What is advocacy, and how can it help our patients? James, a doctor from the UK, explains how a Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) advocacy team working in Sierra Leone is making a difference in the aftermath of Ebola
"It’s easy to write about the children that recover; the malnourished children who gain weight, the kids who make miraculous recoveries. But not the ones who pass away."
Chris writes from Sierra Leone about visiting a health post, a small clinic providing medical care to the local community. Chris is part of the team helping to support local staff from the Sierra Leonean health service in their objective to provide free healthcare to children under five, and pregnant and breast-feeding women. Here he blogs about the small acts that can make a real difference...
