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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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Francesco Virdis

Surgeon

Breaking down the wall: Trauma surgery in Haiti

London-based surgeon Francesco Virdis shares his humbling and human experience after an intense assignment in Tabarre, Haiti

08 Jan 2021 / 6 minute read

Blogs Team

Ten amazing stories from MSF teams on the frontlines of 2020

2020 has been a year like no other. COVID-19 has pushed our teams to their limits, as they worked not only to treat patients affected by the virus, but also to maintain vital health services in crises worldwide. These are their stories.

28 Dec 2020 / 4 minute read

Blogs Team

Six stories from the frontline of our work - December 2020

This month our teams travelled upriver in a Colombian conflict zone, helped people find strength in Palestine, and changed lives with the power of simple HIV treatments in South Sudan. And that's just for starters.

18 Dec 2020 / 5 minute read

Steve Hide

Guns, cocaine and conflict: Getting healthcare to communities in rural Colombia

In the remote communities of Colombia's Pacific coast, the peace process has made few inroads. MSF's programme director in the country joins a medical team as they travel upriver to communities still in the grip of armed conflict.

18 Dec 2020 / 13 minute read

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Elko Brummelman

Humanitarian Affairs Advisor

Reaching thousands with a click: How the Rohingya helped guide COVID-19 awareness

With COVID-19 hitting the Rohingya refugee community hard, Elko Brummelman and his team knew they needed a new strategy in Malaysia. They wanted expert advice, and they knew just who to ask.

17 Dec 2020 / 7 minute read

Marilen Osinalde

Mental health specialist

The two conflicts: Lessons of loss in Palestine

Psychologist Marilen Osinalde shares a deeply personal story from one resilient patient, and the growth that can be found in grief

15 Dec 2020 / 8 minute read

Seinn Seinn Min

Health Promoter

"Hope on wheels": MSF's mobile clinic in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, one project is taking healthcare to the people, as health promoter Seinn Seinn reports...

14 Dec 2020 / 6 minute read

Two MSF staff members take a short break in Central African Republic

Dale Koninckx

Anthropologist

Central African Republic: How we provide medical care in a conflict zone

Our principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence have been at the heart of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for nearly 50 years. But what does that look like in a conflict zone? Anthropologist Dale writes…

02 Dec 2020 / 11 minute read

Ebenezer Ngwakwe

Doctor

Hope and humanitarian medical care in Old Fangak, South Sudan

With the right medications and enough to eat, people with HIV can live long, healthy lives. But what happens when you live in a place where access to these basics is a challenge? Dr Ebenezer Ngwakwe writes...

01 Dec 2020 / 8 minute read

Blogs Team

Five unique stories from our medical work around the world – November 2020

From bearing witness to our patients' powerful stories, to finding innovative ways of sharing important healthcare messages with their communities, here are five unique experiences from Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff in November

30 Nov 2020 / 4 minute read

MSF HIV team members in Eswatini doing the Jerusalema Dance to raise awareness of PrEP

Michelle Daka

Nurse

Eswatini: How we joined the Jerusalema dance challenge to help save lives

Reducing the number of people who contract HIV is a major goal for Nurse Michelle and the MSF team in Eswatini. Worried that key health information wasn’t reaching the people most at risk, they decided to try a different kind of viral challenge…

30 Nov 2020 / 4 minute read