Doctor

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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.

Achai Bulabek

Doctor

Innovation: "We are able to save many lives using this tiny, portable machine"

Ultrasound is often associated with pregnancy, but did you know that it has many vital uses in medicine? South Sudanese doctor Achai blogs about how training in the use of new portable ultrasound machines – which have traditionally been bulky and expensive – is helping Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) save lives in humanitarian crises.

14 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: “This has touched my heart forever”

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak in history. At the end of her first week on the frontline, Australian doctor Saschveen shares this story of hope…

14 Jan 2019

Chris Hook

Doctor

Yemen: Giving hope to people caught in the crossfire

British doctor Chris Hook has just returned from Yemen. Since August, he has worked as part of MSF’s emergency team helping to set up a hospital in the Al Salakhana district of Hodeidah city. From the beginning of November, the city has experienced heavy fighting and shelling with battles getting close to the hospital…

11 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: Staying safe in the red zone

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this blog, she explains how our teams avoid spreading the disease while caring for infected patients.

04 Jan 2019

Joanne Perry

Doctor

A midwife in South Sudan: “She will sometimes sing to them between contractions”

The majority of MSF teams are not made up of international staff from overseas. Instead, from conflict zones to epidemics, most of our medical and logistical teams are people working in their home countries, using their skills where they are desperately needed. Joanne, a Canadian doctor in South Sudan, celebrates one of our incredible local midwives.

19 Dec 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: On my way

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this first blog, she shares her thoughts on the journey to the frontline.

17 Dec 2018

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

The belief in natural healing powers

Traditional medicine plays an important role in the Central African Republic. I have more critical view of the issue, because unfortunately we encounter it in two specific situations in hospital: in emergency cases and at discharges against medical advice.

04 Dec 2018

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

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Difficult decisions, serious consequences

Unexpectedly, my good knowledge of French rarely helps me to communicate with patients. Anamnesis and visit are usually only possible with the help of my Central African colleagues who translate for me.

03 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

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Central African Republic: Deciding to stay

Her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was meant to be three months long, but German doctor Sylvia Schaber decided to stay for six. In this blog, she writes about both the inspiration and the hard reality she has found in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.

07 Oct 2018