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Communications specialist are passionate storytellers, giving a voice to the displaced, damaged and forgotten.

Bridging the gap between humanitarian crises and the outside world, they facilitate media visits, act as spokespeople, and work closely with local people to hear their stories.

Their empathy, conviction and creativity enable MSF to speak out against human rights abuses and injustices. 

Read the blog posts below to find out more about life as an MSF communications specialist, or click here to find out more about applying to join the team.

A palestinian protestor shot by a sniper is rushed to help on a stretcher
Jacob Burns - MSF
Jacob Burns
Communications
Gaza’s numbing routine of injury and death
Communications manager Jacob reflects on what it means when protests that leave "only" four people killed and 64 injured can be considered a "good" day in Gaza
05 Apr 2019 / 6 minute read
Natasha Lewer
Communications
Rohingya crisis: The maternity ward that feels like an ER
In the makeshift refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, many Rohingya women give birth in their tents, with little access to medical care. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has set-up a new maternity ward in Kutupalong, which will be able to withstand the extreme weather the area can experience. Natasha Lewer blogs for us…
21 May 2018 / 6 minute read
Natasha Lewer
Communications
Rohingya crisis: Vaccinating children inside the world’s largest refugee camp
Natasha Lewer has recently returned to the UK from Bangladesh. She blogs about her time with nurse Chrissie McVeigh inside Kutupalong refugee camp as Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) raced to vaccinate as many children as possible against diphtheria.
09 May 2018 / 6 minute read
Sara Creta
Communications
“Look at me well” - How we made a viral music video to fight HIV in Kinshasa
Sara is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, where she and the team have been working on a new digital campaign to fight stigma and increase access to HIV treatment… 
01 Dec 2017 / 7 minute read
Stefan Dold
Communications
Libya: The ignored disaster
In his final dispatch from the Mediterranean, Stefan blogs about the people rescued from the sea by MSF, including a little girl celebrating her first birthday...
16 Aug 2017 / 7 minute read
Stefan Dold
Communications
What happens in Libya
Stefan has recently returned from working on board the search and rescue vessel Prudence. He shares his diary entries as the crew wait and wonder about the fate of people trapped in Libya...
14 Aug 2017 / 4 minute read
Stefan Dold
Communications
Search and Rescue: First Rescue
Stefan blogs from an MSF search and rescue vessel about his first rescue on board...
07 Aug 2017 / 4 minute read
Stefan Dold
Communications
Search and Rescue: Departure in stormy times
Stefan blogs from Sicily as he prepares to join the crew on board an MSF search and rescue vessel...
02 Aug 2017 / 4 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
Andrew Headspeath
Communications
I went to an MSF mass casualty simulation and this is what happened
Smoke, blood and chaos: mass casualty simulations are used to train MSF field staff with the skills they’ll need in real emergencies. Here Andy blogs about joining the team for the day…
12 Apr 2017 / 10 minute read
Kim West
Communications
Innovation blog: A ReMIT for research
Whether it’s trialling new treatments or better understanding of what our patients need most, research can help MSF improve how we work and the impact our teams can have on the ground. But with projects (and researchers!) around the world, making sure everyone learns from each other is complex. Kim West blogs about an innovative new project that’s attempting to do just that…
04 Apr 2017 / 6 minute read
Eleanor Davis
Communications
Ukraine: "A shell dropped through the roof of her house"
Eleanor is a British field communications manager working with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ukraine. Here she blogs about meeting pensioners living in the country's 'buffer zone', cut off from supplies and deeply traumatised by the conflict.
17 Mar 2017 / 6 minute read
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