Where will a vaccination campaign save the most lives? Which water sources are spreading disease? In an epidemic, our teams are only as good as the information they have. Alex, Annick and Zhian blog about a new project that’s aiming to make getting that information even faster…
In Kimbi, DRC, sex workers are keen to protect themselves from HIV. But having enough condoms, and persuading every client to wear one, can be a challenge. Dr Charles Ssonko describes an innovative project aiming to make a difference...
In a busy hospital in Yemen, MSF staff work hard to ensure life-saving oxygen is available for the patients who need it most. As demand grows, one biomedical scientist is exploring how technology can help. Ahmed Alhitary blogs…
After a successful pilot, Josie and the team are ready to launch their research project, using smartphones to track the work of Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurses caring for children in Bangladesh …
In an epidemic Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) need to respond, fast. But how to find the source of the outbreak, or to know which communities are most at risk? That's where epidemiologists come in. Larissa Vernier blogs about an innovative new project that's aiming to save them time in a crisis...
What does a humanitarian nurse do in an “average” day? And how can finding out benefit our patients? Josie blogs from an innovative project that’s aiming to answer those questions…
Stephen is a midwife from South Sudan, working with MSF in Malakal camp to provide care to people displaced by conflict. In this post, he explains how new kit and training in "point-of-care" ultrasound scans are helping midwives like him make life-saving diagnoses.
Do you remember everything you did today? How long did each task take? How many times did you repeat them? What if the answers to these questions could help change how MSF delivers medical care in an emergency? Nurse Josie Gilday blogs…
Roger Morton is a logistician whose work for MSF in Iraq inspired him to design and develop a personal decontamination kit. In this blog he looks at the origin of his drive to innovate.
Nurses are key members of the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders MSF team, providing vital medical care to patients in emergencies around the world. But staffing guidelines for nurses are largely based on experience and expert opinion rather than evidence. Josie blogs from the start of a new project that’s aiming to change that…
