Field Administration

Some of the team at Sadar District Hospital

Eben van Tonder

Bangladesh: Stopping infection and doing the laundry

Eben is in Bangladesh, where an MSF team is helping local hospital staff save lives by controlling infection

04 Apr 2019 / 4 minute read

A cow grazes in the old Waste Zone at the hospital

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Bangladesh: Tackling a huge waste problem

Saving lives doesn't always mean medicine. Eben blogs about a Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team that's not afraid to get its hands dirty in order to fight infection...

02 Jan 2019 / 7 minute read

Dagmar Chmelikova

Field Administration

Ammar: A story about hope and chocolate

Czech administrator Dagmar shares the story of Ammar, an Iraqi teammate she met while working in Baghdad on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

23 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

“The enduring human spirit”: My visit to a Rohingya refugee camp

In August 2017, South African HR manager Eben Van Tonder watched the Rohingya refugee crisis unfold on the news. One year on, he found himself in Bangladesh to experience the vastness of this “human tragedy” for himself.

19 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read

Onyeka Martins Madueke

Field Administration

Triplets in Nigeria: “The whole maternity unit went wild with excitement”

Martins works for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, a town in Nigeria's Jigawa state. He supports a maternal healthcare project that aims to reduce the high number of women and children that die during childbirth.

28 Jun 2018 / 5 minute read

Onyeka Martins Madueke

Field Administration

“Good news travels fast”: Maternity care in Nigeria

A new MSF maternity centre opens to serve the women and families of Jahun in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Martins shares the story...

05 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read

Onyeka Martins Madueke

Field Administration

Overcoming fistula in Nigeria: “Everyone who gave up on these women was wrong.”

On the day of a special celebration for women who have completed their treatment, Martins shares their story of resilience, joy and recovery…

16 May 2018 / 5 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Good Bye Pakistan!

Eben looks back on an eventful posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in Pakistan

14 Apr 2018 / 4 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Pakistan: The true spirit of MSF

HR specialist Eben is in Pakistan, where he's working to ensure that the MSF/Doctors Without Borders project in Timergara has the staff it needs to continue its vital work. Here he blogs about the quest for a female gynaecologist, and about life in the team...

24 Dec 2017 / 5 minute read