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"I studied medicine in Kabul, then I decided to specialise here. I learn a lot of things working with the international staff, such as new diagnosis and care techniques, but above all I’m gaining experience” Sitting on a bench in…

Half of his face is now covered by bandages, but on the other half you can see him smiling.

Hospitalised patients need treatment, respite, and care; not more bombs and violence. But, once again, a hospital has become a target. Bombing a hospital is always an unacceptable act of violence. Hospitals need to be able to provide medical care…

It's never going to be easy to live through war, especially for a child. But our staff do whatever they can to make it better.

During the two months while our new First Aid Post (FAP) was being built in Waterloo, Sierra Leone, the news of the imminent opening of the clinic quickly spread throughout the area: a sign of just how much it's needed. The…

"That's what I've learnt about bullets, shrapnel and landmines. And it's something you won't find in the books."

Ramadan was a patient at our Surgical Centre for War Victims in Libya, but now he works with us. This is his story.

Luca, our Programme Coordinator in Afghanistan, shares what it's like to live a normal life in war.

EMERGENCY has been awarded a special prize by the President of Sierra Leone for its efforts in the fight against Ebola.

In the space of only a few hours, there were two attacks on the capital’s airport, only a few days after the attack on the restaurant 'Le Jardin'.