requiring complex surgery to receive specialist care completely free of charge…
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ANME Presentation at the Assembly of Health Ministers of ECOWAS
On 12 and 13 May 2023, EMERGENCY attended the Partners’ Forum and 24th ordinary session of the assembly of health ministers of ECOWAS – the Economic Community of West African States – in the framework of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The EMERGENCY delegation presented the African Network of Medical Excellence…
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‘ANME: Moving Forward’ Conference Concludes in Khartoum
On 1st and 2nd February, EMERGENCY and the Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health hosted the ‘ANME: Moving Forward’ conference in Khartoum, attended by representatives and delegates from 15 African nations: Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Together, we…
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Director-General of WHO Supports EMERGENCY’s Work in Africa
On 1 February, EMERGENCY hosted representatives from 15 African nations at our Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum, Sudan, as part the ‘African Network of Medical Excellence: Moving Forward‘ conference. We were honoured to receive the support of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization. In a video address to…
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Joint Declaration Signed by 12 African Health Authority Delegations
On 13 May 2022, one year after the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, Uganda, began activities, EMERGENCY hosted representatives from 12 African Health Authorities to outline the achievements of the African Network of Medical Excellence (ANME), and shape its future path. The ‘Building Medicine of Excellence in Africa’ international workshop, organised by EMERGENCY, the Ugandan…