Brazilian

Photos of the MSF team on the wall in Lashkar Gah

Erica Malo Cravo

Nurse

Afghanistan: Settling into my first assignment

Brazilian nurse Erica arrives in Afghanistan, full of expectations about the experience ahead of her...

20 Sep 2019 / 6 minute read

Alexandre Bublitz

Paediatrician

Hauwa and Falmata: Strength and resilience in Maiduguri

The ongoing conflict in Northern Nigeria has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and livelihoods. Many of them have taken refuge in the town of Maiduguri, including Falmata and her daughter Hauwa. Paediatrician Alexandre shares their story...

28 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

Ana Nery

Doctor

Flowers in dark water: Recovering from Cyclone Idai

MSF medical coordinator Ana reflects on the stories of those who survived Cyclone Idai, and on the memories of those who were lost

20 May 2019 / 6 minute read

Nathalia Peixoto de Oliveira

Pharmacist

Pakistan: First time in the field

Nathalia is in Pakistan, where she and the rest of the pharmacy team work to ensure that all our medics have the right drugs available to give patients the best possible care. Today she visits one of the clinics for the first time, and sees the impact of the work first hand...

18 Dec 2017 / 4 minute read

Nathalia Peixoto de Oliveira

Pharmacist

Pakistan outside the field

Nathalia is in Pakistan, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders projects are helping to meet health care needs in rural areas and urban slums. In her first post she showcases the diversity of country, as her Pakistani colleagues introduce her to the vibrancy of Islamabad, the capital city...

14 Dec 2017 / 5 minute read

Fabio Biolchini

Field Administration

DRC: Running against time

"During its two decades of work, this incredible team has carried out hundreds of responses and saved hundreds of thousands of lives."

28 Mar 2017 / 6 minute read

Luiza Noronha

Anaesthetics

“Khost, the place I consider my second home”

Khost province is located in the southeast of Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan. This place was my home during three incredible and intense months, while I worked as an anaesthetist at the MSF maternity working and living alongside many like minded others from around the world and from the local community.

24 Feb 2017 / 3 minute read

Junia Cajazeiro

Paediatrician

The goal is always the same

I have had so many “new” experiences here that I don’t even know where to start!

05 Apr 2016 / 5 minute read

Leticia Domingues Bertuzzi

Mental health specialist

Challenges

From time to time, life challenges us. When you believe things have settled down, out of the blue, that dream you have been trying to deny knocks heavily on your door. But at this time, you allow yourself to feel it and peacefully, you reconnect to it.

01 Oct 2014 / 2 minute read

Afghanistan

Mental Health

Carolina Malavazzi Galvao

Doctor

The South African samba: Can you feel it?

11 Jun 2010 / 3 minute read

South Africa

HIV/AIDS