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

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

"Just human beings" - Joining the team in Pakistan

South African lawyer Eben has just started his first posting with MSF, in Pakistan. He shares his first impressions...

09 Nov 2017 / 6 minute read

Danielle Forsythe Guglielmucci

Field Administration

Final Goodbyes

"I am not going to tell you that every day is great, because it is not."

09 Nov 2017 / 3 minute read

Russ Filbey

Field Administration

Hopscotch?

"This past Sunday MSF had a blood drive in Aweil. I volunteered to go along and help"

07 Nov 2017 / 3 minute read

Danielle Forsythe Guglielmucci

Field Administration

Culture in Addhale

"I have had so many experiences that I want to share, but there is just not enough space on these pages!"

06 Nov 2017 / 3 minute read

Russ Filbey

Field Administration

What does a field administrator do?

Russ is in South Sudan, where he has recently begun his first posting with Doctors Without Borders / MSF. He's not a doctor or a nurse, but he's still an essential part of the team. In this blog he explains the vital work of the field administrators...

30 Oct 2017 / 4 minute read

Russ Filbey

Field Administration

What's it like living in the MSF project in Aweil, South Sudan?

Russ is just beginning his first posting with MSF as a deputy field administrator, helping to ensure that the project has the resources it needs to deliver life-saving care. He's recently arrived at the project in South Sudan, and shares his first impressions...

12 Oct 2017 / 4 minute read

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