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To improve access to healthcare after the earthquake in Afghanistan, HI deployed its emergency response teams with the support of the European Union as patients were flooding into Jalalabad hospital.

The earthquake on 31 August was the deadliest in Afghanistan's recent history. To improve access to emergency care, HI deployed its teams with the support of the European Union.

In the days following the earthquake on 31 August, HI deployed its teams of physiotherapists and mental health specialists to provide first aid to survivors.

Mykhailo, 64, lives with a disability due to a petal mine injury that resulted in the amputation of his leg. He uses a wheelchair for mobility and depends on his wife, who is his primary caregiver.

On November 15, 2025, it marked one year since Alberto Trentini and Rafael Ubiel Hernandez Machado were arbitrarily detained by the Venezuelan authorities. We will not forget them. 

The association honours the memory of Xavier Emmanuelli, doctor and former Secretary of State, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières and founder of Samu Social. It was he who convinced Jacques Chirac, against the advice of his government, to ban the manufacture of landmines by France and to join the Ottawa process, which would lead to the 1997 International Treaty banning anti-personnel mines.

At 75, Lidiya survived a cluster munition strike while waiting for her pension in Derhachi, Ukraine. With HI support, she regained strength and hope, and dreams of returning home to peace.

HI Acting Chief of Operations Adnan Araji explains how HI conducts clear landmine in Mount Lebanon, contamination dating back to the civil war.

Malika, a girl with a visual disability, has been supported by HI for almost four years. Studious and radiant, she thrives at school, enjoys playing with her friends and dreams of becoming a teacher.

At the age of 20, Yuliia lost her legs and her sight in a mine explosion. With HI's support, she is learning to regain her independence.

HI Acting Chief of Operations Adnan Araji explains how HI diffuses the danger of unexploded ordnance across bombed villages in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.

Following the earthquake on 31 August, HI, with support from the European Union, deployed its emergency physiotherapy teams to improve access to quality care at Jalalabad Hospital.

At the end of August, a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. For two months, HI teams have been working to help people recover from their injuries.

Afif was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Within days, he could no longer walk. HI assisted him to recover.

Nada Ali Al Shathi came back in her village with her family. A few days later, her son was badly injured by an explosive device.