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Gino Strada (b. Luigi Strada April 21, 1948 in Sesto San Giovanni-Milan, Italy) is a war surgeon and founder of the UN-recognized Italian NGO Emergency. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sesto San Giovanni is a city in the Milan metropolitan area, located in the Province of Milan, Italy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Emergency is a humanitarian NGO that provides emergency medical treatment to Civilian victims of War, especially in relation to landmines Emergency operates in thirteen war-torn countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Rwanda. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the

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He graduated in Medicine and trauma surgery at University of Milan in 1978. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Trauma surgeons are physicians (MBBS MBChB MB MD or (DO who have completed residency training in general surgery and fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano UNIMI is one the largest universities in Italy, with about 62801 Students a teaching and research Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) During his undergraduate years, he was also a prominent leader for the security service of the Marxist-Leninist student organization Movimento Studentesco. Dr. Strada was practicing as a heart transplant surgeon until 1988, when he redirected his experience to trauma surgery and the care of war victims. Heart transplantation or cardiac transplantation, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage Heart failure or severe Coronary Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Trauma surgeons are physicians (MBBS MBChB MB MD or (DO who have completed residency training in general surgery and fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units From 1989-1994, he worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in conflict zones in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Peru, Afghanistan, Somalia and Bosnia. "ICRC" redirects here For other uses see ICRC (disambiguation. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan

That field experience motivated Dr. Strada and a group of colleagues to establish Emergency, a humanitarian organization with its headquarter in Milan (Italy), which has provided its service to more than 2,500,000 patients by the end of 2006. Emergency is a humanitarian NGO that provides emergency medical treatment to Civilian victims of War, especially in relation to landmines

Emergency claims that it helps civilian victims of war without being hindered by bureaucracy. Emergency is a humanitarian NGO that provides emergency medical treatment to Civilian victims of War, especially in relation to landmines In 1996, Emergency opened its first hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Emergency is a humanitarian NGO that provides emergency medical treatment to Civilian victims of War, especially in relation to landmines Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn Today, Emergency operates eight hospitals in areas of conflict, including a surgical hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and a hospital in Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan. Freetown is the Capital and largest City of Sierra Leone, and a major Port on the Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Fifty four "First Aid Posts-Health Care Centers", located in heavily mined areas or close to the front lines, are connected to the Emergency hospitals' network.

Dr. Strada is the prize winning author of Green Parrots, A War Surgeon’s Diary and Buskashi, A Journey Inside War,. His work was the subject of an award winning documentary “Jung in the Land of the Mujaheedin” and a PBS Point of View, “Afghanistan 1380”.

Controversy

In Italy, Gino Strada is taking increasingly critical positions against the current Italian government coalition led by Romano Prodi and its perceived shortcomings. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May Most of the grievances are related to the Italian support of the UN sanctioned-NATO led intervention in Afghanistan against the former Taliban regime (see War in Afghanistan (2001-present)). The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The North Atlantic Treaty The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U These actions are perceived by Gino Strada and its organization as an act of war against the Afghani people in open violation of the letter and spirit of the Constitution of Italy. The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62 On the other hand, many pundits dismiss Gino Strada's position as a mere example of utopian radical pacifism.

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