EMERGENCY USA Blog | EMERGENCY USA

Iraq: Sometimes Words Just aren’t Enough

It’s not every day that we get to catch up with a former patient and hear about their new life.

Sometimes our patients respond with a smile - sometimes with quiet, dignified determination.

Founding EMERGENCY was a gut reaction, not just a mental decision.

EMERGENCY doesn’t just mean war surgery – it means medicine, rights and equality.

Simply put, they provide care - in every sense of the word.

Here’s to Shirin, and to the courage and strength of mothers everywhere.

Sidra is nine years old, she lives in Mosul, Iraq, and we think she should be able to run around and play, just like any other girl her age.

It’s EMERGENCY’s very own 007, built in 1998 in the labs at the Centre by amputee and disabled former patients.

One child at a time, one life at a time, midwives are an essential part of creating a safe environment for women and new-borns.

War may have brought him here - but it didn't take away his spirit.