Central African Republic

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Situated in the heart of Africa, the Central African Republic is one of the poorest and least developed nations in the world. It gained independence from France in 1960, and has faced numerous coups and years of instability.

Thousands of Central Africans have been killed, wounded or forced to flee by ongoing violence and unrest. The result is a protracted humanitarian crisis.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in the Central African Republic in 1997. We provide medical care both in the country, and for Central African refugees who have fled across the border to neighbouring nations.

An MSF landcruiser driving through a river in CAR

Antoine Clogne

Logistician

Termite time: A day with a community outreach team

French logistician Antoine is in the Central African Republic, joining a Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) community outreach team on a trip to a remote village health centre.

03 Dec 2018

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

No time for goodbyes: Leaving Bangui

After an assignment marked by violence, an MSF anaesthetist faces his next challenge: returning home.

29 Oct 2018

Antoine Clogne

Logistician

Logistics: Busy weeks in Bossangoa

How do our teams make sure they have everything they need to save lives? Supply logistician Antoine takes us behind the scenes in the Central African Republic.

22 Oct 2018

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

A first time for everything: learning fast in Bangui

With a patient bleeding heavily, Kariantti and the MSF team had to act quickly. He blogs from Bangui, Central African Republic...

09 Oct 2018

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

After the fight: Returning to routine in Bangui

After nearby conflict forced his MSF team to evacuate a maternity hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic, Finnish anaesthetist Kariantti writes about returning to routine in the days following the fighting.

01 Oct 2018

Luciano Canchelara

Mental health specialist

Caring for survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic

Luciano Canchelara is a psychologist who has been working at MSF’s sexual violence clinic in Bangui for the past three months.

25 Sep 2018

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Central African Republic: A question of perspective

Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic town of Bossangoa on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the importance of taking time out.

23 Sep 2018

An MSF ambulance arrives at the Castor maternity hospital in Bangui.

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Operating under fire: Keeping calm in Bangui

Fighting rages near an MSF maternity hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic. Inside, Finnish anaesthetist Kariantti and his team try to remain calm as they continue to operate on women in need of urgent obstetric surgery.

21 Sep 2018

Antoine Clogne

Logistician

Landing an airplane in Bossangoa

Antoine has recently arrived in the Central African Republic, where his role is to ensure that the project has the vital supplies it needs to function. Recently however, he's been taking on some additional responsibilities...

20 Sep 2018

The emergency room at the Bossangoa hospital

Antoine Clogne

Logistician

Supply logistics in the Central African Republic: First week of work

In Bossangoa, in the west of the Central African Republic, Antoine has joined the Medecines Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders team during the peak season for malaria. He blogs…

17 Sep 2018

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

“War isn’t just about gunshot wounds”: Maternity care in Bangui

Welcome to Castors maternity hospital, the “first and last line of defence” for mothers and newborns in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. Finnish anaesthetist Kariantti, just back from his second assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), shares his experience of arriving at the lifesaving hospital.

10 Sep 2018