“Peace Can Be Achieved If Our People Can Both Aspire for It and Are Given the Means To Achieve It.”
This is Said Hakim, Team Leader at EMERGENCY’s Kabul Surgical Centre.
EMERGENCY Turns 27
Behind this logo are the over 11 million people we have treated, and all those we will treat.
I Really Wish I Could See This Hospital Empty One Day
International Nurses Day is an opportunity to celebrate Zabihullah and all his nurse colleagues in Afghanistan, who give care and hope to the thousands of war victims that enter our wards every year.
Afghanistan: Bomb Near School Kills Dozens of Students
EMERGENCY’S SURGICAL CENTRE FOR WAR VICTIMS HAS RECEIVED 26 INJURED PATIENTS AND ONE PERSON DEAD ON ARRIVAL At least 40 people have been killed and 52 more injured by a bomb explosion near a school in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in…
International Day of the Midwife
Thank you to our midwife colleagues. They stand for women and provide quality care, despite the pandemic, despite the conflict, despite everything that comes their way.
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.
President of Afghanistan Declares ‘Unwavering Support’ for a People’s Vaccine for COVID-19
The President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has joined world leaders and experts in an appeal for equitable and fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
“I Hope They will Become Good People”
The Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Now one of the most peaceful areas of a country that has, for too long, been stricken with conflict. Nonetheless, mines and other unexploded devices persist. Reminders of the war that once dominated the valley, and constant, everyday…
‘You Have Always Been By My Side And Made Me Happy’
22-year-old Sharifa is one of the thousands of Afghan mothers struggling to overcome the hurdles that are posed by a healthcare system weakened by decades of war, poor facilities, and social and cultural barriers that are difficult to break.