The closure ceremony was a great success – 350 people, traditional folk musicians (with the real one metre long Vuvuzelas, not the little ones we saw at the televised world cup matches), and the op
Yesterday I transferred a 3 year old boy from the General Hospital to the MSF hospital (Bon Marché) – although most of the paediatric care now takes place at the general hospital, we have retaine
At first I felt that one of the risks in this job was that you can spend too much time talking. At present I feel as if there’s not enough time to talk.
On certain days I ask myself if we were right to get involved in Bunia in the first place. There are hundreds of NGOs here, many of whom are now thinking of leaving.
The Congolese give their children the most wonderful names – Dieu-donné (God-given), Dieu-Merci (Thank you, Lord), Glorieuse (Glorious), Desiré (much-desired).
At certain moments it feels as if we are walking a tightrope, struggling to retain our equilibrium in the face of a constant barrage of destablising events.
Demand for health care is not unlike demand for any household service - plumbing for example; we base our choice of provider on numerous factors including cost and reputation, and if the barriers a
