EMERGENCY’s Life Support: No Sign Of Boat In Distress With 500 On Board
One hypothesis could be that the engine has started working again and the boat is sailing towards Sicily, but we have no evidence of this.
“My family…are my biggest motivation for recovery.”
Ab Zahir was bringing groceries home on his motorcycle when he was hit by a car and immediately lost consciousness. A traffic policeman brought him to our Lashkar-Gah Surgical Centre. Originally set up for war victims, the needs of Helmand…
The Need for Diabetic Care in Afghanistan: Moqadas’s Story
On 30 March, EMERGENCY and CRIMEDIM released the report Access to Care in Afghanistan. While certain conditions like geographic mobility have improved in the country as fighting has subsided, many barriers remain to accessing care – especially for children like…
International Workers’ Day 2023
20 countries. Over 12 million people treated. EMERGENCY’s commitment to providing free, high-quality care is made possible by the incredible dedication of more than 3,700 workers worldwide. To our colleagues: thank you for all that you do. #InternationalWorkersDay
EMERGENCY’s Search And Rescue Ship Life Support Disembarks 55 People Rescued In The Central Mediterranean At Marina Di Carrara.
EMERGENCY's Life Support concludes its fifth mission today. At sea since December 2022, it has rescued 619 people.
Meet Rozhgar And Zhino, Whose Dedication Helps Us Provide High-Quality Care In Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
In 2022, the Orthopaedic Technicians at EMERGENCY’s Sulaymaniyah Rehabilitation Centre delivered 583 new prostheses. Colleagues like Rozhgar and Zhino make this possible. After graduating from Soran Prosthetics Institute, Rozhgar began her career as an ICU nurse. But, she says, “I…
Little Rabiullah is Eating Again!
Rabiullah lives with his parents and four siblings in the Panjshir Valley, where the cold winter weather and rising prices are making life more and more difficult. When Rabiullah was just 15 months old, he had severe respiratory distress and…
Mine Awareness Day 2023
The children were playing in the garden when the IED exploded. They had found an old metal device that they said looked like a big bullet, and threw it away. 13-year-old Mohammad and his sister, 4-year-old Shamsia, were the closest…
Testimonies from Rescued People Onboard Life Support
EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support began conducting missions in December 2022. Once the rescued people are onboard Life Support, we not only provide medical assistance but also bear witness to their stories. Below are just five of the…