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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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Maryam Babangida

Health Promoter

Anka, Nigeria: Our race against COVID-19

In a region already facing malnutrition and violence, Maryam and her team knew that an outbreak of COVID-19 could be devastating. They were determined they wouldn't let it happen. Maryam shares the story...

16 Apr 2021 / 5 minute read

Gisela Silva Gonzalez

Mental health specialist

Tongolo: A space to talk about everything

In the Central African Republic, MSF counsellors are helping survivors of sexual violence find the inner strength they might not know they have. Psychologist Gisela writes…

07 Apr 2021 / 5 minute read

Ola Barakat

Pharmacist

“Nothing will stand in my way”: Pharmacist, student and pregnant in a pandemic

MSF pharmacist Ola Barakat shares her determination to follow her own path.

01 Apr 2021 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Four powerful personal stories from our work around the world – March 2021

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

31 Mar 2021 / 3 minute read

Bern-Thomas Nyang'wa

Medical director

My journey to becoming one of MSF’s first black African medical directors

Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa was the first Malawian doctor to work for MSF. He explains how he has constantly pushed the limits, and why his new role highlights the progress MSF still needs to make.

30 Mar 2021 / 9 minute read

Tamara Molina Montalvo

Midwife

“We had no idea what was coming”: My time on a maternity ward in Yemen

After an intense assignment on a maternity ward in Yemen, MSF midwife Tamara reflects on the meaningful and sometimes complex moments faced by the team at Abs Hospital

22 Mar 2021 / 6 minute read

Vera Schmitz

Nurse

When fear extinguishes hope – A report from Tigray

In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, armed conflict has been raging for months, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee for their lives. Nurse Vera Schmitz has recently returned from an emergency assignment in the area, and shares her experiences...

18 Mar 2021 / 7 minute read

Alice Higginson

Health Promoter

Working with the Yezidi in the time of COVID-19: Part Three

Health promoter Alice has recently returned from an assignment in northern Iraq. In her final post, she takes us with her into the mountains, to find out more about local beliefs around COVID-19.

16 Mar 2021 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Seven eye-witness stories from Syria's ten years of war

The war in Syria has now been raging for a decade. We share the accounts of medics who have seen its impacts first-hand.

15 Mar 2021 / 5 minute read

Alice Higginson

Health Promoter

Working with the Yezidi in the time of COVID-19: Part Two

Health promoter Alice Higginson has recently returned from assignment in Iraq. She shares a dispatch from quarantine...

09 Mar 2021 / 3 minute read

Ijaz Zarin

Project Coordination

Pakistan: “Every end is a new beginning”

MSF coordinator Ijaz Zarin shares his memories from more than a decade working at a life-saving project in Timergara, Pakistan

04 Mar 2021 / 6 minute read

Nana Bündgen

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Those life-saving moments: Obstetrics in Afghanistan

MSF gynaecologist Nana Bündgen shares her experiences from a busy maternity hospital in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, and an assignment marked by insecurity and patients she can't forget

02 Mar 2021 / 7 minute read