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Matthias Steinbach

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Providing primary care at a remote refugee camp. Running a clinic for patients with tuberculosis or HIV. Caring for trauma patients at a large Ministry of Health hospital. The work of a doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is incredibly diverse, and dependent on the specific needs of the people we’re working with.

The work is challenging, and often involves balancing clinical care with management and training for colleagues.

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

Rangi W. Sudrajat

Doctor

Indonesia tsunami: A natural disaster in my home country

When a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Central Sulawesi in Indonesia, doctor Rangi W. Sudrajat joined the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) emergency response team dispatched to reach communities cut off by the disaster.

26 Nov 2018

Mike Tomson

Doctor

Final days and coming home

At the end of nine months working on a project for refugees in Irbid, Jordan, an MSF doctor blogs about coming home...

22 Oct 2018

Ian Cross

Doctor

One special day: My time at a medical camp in Kenya

Ian is a doctor from the UK, currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Kenya in an area where patients with long-term illnesses have limited access to healthcare.

19 Oct 2018

Lanice Jones

Doctor

48 hours on the frontline of maternity care

At a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s non-stop emergency medicine for Lanice, a Canadian doctor on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). She blogs about life, death and learning on the frontline of medical care.

24 Sep 2018

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Central African Republic: A question of perspective

Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic town of Bossangoa on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the importance of taking time out.

23 Sep 2018

Liz Clark

Doctor

“It is difficult to believe this is Europe”: The mental health crisis in Moria camp

Having fled war, persecution and hardship, thousands of people are now stuck in squalid camps in Greece, unable to leave or to rebuild their lives. In Moria, on the Greek island of Lesvos, mental health needs are now so widespread that only the most severely unwell patients can access care. Liz Clark, a family doctor from the UK, has been on the island since May and shares her experience…

21 Sep 2018

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Work-life balance in the Central African Republic: From snake bites to yoga

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff are constantly in new and challenging situations. So how do they relax? First-timer Sylvia blogs...

09 Sep 2018

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

All in one bed: An MSF project in Bossangoa

Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the reality or working in the remote town of Bossangoa.

22 Aug 2018

women and children walk through the streets of Taiz

Niamh O'Brien

Doctor

Yemen: “I could see the consequences of violence everywhere”

In Yemen, more than three years of war have left millions of people without enough income to meet their basic needs. The deterioration of living conditions, collapse of services, trade and livelihoods are having tangible and devastating effects on the population. Niamh O’Brien is an Irish doctor who has recently returned from Al Houban, near the city of Taiz, where she worked in a mother and child hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

13 Aug 2018

The entrance gates to MSF's project in Bossangoa

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Arriving in the Central African Republic: Cold feet and red sand

Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Here, she shares her experience of arriving in the remote town of Bossangoa.

08 Aug 2018

Mike Tomson

Doctor

My own MSF: Preparing to leave Jordan

Mike is a family doctor (GP) from the UK. He's been working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Irbid, Jordan, helping to provide medical care to Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians. In this final blog before he prepares to head back home, he shares his bittersweet thoughts on the changes he has helped make.

07 Aug 2018

An msf surgical team in DRC prepare to operate

Lanice Jones

Doctor

DRC: Cas Rouge! Red Case!

Lanice is a family doctor from Canada. She is currently on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), working at a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this blog, she shares how her team raced to save a newborn during a dramatic delivery.

02 Aug 2018