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

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Jennifer Hulse

Doctor

"Do children die in England?"

British doctor Jennifer is faced with tough questions as she adjusts to life in Lankien, South Sudan. In this moving story, she shares her first weeks of working in the emergency room and intensive care unit treating critically ill children.

20 Jan 2020 / 6 minute read

A child is treated for second degree burns at the L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Treating burns in Burundi: "How do we explain this to children?"

Burns are common at L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Burundi. But how do you explain the often painful treatment to children? Anaesthetist Kariantti grapples with this question as he cares for two young patients.

17 Jan 2020 / 3 minute read

A Somali woman looks out to sea after being rescued by MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE

Natasha Lewer

Communications

Libya: Nowhere to go but the sea

Escalating conflict and insecurity in Libya are leading thousands of people to flee, taking their chances on unseaworthy boats across the Mediterranean - the world's deadliest migration route. On board the search and rescue ship Ocean Viving, MSF writer and editor Natasha meets survivors and shares their stories.

15 Jan 2020 / 12 minute read

Margaret Ngunang

Mental health specialist

"I will leave this project with wonderful memories": Reflections of a first-time fieldworker

For seven months, US mental health specialist Margaret has been providing support to people living in Bentiu, a Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan. The camp offers protection to those fleeing violent conflict in the region and is home to more than 100,000 people, as well as an MSF hospital. Margaret reflects on her first field assignment with MSF.

14 Jan 2020 / 4 minute read

Using theatre to educate local primary school children about sexual violence

Abigail Betts

"It is truly harrowing": Tackling sexual violence in the slums of Nairobi

Sexual and gender-based violence is rife in Nairobi's second-largest slum, Mathare, where an estimated 300,000 people live in cramped conditions. On a recent trip to the Kenyan capital, major gifts manager Abi discovers the size of the problem and what our teams are doing to address it.

07 Jan 2020 / 9 minute read

MSF health promoter and South Sudanese refugee, Joshua Salah Mustafa (left), raises awareness about medical issues, including the measles epidemic, in Biringi, Ituri Province

Blogs Team

Five blogs from some of the crises tackled by Doctors Without Borders - December 2019

Floods, conflict, measles and climate change. From Ukraine to Somalia, here are five stories from December that show our work around the world.

31 Dec 2019 / 6 minute read

A young girl with measles is examined in the MSF measles unit at Biringi Hospital, Ituri Province, northeastern DRC

Nicolas Peyraud

Doctor

A deadly double epidemic: Fighting measles and Ebola in DRC

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, some communities are facing a combined outbreak of measles and Ebola. MSF vaccination expert and doctor, Nicolas Peyraud, reveals how our frontline teams are responding to this double epidemic.

30 Dec 2019 / 8 minute read

The People's Postcode Lottery team at Kenya Logbase

Abigail Betts

Kenya: Logistics in action with People's Postcode Lottery

Our logistics teams ensure we can respond quickly and effectively to an emergency by providing medical staff with the right supplies and equipment. But they wouldn't be able to do this without our supporters, who keep our warehouses are well stocked and ready. Major gifts manager Abi travels to Kenya to show People's Postcode Lottery MSF logistics in action...

24 Dec 2019 / 6 minute read

Maria, a resident of Optyne village in eastern Ukraine

Iveta Polochová

Communications

Ukraine: "I won't leave, my son and husband are buried here"

Parts of the world seem to forget there is a conflict in eastern Ukraine. After five years, traumas and tragedies are still affecting people. This article was written in memory of Maria, who lived in the Ukrainian frontline village, Opytne, which MSF press officer Iveta and her colleague Zdeněk visited earlier this year.

23 Dec 2019 / 5 minute read

Eleven incredible eye-witness stories that inspired us in 2019

Blogs Team

Eleven incredible eyewitness stories that inspired us in 2019

From noma to natural disasters, mental health to malnutrition, our staff were on the frontline of humanitarian healthcare in 2019. Here, we share some of their most extraordinary experiences to bring you closer to the action and the people we work tirelessly to help.

17 Dec 2019 / 11 minute read

Patients at MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

"Luckily, our care is free": Inside L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

MSF often hits the headlines when an emergency breaks in the news, such as a natural disaster or war, but we also provide day-to-day healthcare in places such as Bujumbura, Burundi. Anaesthetist Kariantti takes us inside L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre.

13 Dec 2019 / 4 minute read

MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Treating trauma on the shores of Tanganyika

From the picturesque shores of the great Lake Tanganyika, anaesthetist Kariantti shares his first impressions of Burundi's biggest city, Bujumbura, where MSF runs a trauma hospital. It's not long before he is called into emergency surgery...

13 Dec 2019 / 5 minute read