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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.

Charlotte Morris
Communications
'This is not a one-off emergency' - understanding the malnutrition crisis in Chad
Charlotte blogs about some of the causes of the malnutrition crisis in Chad, and meets the staff and patients at the MSF project in Bokoro region.
20 Sep 2016 / 6 minute read
Charlotte Morris
Communications
"I'm following my child's health" - meeting mums at the malnutrition clinic
Charlotte meets three mothers who have used our malnutrition clinics in Bokoro region, Chad. They shared their stories with her...
14 Sep 2016 / 5 minute read
Charlotte Morris
Communications
"It finally hit me at that moment" - Arriving in Chad
Charlotte blogs about her first trip with MSF, to Chad, the fifth largest country in Africa, and one with huge health needs . . . 
19 Aug 2016 / 16 minute read
Alva White
Communications
Prepared for the worst, hoping for the best: on board our search & rescue ship
Every year, thousands of people fleeing violence, insecurity, and persecution at home attempt a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Alva is working on the Aquarius - a search and rescue vessel run by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with MSF. Once people are safely on board, the MSF team offers food, clothes and medical care. Alva tells us more...
01 Jun 2016 / 5 minute read
Alva White
Communications
Searching for search and rescue
"They must know that many have not survived the journey they are about to take. We will never really know just how many lives were lost in this way. They must feel an excruciating level of fear, putting their lives and their families’ lives at risk. I’m just so sorry the world is putting these people through this."
18 May 2016 / 4 minute read
Mohammad Ghannam
Communications
“Will they kill us here in Europe?”
“What is going to happen next? Will they kill us here in Europe?
18 Apr 2016 / 5 minute read
Alva White
Communications
Speaking out against continuous violence
"MSF really does bring the most extraordinarily dark aspects of humanity together with the lightest. Light reflected by humanity, compassion and bearing witness – simply being there by someone’s side."
30 Mar 2016 / 6 minute read
Mohammad Ghannam
Communications
Anger and loss as French police raze Jungle camp
"The sheer sight of the police frightens everyone in the Jungle equally — men, women and children. Some people, feeling stripped of what little dignity they had left, obey orders and leave their temporary homes with little fuss."
14 Mar 2016 / 6 minute read
Jacob Kuehn
Communications
A week of extraordinary violence and courage in Pibor, South Sudan
When heavy fighting broke out and bullets started flying around the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical centre in Pibor, South Sudan, Dr Marisel Mendez was treating a two-year-old boy in the paediatric ward.
04 Mar 2016 / 7 minute read
Mohammad Ghannam
Communications
Refugees face ‘slow death’ in Calais Jungle
“This is how we live. Since when do people in modern Europe live like this? They put us in camps without decent food. We just sit around. We count the days. It’s a slow death.”
29 Feb 2016 / 6 minute read
Nick Owen
Communications
A bittersweet end to Ebola
"On the spot where it's rumoured African American slaves threw off their shackles to found their own country, the people of Freetown had gathered on this sweltering November night to relinquish themselves from another oppressor."
25 Nov 2015 / 8 minute read
Irene Nunez
Communications
A fate tied to hunger
"The centre normally cares for children who are at least six months old, but Gyota’s condition was very serious, she was so weak that she couldn’t even cry."
19 Nov 2015 / 4 minute read
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