On May 12, more than 50 supporters, healthcare professionals, and advocates gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, for an evening hosted by EMERGENCY USA. The event explored what it truly means to deliver high-quality healthcare in some…
Introduction to the 2025 Activity Report by Rossella Miccio, President of EMERGENCY
From May 2–5, EMERGENCY and EMERGENCY USA took part in the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons in Chicago, joining an international community of clinicians and experts to reaffirm our commitment to expanding global access to…
Three years on, the war continues On 15 April 2026, the conflict in Sudan marks its third year of war. Armed clashes continue in many regions, such as Darfur and Kordofan. Sudan has the highest number of people in the…
Alina and Lydia live in Ukraine. They have endured years of war. Since 2023, we have been providing free medical care to people like Alina and Lydia in Donetsk and Kharkiv – among the worst-impacted regions in the country –…
Last week, an EMERGENCY delegation had the opportunity to attend the Every Heartbeat Matters Partner Summit - hosted by Edwards Lifesciences and the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation - alongside other global partners, clinicians, and advocates who share our belief that access…
How do you deliver quality healthcare in the midst of war? What does it take to rebuild health systems in its aftermath? How do individual and population level health needs change throughout? Join EMERGENCY USA at the National Press Club…
When Ebola hit Sierra Leone in early 2014, it reached one of the poorest countries in the world. The limited healthcare infrastructure and workforce had already been devastated by a decade-long civil war that had killed upwards of 70,000 people, maimed a further 20,000 and…
We are thrilled to share that at last week’s Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Dr. Emily Farkas was recognized with the 2026 Nina Starr Braunwald Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Award. During the meeting, attendees also had the opportunity…
The war in Sudan has raged for more than 1,000 days. The fighting continues to devastate the country, but its consequences rarely make international headlines. Yet millions of people remain victims of a humanitarian emergency that numbers alone cannot truly…