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The best laid plans

So it’s my birthday weekend.

22 May 2013 / 10 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

From base to boardroom to bedside

Wednesday May 15th started early. I got up at 6:00am and took a cold refreshing shower. My mind was spinning with day ahead so I had not slept well.

22 May 2013 / 7 minute read

Three Weeks in Tissi

Last night I sat in my tent (which I share with seven other expats) and cried.

16 May 2013 / 4 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

What will day 58 bring?

I only have four weeks left in Chad on this mission. The days have been long. I am exhausted.

13 May 2013 / 7 minute read

An assortment of oncalls

It's hard to give an idea of the bewildering breadth of patients that we are presented with during on calls.

02 May 2013 / 13 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

On April 4th late at night, Dr. Guy called me from the hospital. A child had fallen from the roof a house.

30 Apr 2013 / 5 minute read

Lara Jonasdottir

Field Administration

The fun of complaint collecting

"Saturdays at 9 o’clock are becoming my favourite time of my varied week..."

23 Apr 2013 / 3 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

Ali is 36 years old and has been coughing for a long time. He has been coughing since at least 2006.

22 Apr 2013 / 5 minute read

Shifting scenes

I’ve been somewhat neglectful of writing in the last couple of weeks largely because since moving from the outpatients to inpatient nursing role I’ve feel like I’ve been floundering around somewhat

17 Apr 2013 / 5 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

The kindness of strangers

Part of the experience of working with MSF is not just work but also taking a break.

16 Apr 2013 / 7 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

Hissen, a brave boy

Greetings to all the readers who take an interest in the population we serve in Chad. Your comments online are so supportive. Thank you.

09 Apr 2013 / 4 minute read

Raghu Venugopal

Doctor, what about my brother?

The desperate man asked me in French, “Doctor, what about my brother?” In rooms full of bloodied bodies on the ground, somewhere was this man’s brother.

04 Apr 2013 / 8 minute read