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MSF staff in Guiuan unloads supplies from a helicopter coming from Cebu.

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STAFF BLOGS

In medical emergencies around the world Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff are working together to provide life-saving care.

From doctors to nurses, administrators to mechanics, everyone has a role to play and a story to tell.

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Priscilla Wangare

Midwife

“She’s looking at me… she’s alive”: The extremely premature baby who fought all expections

The odds are stacked high against a tiny baby born at just 26 weeks in a remote maternity unit. From South Sudan, MSF midwife Priscilla shares this incredible story.

15 Sep 2021 / 4 minute read

Medic in Herat

Afghanistan: “Treating patients is our responsibility. There’s a lot of work on our shoulders”

After months of fighting on the outskirts of Herat in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, also known as the Taliban, took control of the city on August 12. MSF is running a malnutrition unit, a clinic for displaced people, and a COVID-19 treatment centre in Herat. An MSF medic working in the city describes how the team have kept services running and the new challenges that they and other health services in the area are facing today...

07 Sep 2021 / 6 minute read

Andries Heyns

GIS specialist

Sudan: Putting refugees on the map

When it comes to reaching vulnerable people in a crisis, our teams rely on accurate, up-to-date maps. However these can be hard to come by. Mapping specialist Andries Heyns has recently returned from Sudan, where a refugee crisis has been evolving rapidly...

06 Sep 2021 / 9 minute read

Sabrina Das

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Training in Yemen: How positive workplace cultures impact staff and patients

Saving lives is about more than medical expertise. From Yemen, obstetrician Sabrina Das describes how trust, support and leadership are key, and shows how team trainings can go beyond clinical skills…

03 Sep 2021 / 7 minute read

Afghan medic

Doctor

Afghanistan: "Patient numbers have increased tremendously"

An MSF medic working in Lashkar Gah shares the impact on healthcare they have witnessed amid the recent conflict and transfer of power

02 Sep 2021 / 5 minute read

An MSF doctor prepares vaccines during a community campaign in the Tama area of Niger

Maman Karsou

Emergency Coordinator

Niger: Why young lives are under threat from misinformation and the climate emergency

MSF doctor Maman Karsou reports from his hometown in Niger, where epidemics of measles and meningitis are being exacerbated by global issues

31 Aug 2021 / 5 minute read

Shroq Saeed

Doctor

Yemen: "The people of Taiz are paying a heavy price for this war"

Shroq Saeed is the medical activities manager for MSF in Yemen. She shares her experience of living and working in a country that has faced years of conflict...

31 Aug 2021 / 6 minute read

Blogs Team

Five powerful posts from our teams around the world - August 2021

This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog.

26 Aug 2021 / 4 minute read

Yotibel Moreno

Communications

COVID-19 in Venezuela: "This is no time for photos"

The mental health of patients, their families and frontline health staff has been a fundamental part of COVID-19-related projects run by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) across the world. For Yotibel Moreno, MSF communications officer in Venezuela, managing the pain caused by the virus became personal when Yotibel’s own uncle was admitted to MSF’s COVID-19 care unit in Caracas.

25 Aug 2021 / 7 minute read

Health promotion staff speaking to displaced people in Borno State

Dogara Yohana

Health Promoter

Blood and community: How health promotion is saving lives in Nigeria

Medical teams in Ngala were facing a major shortage of blood donors, with serious consequences. Health promoter Dogara Yohana explains how his team set out to help...

24 Aug 2021 / 6 minute read

Mohammed Abu Mughaisib and Natalie Thurtle

Doctor

‘Born under attack to be buried under attack, a life without rest in Gaza’

In May 2021, Gaza was enveloped in a new wave of violence. As the bombs fell, doctors Mohammed Abu Mughaisib and Natalie Thurtle were coordinating medical activities in the territory. They reflect on their very different experiences…

17 Aug 2021 / 10 minute read

Aghendia Alemngu

Nurse

Sudan: Improving hospital care one step at a time in West Darfur

Thousands of people have had to flee violence in West Darfur. Nurse Aghendia Alemngu has been working with the team in the teaching hospital in Geneina, the capital of the state. She shares her experience…

12 Aug 2021 / 5 minute read