My mission in Nepal came to an end after only four short weeks and I flew home happy with the work done but sad not only to leave the country I loved, but also the amazing MSF team that I had been
Just after the second major earthquake hit Nepal, I was part of a Médecins Sans Frontières team conducting a needs assessment in several villages of Dolkha District.
Following a night of aftershocks following yesterday's earthquake, I'm joined in the helicopter by Lies, one of the Emergency Coordinators, and Shiresh, another of our N
Working in a post earthquake zone here, I have gotten increasingly used to the periodic tremors that are common after the upheaval of a major seismic event as the layers of land settle and stabilis
During the last week time to write has been a little scarce – our three strong expat nurse team, (Anne, Mariko and myself) has been rotating days out on the helicopters, leading the explos to still
Emma doesn't have internet at the moment but her dad got in touch to say she telephoned this morning and is OK and unaffected by the latest earthquake in Nepal.
I left Delhi with two other colleagues at 11am on Sunday, but because of a strong aftershock that resulted in the evacuation of the airport, we managed to land only at 8pm after circling above the