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TB in Belarus: The team and the challenge

"The first three months are the most exhausting", someone warned Christian - a German psychotherapist newly arrived in Minsk. How right they were.

08 Mar 2019 / 4 minute read

Jenny Dörnemann

Paediatrician

Putting the puzzle together in Sierra Leone

Finally the district of Kenema in Sierra Leone gets a new hospital! It is an area with a very high infant mortality. So for many children in Kenema the new facility means real hope.

07 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read

Christian Falkenstein

Mental health specialist

TB in Belarus: “The blank spot on the map”

Knowing nothing about Belarus, German psychotherapist Christian arrives in Minsk for his first ever assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

28 Feb 2019 / 1 minute read

Vera Schmitz

Nurse

When people flee to seek refuge

As she returns to her own home after a posting in Iraq, Vera Schmitz, a Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse reflects...

31 Jan 2019 / 4 minute read

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Slow and yet too fast

"After my six months here in the Central African Republic I can only say: It is an amazing experience! You learn so much. I am sure that an assignment with MSF will not allow anyone to return home unchanged."

26 Jan 2019 / 5 minute read

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

The belief in natural healing powers

Traditional medicine plays an important role in the Central African Republic. I have more critical view of the issue, because unfortunately we encounter it in two specific situations in hospital: in emergency cases and at discharges against medical advice.

04 Dec 2018 / 2 minute read

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Difficult decisions, serious consequences

Unexpectedly, my good knowledge of French rarely helps me to communicate with patients. Anamnesis and visit are usually only possible with the help of my Central African colleagues who translate for me.

03 Nov 2018 / 4 minute read

Vera Schmitz

Nurse

Iraq: Life after the war

A year after the end of the Iraq war, MSF is still providing desperately needed health care to people who were forced to flee the violence. Vera blogs...

26 Oct 2018 / 5 minute read

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Central African Republic: Deciding to stay

Her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was meant to be three months long, but German doctor Sylvia Schaber decided to stay for six. In this blog, she writes about both the inspiration and the hard reality she has found in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.

07 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

Heidi Anguria

Nurse

Rohingya crisis: Vaccinate, raise awareness, vaccinate

After working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in South Sudan and the Mediterranean, German nurse Heidi Anguria is now in Bangladesh. In her third blog from inside Kutupalong refugee camp, home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, she shares her experiences of working on large-scale vaccination campaigns.

27 Sep 2018 / 3 minute read

Sylvia Schaber

Doctor

Central African Republic: A question of perspective

Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic town of Bossangoa on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the importance of taking time out.

23 Sep 2018 / 4 minute read