Pharmacist

"I’m an MSF pharmacist and together, we save lives!"

A young boy is in a critical condition. He'll need life-saving medication, possibly for months. But in this remote location, securing medicines is no easy matter. Lamya blogs from South Sudan...

26 May 2020 / 4 minute read

Nathalia Peixoto de Oliveira

Pakistan: First time in the field

Nathalia is in Pakistan, where she and the rest of the pharmacy team work to ensure that all our medics have the right drugs available to give patients the best possible care. Today she visits one of the clinics for the first time, and sees the impact of the work first hand...

18 Dec 2017 / 4 minute read

Nathalia Peixoto de Oliveira

Pakistan outside the field

Nathalia is in Pakistan, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders projects are helping to meet health care needs in rural areas and urban slums. In her first post she showcases the diversity of country, as her Pakistani colleagues introduce her to the vibrancy of Islamabad, the capital city...

14 Dec 2017 / 5 minute read

A pharmacist in Uganda: Cold Chain

"Before MSF I would have said a cold chain was 'the process of keeping your beer cold while tailgating at an Ohio State football game'."

21 Jun 2017 / 4 minute read

A pharmacist in Uganda: My job

Our medical teams can only do the work they do because they have the medicines they need. It's Kim's job to make sure they get them. Here she blogs about getting down to work in her new assignment in Uganda...

05 Jun 2017 / 3 minute read

A pharmacist in Uganda: "Kampala here I come!"

Pharmacist Kim touches down in Uganda, and shares her first impressions of the place that will be her home for the next 12 months...

17 May 2017 / 3 minute read

A pharmacist returns to MSF: 'I'm back!'

After taking a break from MSF assignments, Kim decides its time to return to the field. But what will it be like this time? She blogs about what it takes to get ready to spend 12 months in a new country...

10 May 2017 / 4 minute read

Irene Breitschopf

CAR: The medicine woman

Riding, traveling, cycling: sporty Austrian pharmacist Irene Breitschopf has many hobbies. So it’s no surprise that she always brings a yoga mat with her wherever she goes. In her first blog post, written during her first assignment with MSF in Central African Republic (CAR), she overcomes culture shock and steps into her role as pharmacy manager.

05 Apr 2017 / 4 minute read

Farewell to Yida Refugee Camp, Farewell to the Nuba Mountains

As I prepare my final report, I can’t help thinking how fast nine months have gone by in Yida.

14 Nov 2016 / 3 minute read

New Mountain Pharmacy

Within the span of three months, I saw the transformation of an empty ward into a pharmacy ready to receive my 1,850 parcels from the International Order (IO).

30 May 2016 / 2 minute read

Facing My Fear

Opening the New Mountain project has kept everyone busy for the past few months in terms of movement, exchanging and training staff, setting up new primary health care units (PHCUs), supplying medi

30 May 2016 / 4 minute read