• Imran Ali

    Science Camp

    0 CommentsBack late last year in Jamam, we had been doing some ad hoc monitoring of the water that people store in their homes, and what we saw surprised us. Oxfam chlorinates the camp’s water supply before distribution,... Read more...
  • Raghu Venugopal

    Aimee’s pain was definitely real

    0 CommentsPlease note: all patient names are changed to protect confidentiality. At 2pm on May 7th, Aimee, age 25 years, arrived at a primary care medical facility here in eastern Chad. She had abdominal... Read more...
  • Ritu Gambhir

    Three Weeks in Tissi

    0 CommentsLast night I sat in my tent (which I share with seven other expats) and cried. I cried because it was the 3rd thunderstorm since I arrived in the town of Tissi three weeks ago and most of the 50,000 refugees... Read more...
  • Stefan Kruger

    On quick decisions and difficult questions.

    0 CommentsUsually we receive no warning of the imminent arrival of bomb blast victims. They normally arrive in a cloud of panic; chaotic screaming ensues and staff members run to man their posts. This time we are prepared.... Read more...
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    Où suis-je exactement?

    0 CommentsAlors, je suis en République centrafricaine (RCA). Où suis-je exactement et pourquoi avons-nous plusieurs projets MSF à cet endroit? La RCA, petit pays de l’Afrique centrale sans accès à la mer,... Read more...
  • Ben King

    Flying with the wind...

    0 CommentsWith a gentle and skillful pull of the line, it flies quickly up up up into the sky, further and further as more and more string is released until the colourful kite soars almost out of sight in the cloudless... Read more...
  • Raghu Venugopal

    What will day 58 bring?

    2 CommentsI only have four weeks left in Chad on this mission. The days have been long. I am exhausted. I skipped my last chance at a break to not miss one of the most critical MSF planning exercises of the year.... Read more...
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    Mon aventure débute

    0 CommentsMon aventure avec Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) débute. C’est ma deuxième journée à Bangui, capitale de la République centrafricaine. C’est le dépaysement complet… Je suis partie dimanche... Read more...
  • Raghu Venugopal

    Malnourished children and displaced people

    1 CommentWe all knew that late in the dry season, malnutrition would peak. But this week it hit us hard. Our outreach teams had difficulty coping. The hospital was temporarily over-run. Dr. Johanna, our MSF doctor... Read more...
  • Minja Westerlund

    Celebrating motherhood

    4 CommentsThe second Sunday of May we celebrate Mother’s day in many countries all over the world, including Papua New Guinea and my home country Finland. Usually Mother’s day for me is giving my mother a card... Read more...