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A child is treated for second degree burns at the L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

Treating burns in Burundi: "How do we explain this to children?"

Burns are common at L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Burundi. But how do you explain the often painful treatment to children? Anaesthetist Kariantti grapples with this question as he cares for two young patients.

17 Jan 2020 / 3 minute read

Patients at MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

"Luckily, our care is free": Inside L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

MSF often hits the headlines when an emergency breaks in the news, such as a natural disaster or war, but we also provide day-to-day healthcare in places such as Bujumbura, Burundi. Anaesthetist Kariantti takes us inside L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre.

13 Dec 2019 / 4 minute read

MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Treating trauma on the shores of Tanganyika

From the picturesque shores of the great Lake Tanganyika, anaesthetist Kariantti shares his first impressions of Burundi's biggest city, Bujumbura, where MSF runs a trauma hospital. It's not long before he is called into emergency surgery...

13 Dec 2019 / 5 minute read

Emergency surgery at Al Salakhanah hospital in Yemen

Heidi Wikstrom

Surgeon

Yemen: Good complaints

After a patient makes an astonishing recovery, Finnish surgeon Heidi reflects on the wider problem of providing medical care in places where resources are limited

16 Sep 2019 / 3 minute read

Heidi outside the MSF health centre in Yemen

Heidi Wikstrom

Surgeon

Yemen: A dangerous diagnosis

Finnish surgeon Heidi Wikstrom has just arrived in Yemen, where an unexpected diagnosis could have a wider impact in the community

30 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

A patient lies on a stretcher in MSF's project in Mocha, Yemen

Marissa Gripenberg

Epidemiologist

Yemen: "Medical care shouldn't be a luxury"

Finnish epidemiologist Marissa is in Yemen, where years of conflict have had a devastating impact on the healthcare system

01 Apr 2019 / 5 minute read

Marissa Gripenberg

Epidemiologist

Feeling at home: An amazing connection in Yemen

Amidst the ongoing conflict in Yemen, Finnish epidemiologist Marissa finds a pocket of familiarity when she visits a local family

25 Mar 2019 / 3 minute read

Marissa Gripenberg

Epidemiologist

Mapping the hotspots: How I help to fight disease in Yemen

Epidemiologist Marissa arrives in war-torn Yemen, ready to help track and tackle disease outbreaks in a county where the healthcare system has collapsed

18 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

No time for goodbyes: Leaving Bangui

After an assignment marked by violence, an MSF anaesthetist faces his next challenge: returning home.

29 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

A first time for everything: learning fast in Bangui

With a patient bleeding heavily, Kariantti and the MSF team had to act quickly. He blogs from Bangui, Central African Republic...

09 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

After the fight: Returning to routine in Bangui

After nearby conflict forced his MSF team to evacuate a maternity hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic, Finnish anaesthetist Kariantti writes about returning to routine in the days following the fighting.

01 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

An MSF ambulance arrives at the Castor maternity hospital in Bangui.

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Operating under fire: Keeping calm in Bangui

Fighting rages near an MSF maternity hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic. Inside, Finnish anaesthetist Kariantti and his team try to remain calm as they continue to operate on women in need of urgent obstetric surgery.

21 Sep 2018 / 4 minute read