Communications

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Communications

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 Somali woman looks out to sea after being rescued by MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE

Natasha Lewer

Communications

Libya: Nowhere to go but the sea

Escalating conflict and insecurity in Libya are leading thousands of people to flee, taking their chances on unseaworthy boats across the Mediterranean - the world's deadliest migration route. On board the search and rescue ship Ocean Viving, MSF writer and editor Natasha meets survivors and shares their stories.

15 Jan 2020 / 12 minute read

Maria, a resident of Optyne village in eastern Ukraine

Iveta Polochová

Communications

Ukraine: "I won't leave, my son and husband are buried here"

Parts of the world seem to forget there is a conflict in eastern Ukraine. After five years, traumas and tragedies are still affecting people. This article was written in memory of Maria, who lived in the Ukrainian frontline village, Opytne, which MSF press officer Iveta and her colleague Zdeněk visited earlier this year.

23 Dec 2019 / 5 minute read

After four days of life-saving rescue missions, Ocean Viking heads north to find a port of safety for all those on board.

Hannah Wallace Bowman

Communications

Abdul the barber and other stories from the Ocean Viking

Communications manager Hannah is on board the Ocean Viking documenting MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Through her photos and stories, she humanises a humanitarian crisis that has made headlines around the world.

18 Nov 2019 / 9 minute read

A palestinian protestor shot by a sniper is rushed to help on a stretcher

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