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"The recognition of equality is the best antidote against war." Gino Strada passed away three years ago today, yet his words ring as true as ever. Gino spent his life putting his belief into practice, providing the care to which every human being should be entitled. Today, more than 3,000 EMERGENCY colleagues continue his legacy through the organisation he founded. Because only by recognising each other’s humanity can we build a peaceful world based upon equality for all.

Il corso “Advanced Life Support”, accreditato ECM e rivolto a medici e infermieri, si propone di fornire un approccio standardizzato alla rianimazione cardiopolmonare negli adulti ed è finalizzato a fornire competenze ai componenti di un team multidisciplinare d’emergenza. Il corso si terrà l’11 e il 12 ottobre 2024 a Casa EMERGENCY (Milano): trovi tutte le informazioni su https://lnkd.in/dDH5bxEq

Mahsa, Mehruma, Mehran, Mahnaz - quadruplets who were recently born at our Maternity Centre in Anabah, Afghanistan.   “Being able to give birth in your hospital was a blessing,” their mother says. “In Kabul, I would have given birth at home.” She had left the capital city to visit relatives in the Panjshir valley, where our facility is also located. Then, she went into labour.   She does not have enough breast milk for all four of her new-borns and will have to buy more. Living in a poor community on the outskirts of Kabul, the thought of how she will provide for her children is a constant concern.   Increasingly, malnourished mothers are arriving to our hospital, another consequence of the severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Many obstacles to accessing care, including cost, distance and lack of safe transport, make motherhood even more difficult.   Averaging 600 safe deliveries every month, in Anabah we assist mothers through every stage of their journey. The facility provides free, high-quality care to mothers and children, addressing health needs that remain unmet across much of the country.   We will not abandon Afghanistan.  

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Shagan was just over one week old when she arrived at our Khartoum Paediatric Centre – weak, with a high fever, and unable to take her mother’s milk. "Her twin brother died five days after delivery," her mother told us. Further tests revealed signs of infection due to neonatal sepsis. "This is a condition that we encounter often and which is usually caused by the poor hygienic conditions that home births take place in, managed without any obstetrical assistance," says our nurse Caterina. In an environment devastated by more than a year of war, giving birth at home is almost always the only option. "We also see many pregnant women in a state of severe malnutrition, another consequence of the conflict on maternal and child health." In #Sudan, 14 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance: the health, social and economic disaster wrought by the war has a direct impact on the likelihood of survival after birth and during a child’s early years. 

On 9 July 1955, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein issued a manifesto warning of the consequences of nuclear weapons, their catastrophic risks and the need to prevent their proliferation. Nearly 70 years later, the 'Russell-Einstein Manifesto' continues to be a universal appeal to abolish war. It asks one essential question, addressed to the entire world: "Will we put an end to the human race, or will mankind renounce war?" The question remains unanswered: our response will determine our collective security and our collective future

178 people are safe on board #LifeSupportSAR after the three rescue operations our team carried out between five a.m. and midnight yesterday. "Some people were dehydrated after time in the #Mediterranean sun, while others suffered from sunburns, or from chemical burns due to contact with fuel and sea water," say our staff on board. We are now on our way to Civitavecchia, the designated port: more days of sailing that put a strain on the rescued people, who must continue to wait before disembarking in a safe port. In the meantime, we continue to monitor the health of those on board and provide the necessary care.

Malak is 18 months old but weighs just 7.3 kg (16lbs). She arrived at our Paediatric Clinic in Khartoum, Sudan, accompanied by her older sister. "Malak has been refusing to eat for three days," she told us. "She was already severely malnourished and anaemic. In addition, gastroenteritis had made her completely lose her appetite," says Caterina, our nurse. "We placed the little girl in one of our beds for observation and so that we could administer antibiotics and the rehydrating solution for patients at such an acute stage of malnutrition." We arranged an ambulance for Malak so she could transfer from our Clinic to one of the few hospitals still functioning for continued treatment. In areas of the country where the conflict is particularly active, like Khartoum, food insecurity further strains daily life for Sudanese families, who are experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. The energy crisis - the scarcity of fuel and the frequent electrical blackouts - incessant fighting, and widespread destruction of the city have forced people to flee. 36% of all internally displaced persons in the country come from the capital. Those who have remained, on the other hand, have nothing left. “Our parents are in Port Sudan," Malak’s sister told us, the only person left who can now take care of the child. Over 800 kilometres separate them from eachother, amid a horrific situation in Sudan: 449 days of war, continuous hunger, violence, and disregarded human rights.

Last week, the UNSG's Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, and WHO Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr Innocent Nuwagira, visited EMERGENCY's Goderich Surgical Centre in Sierra Leone, where road traffic accidents make up more than 40% of admissions. Worldwide, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for people aged 5-29. The visit was an opportunity for the EMERGENCY team to share our experience providing trauma medicine in a country where, at 14 per 100,000, the road traffic mortality rate is double that seen in Europe. Since 2001, the Goderich Surgical Centre – Sierra Leone's most prominent reference hospital for traumatology – has treated over 450,000 outpatients and conducted more than 71,000 surgical interventions. “Trauma caused by road traffic accidents affects every community around the world, making timely and affordable access to trauma medicine essential. In Sierra Leone, road incidents are a leading cause of death and disability,” says Giuseppe Meucci, EMERGENCY’s Interim Medical Coordinator in Goderich. “For three decades, EMERGENCY has worked to provide free, high-quality trauma care around the world to people who would otherwise be left with little access to lifesaving treatment.” We value the Special Envoy’s commitment to increasing road safety awareness to reduce accidents and save lives, and we remain dedicated to providing Goderich, Sierra Leone and the wider region with essential traumatology and hospital services – always completely free of charge.

Life Support rescued 47 people yesterday afternoon. They were travelling in an unsafe, overcrowded dinghy. For hours they were forced to remain motionless in a hunched position. Having departed from Libya, they managed to survive in the open sea despite the poor weather conditions. After the rescue, some of the survivors told our medical staff about burns or other injuries they had suffered from exposure to the engine fuel and sea water, and the prolonged period crammed inside the boat. People rescued at sea must reach a safe place as soon as possible. The authorities have assigned Livorno as the port of disembarkation, three and a half days away.