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The Middle Eastern country of Yemen borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east. Civil war broke out in Yemen in 2015, when fighting began between anti-government Houthi forces and the Saudi-led coalition.

Millions of people have had to flee their homes. Hundreds of health facilities across the country have stopped functioning due to airstrikes and shelling, plus a lack of supplies, funding and staff. The rising cost of living has made it extremely hard for families to meet basic needs.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Yemen in 1994. Our recent projects have focused on supporting the Yemeni populations affected by the conflict on all sides of the frontlines.

Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room in Yemen: All that you can’t leave behind
Earlier this year, Kariantti travelled to Yemen for his first posting with MSF - four weeks in the operating theatre in Khameer, where the team performs everything from emergency C-sections to treatment for gunshot wounds. This blog post is based on notes Kariantti wrote in May, just before he returned home to Finland...
07 Aug 2017 / 3 minute read
Antonia Zemp
Nurse
Cholera in Yemen: "Ali is fighting for his life"
Antonia Zemp has been a nurse in MSF's emergency team since 2015, working in the most urgent emergencies and crises. She recently returned from her latest assignment in Yemen, where she's been part of the response to the cholera outbreak there...  
20 Jul 2017 / 5 minute read
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room: Yemen, Day 15
School is out for the summer in Yemen, but the cholera outbreak and ongoing civil war show no signs of slowing down. Anesthesiologist Kariantti blogs from Khameer...
18 Jun 2017 / 3 minute read
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room: Yemen, Day 12
MSF anesthesiologist Kariantti follows up on a young patient who had been shot in the abdomen...
15 Jun 2017 / 1 minute read
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room: Yemen, Day 9
Anesthesiologist Kariantti and the team feel the pressure as the MSF hospital in Khameer faces a lack of beds and an impending cholera outbreak...
12 Jun 2017 / 2 minute read
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room: Yemen, Day 6
MSF anaesthesiologist Kariantti blogs about young patients in the intensive care unit
09 Jun 2017 / 2 minute read
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
In the operating room: Yemen, Day 3
Yemen is in the grip of a brutal civil war, and millions of people there have no access to healthcare. From emergency c-sections to exploratory surgery, anaesthesiologist Kariantti blogs about the first three days of his new assignment...
06 Jun 2017 / 3 minute read
Hella Hultin
Surgeon
Yemen: Goodbye little girl, goodbye Yemen
Hella Hultin is a surgeon from Sweden. She has recently returned from her assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Khameer, Yemen. Here she blogs about her final day on assignment, and a tiny patient who is close to her heart.
27 Apr 2017 / 2 minute read
Malak Shaher
Communications
Life and loss in war-torn Yemen
In Yemen, a war is raging. Malak blogs about meeting the patients at the MSF supported hospital in Thi As Sufal...  
20 Apr 2017 / 6 minute read
Hella Hultin
Surgeon
Yemen: Dummy training and de-cluttering
Hella Hultin is a surgeon from Sweden. She is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Khameer, Yemen. Here she blogs about collaborating with her colleague to design better working methods in emergencies.
20 Apr 2017 / 2 minute read
Hella Hultin
Surgeon
Yemen: The little girl is losing oxygen
Hella Hultin is a surgeon from Sweden. She is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Khameer, Yemen. Here she blogs about a little patient returning to the operating theatre for a second time, in desperate need of medical care.
13 Apr 2017 / 2 minute read
Hella Hultin
Surgeon
Yemen: A Swede learns Arabic
Hella Hultin is a surgeon from Sweden. She is currently on assignment with MSF in Khameer, Yemen. Here she blogs about the moments of happiness the team share, even when the work is tough.
30 Mar 2017 / 2 minute read
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