We Miss You, Gino
Gino Strada was a man of peace, turning medical gestures into acts of equality and justice. Striving, in every idea and each project, for the rights of all. We miss you Gino. Thank you. Gino Strada, 1948-2021. Illustration by…
International Women’s Day 2023
On International Women's Day, we want to share a story about two colleagues from our Anabah Maternity Centre who share a name and a purpose: to help the women of Afghanistan. Najila has been Midwife at the hospital for 5…
Director-General of WHO Supports EMERGENCY’s Work in Africa
On 1 February, EMERGENCY hosted representatives from 15 African nations at our Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum, Sudan, as part of the 'African Network of Medical Excellence: Moving Forward' conference. We were honoured to receive the support of…
Every Day, As Early As Dawn, A Long Queue Of Parents And Their Children Forms In Front Of The Mayo Paediatric Centre.
Of all the children that visit, most have gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases, infections involving the eyes, ears and skin, intestinal parasites or malaria.
We Can Make Peace Come True.
Gino Strada, our founder, used to say “to create a world without war, we have to imagine it first”.
Meet Nigar: One of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2022
“The support, both physically and mentally, that burn patients require is something I really wanted to provide. For me, becoming a nurse became a dream.” Nigar speaks to us from Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. Nigar is a nurse, and one of…
We Are Here For Jabar As He Rebuilds His Life.
So many patients have travelled up and down these steps over the years, becoming familiar with their prostheses. Jabar is one of them.
Faris’ Words Encapsulate The Extraordinary Work That Has Taken Place At The Rehabilitation Centre Since 1998.
"I have witnessed thousands of people return back to their daily life and community through EMERGENCY’s services."
Nine Years On – Tragedy Continues
We take a different stance, grounded in solidarity, rights and humanity.
“Several Come Back, Even If Only to Say Thank You and That They Feel Better.”
"They often show us photos of their children, their home, their pets... thus starting the process of reconstructing the temporal continuity interrupted by the war, tying together that 'before' and 'after'.”