Crises haven’t stopped for COVID-19. Neither have we.

12 Nov 20 | 18 Jan 21

Conflict, disaster and disease are hitting people hard in crisis zones around the world – only now with the added threat of a global pandemic.

Our work delivering emergency medical care to vulnerable people in over 70 countries has never been more difficult.

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could buy dressing kits to clean war wounds could help buy oxygen masks for 14 children could help buy splints for three patients with broken legs could buy 30 IV bags providing life-saving fluid and blood in surgery could provide antibiotics to treat 30 war-wounded people could buy the personal protective equipment for a doctor treating Ebola could provide pain relief for 24 severely injured patients could pay for an emergency doctor to provide life-saving care for a day could provide antibiotics to treat over 100 war-wounded people could buy 30 IV bags to give life-saving fluid and blood in surgery could provide a folding stretcher to help patients who have suffered emergency trauma could help buy a basic surgery set for our doctors to carry out life-saving operations could help buy a saline dispenser, vital during surgery could help buy three basic sets of surgical equipment could provide over 700 IV bags to give life-saving fluid and blood in surgery could help provide more than 15 full PPE suits for our teams treating Ebola could help buy a cold chain kit for transporting vital medicines could help buy 10 sets of surgical equipment vital to our work in emergencies could help buy two shelter kits to temporarily shelter 200 people could help us buy four abdominal surgery kits vital for our work treating war-wounded victims could pay for an emergency doctor to be in the field for two months could provide 28 basic surgery sets, enough to carry out up to 20,000 surgical operations your incredible donation could help buy four cold chain kits for transporting vital medicines your incredible donation could help us buy five shelter kits to temporarily shelter 500 people your extraordinary donation could help us buy an inflatable hospital

Our supplies and staff are stretched by this worldwide health emergency.

But, despite the pandemic, babies are still being born. Children are still catching preventable diseases. And conflict is still causing life-threatening injuries.

We’ve continued to care for people living through some of the worst health crises in the world today, by adapting to the dangers caused by the virus.

COVID-19 hasn't stopped us

Childbirth in Afghanistan

Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.

The impact of COVID-19 has only added to the risks faced by mothers, newborns and midwives.

Our teams have adapted our hospitals to minimise the chances of infection from coronavirus and protect sometimes critically ill women as they bring new life into the world.

Malaria in the Central African Republic

As the rainy season arrived this year, malaria cases spiked across the Central African Republic.

With the added threat of COVID-19, we transformed the way we provide preventative malaria care by taking it directly to people at home.

This minimised the risk to families and reduced the risk of spreading COVID-19 at healthcare centres.

Conflict in Yemen

Years of civil war have pushed Yemen’s healthcare system to breaking point.

Many hospitals were forced to close their doors across the country under the weight of COVID-19.

But throughout this year, despite staff shortages and low supplies, our hospitals remained open – treating coronavirus patients and saving lives caught up in the ongoing conflict.