“I have never been to any hospital like EMERGENCY.”
Four-year-old Amol, left, poses for the camera with his friend, three-year-old Achiek. They met on the ward of the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, after travelling from South Sudan with our Regional Programme for Paediatric Surgery. Like Achiek, whose story…
Afghanistan: Two Years on from August 2021
Amid the severe humanitarian and economic crises, EMERGENCY remains in Afghanistan and continues to provide free, high-quality care across the country.
20th Anniversary of Anabah Maternity Centre
In June 2003, EMERGENCY opened a Maternity Centre in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Over the past 20 years, our team in Anabah, led by the women of Afghanistan, have admitted around 100,000 patients and delivered over 76,000 babies. Open 24…
Bibi Came to Anabah for her 7th Pregnancy
At 40 years old, Bibi Hajar’s 7th pregnancy was not an easy one. She lives in Parian with her family, where she tends to their two cows and her husband earns his living by carrying stones. With the ongoing economic…
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…
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…
International Day of the Midwife 2022
To all the midwives who have worked here, and the team at the hospital today, thank you.
We Will Make The Right to Treatment a Real, Universal One – and a Precondition of Peace.
We want to go on providing a practical response to the needs of the most vulnerable among us, and we will.
