World Heart Day: Senait from Eritrea
Senait is a 37-year-old woman and mother of three. She has a heart condition that she has never been able to have treated. As a result, she becomes weak very easily.
Pharmaceutical Companies Reaping Immoral Profits From Covid Vaccines Yet Paying Low Tax Rates
Moderna, BioNTech and Pfizer cashing in thanks to taxpayer investments, monopolies, and low taxes while leaving millions unprotected.
“Hi Soran, It’s Dr Gino. How Are you?”
One month ago, on 13 August, Gino left us. Today we remember him through the words of Soran, whom Gino met in 1996.
Afghanistan: Taliban Reach Anabah, Panjshir Valley
EMERGENCY’S ANABAH HOSPITAL RECEIVED A SMALL NUMBER OF WOUNDED PATIENTS. During the night of Friday 3 September, Taliban forces pushed further into the Panjshir Valley, reaching the village of Anabah where EMERGENCY's Surgical Centre and Maternity Centre are located. There…
Our Work in Anabah Continues, as It Does Across Afghanistan.
EMERGENCY runs two major hospitals in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley: the Anabah Maternity Centre, and the Surgical & Paediatric Centre - providing free, high-quality healthcare to people living in the province and beyond.
Gino Strada. 1948-2021.
Gino Strada. 1948-2021. War surgeon, founder of EMERGENCY, and our driving force. His obituary in The New York Times today.
EMERGENCY’s Healthcare Network Is Open and Treating Whoever Is in Need.
"Yesterday, we received five patients with gunshot wounds from the airport."
“Our Beloved Gino”.
Gino Strada, EMERGENCY’s founder, left us today. He was 73 years old and spent his life making the world a better place. He worked as a war surgeon with the International Red Cross, and founded EMERGENCY in 1994 to offer…
Afghanistan: EMERGENCY’s Healthcare Facilities in Lashkar-Gah And Maidan Shahr Hit By Rockets And Bullets
Two of EMERGENCY’s healthcare facilities in Afghanistan have been hit by crossfire in the last 24 hours.
Lashkar- Gah: “We Are Here to Help.”
Fighting has been ongoing for days now in Lashkar-Gah, Southern Afghanistan. It is also near our hospital.