The Emergency is an independent and neutral Italian Foundation started in 1994 to provide medical and surgical care free and of high quality to the victims of war, landmines and poverty. From its inception to today, Emergency has treated more than 6 million people in 16 countries.
Emergency provides free medical care and quality to the victims of war and poverty.
Emergency builds and operates
- Hospitals dedicated to the victims of war and surgical emergencies
- Centers for the physical and social rehabilitation of the victims of landmines and other war trauma, first aid posts (FAP – First aid post) for the immediate treatment of the wounded
- Health centers for basic medical care
- Pediatric centers
- Clinics and mobile clinics for migrants and disadvantaged people
- Centers of excellence
Emergency forms local staff according to criteria and standards high professional level, implements development projects in the countries in which it operates, and organizes training courses for patients maimed and disabled.
Areas of Intervention
- Surgery – pediatric and adult cardiac surgery, war surgery, emergency surgery and traumatology, general surgery, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, eye surgery and first aid.
- Medicine – cardiology, basic medicine, internal medicine, neonatology, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics.
- Rehabilitation and social reintegration – physiotherapy, production of prostheses and orthoses, and vocational training and cooperatives for disabled.
Areas of Interest
- Disability
- Health Care
- Human Rights
- Humanitarian Relief
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
Focus Countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo DR, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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