Lebanon is facing escalating poverty and hardship, with many people struggling to afford food, let alone medicine. UK doctor Liz Clark shares a typical day at MSF’s clinic in Shatila, a densely populated refugee camp in the country’s capital
With the right medications and enough to eat, people with HIV can live long, healthy lives. But what happens when you live in a place where access to these basics is a challenge? Dr Ebenezer Ngwakwe writes...
Everything you think you know about Iraq is wrong. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) doctor Ibie Mohammed looks back on six weeks in the COVID-struck country that’s full of surprises…
At Al-Kindy teaching hospital in Iraq, the MSF team supports the COVID-19 ward. For one patient, this had life-changing consequences. Dr Ibie Mohammed shares the story…
COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that many of our key medical and logistical staff aren't able to reach the projects where they're desperately needed. But what does that mean for teams on the ground? Dr Ayla blogs...
The team at Lankien hospital in South Sudan are preparing for their first COVID-19 patients when a violent attack on a nearby town brings a crisis of a different kind. British doctor Jennifer Hulse shares this powerful eyewitness account from a "mass casualty event".
What's it like to wait for a pandemic to hit your hospital? As they make all the preparations they can, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) doctor Ayla writes from remote Bentiu, in South Sudan...
For women and girls living in the city of Choloma, widespread violence and poverty mean that access to family planning services is absolutely critical. However, COVID-19 restrictions have closed clinics and cut off vulnerable patients. MSF doctor Maura shares this powerful and passionate report.
As the pandemic disrupts medical supplies and staff, doctor Ayla Emmink is relocated from her rural project to a vast UN displacement camp – where our teams are racing to prepare for the arrival of COVID-19
As the pandemic disrupts medical supplies and staff, doctor Ayla Emmink is relocated from her rural project to a vast UN displacement camp – where our teams are racing to prepare for the arrival of COVID-19
As the first cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in South Sudan, doctor Ayla Emmink shares her concerns for communities and patients in an area where many preventative measures are a luxury
