30 patients arrived at the EMERGENCY First Aid Post in Sangin At least 23 civilians died this morning after rockets hit a crowded market in the Sangin district in the southern province of Helmand, where hundreds of farmers had gathered to trade livestock. “We have received thirty patients at our Sangin First Aid Post so […]

Europe, 20 June 2020 – On the 20th of June, the World Refugee day, just a few days before Germany takes over the presidency of the EU Council, major sea rescue and civil society organisations involved in promoting healthcare and human rights for migrants are launching a network to take the lead for a  change […]

An explosion hit the Sher Shah Suri mosque in the west of Kabul today during Friday prayers. “The bomb resulted in four deaths, including the mosque’s Imam. EMERGENCY’s Kabul Surgical Centre for War Victims received seven patients, two of whom had serious injuries,” says Marco Puntin, EMERGENCY Programme Coordinator. Although the number of civilians killed […]

Three hundred and twenty volunteers have done 6,370 shopping trips, bringing 60 tonnes of food and basic goods to more than 3,000 households, at an average rate of over 100 deliveries a day. Those are the figures so far for ‘Milano Aiuta’ (‘Milan helps’), a service run by EMERGENCY and the municipal council of Milan […]

Yesterday, a kitted out mobile clinic in Marche began providing a psychological support service for health workers, former Covid-19 patients and families of people still fighting the disease. All thanks to an agreement signed by EMERGENCY and ASUR March Area Vasta 3, to set up a point for psychological support at the Covid-19 hospital in Camerino. […]

“We have received four people wounded in the attack today. Three of them have gunshot wounds and one is suffering from shrapnel injuries. We stand with our colleagues at the MSF-affiliated hospital today – victims of a violent attack on a facility where women can give birth safely.” says Marco Puntin, EMERGENCY Afghanistan Programme Coordinator […]

Our project to manage the coronavirus emergency at shelters, in collaboration with Milan’s municipal government. EMERGENCY, in collaboration with Milan’s municipal government, has begun a project to help the most vulnerable people in society, who run a higher risk of catching the coronavirus and suffering its effects. It involves monitoring in shelters for homeless people […]

Today we spoke to the authorities of Lombardy region and offered them our help in managing the coronavirus epidemic. We have the possibility to share with the local health authorities our expertise and skills in treating patients in the midst of epidemics, honed in Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak of 2014 and 2015. In […]