South African

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South African

A cow grazes in the old Waste Zone at the hospital

Bangladesh: Tackling a huge waste problem

Saving lives doesn't always mean medicine. Eben blogs about a Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team that's not afraid to get its hands dirty in order to fight infection...

02 Jan 2019 / 7 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Human Resources

“The enduring human spirit”: My visit to a Rohingya refugee camp

In August 2017, South African HR manager Eben Van Tonder watched the Rohingya refugee crisis unfold on the news. One year on, he found himself in Bangladesh to experience the vastness of this “human tragedy” for himself.

19 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read

Fadi and Annke at the Khan Younis Clinic

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Gaza: “He was hit by a single bullet, passing through both his lower legs”

South African nurse Annke is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) near the border between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Here, she shares the story of a patient recovering from a gunshot injury he received during the “March of Return” demonstrations in May.

01 Aug 2018 / 3 minute read

Caroline talking at an event on International Women's Day.

Caroline Walker

Health Promoter

Nigeria: How we talk about sexual violence

Caroline is a health promotion manager from South Africa, currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nigeria. In this blog, she reflects on the challenges of working across language barriers to help communities tackle sexual violence, as well as sensitive conditions such as fistula.

12 Jul 2018 / 7 minute read

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Gaza: "Most of the patients we see have gunshot wounds in the legs"

South African nurse Annke recounts the first weeks after the “March of Return” demonstrations, where she joined the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team treating patients wounded near the border between Israel and the Occupied Palestine Territories.

11 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Pakistan: No such thing as too much Chai tea!

Annke looks back on her first posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as an ER nurse supervisor in Pakistan...

24 Apr 2018 / 4 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Human Resources

Good Bye Pakistan!

Eben looks back on an eventful posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in Pakistan

14 Apr 2018 / 4 minute read

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Pakistan: The Tiny Babies and the Elephant Foot Bread

Annke blogs at the end of a tough day on the ward in Pakistan

29 Mar 2018 / 4 minute read

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Pakistan: We got that ECG done!

Annke is a nurse from South Africa. She's recently joined the team in Pakistan, where she's finding that sometimes words are not needed...

13 Mar 2018 / 3 minute read

Betina Austin

Nurse

Afghanistan: Imagining a Different Perspective

Betina is a neonatal nurse, who has recently finished her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Afghanistan…

02 Feb 2018 / 3 minute read

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Pakistan: The PPD and the Pakistani Tea

How do you become a member of the MSF / Doctors Without Borders team? Annke blogs from Pakistan about her decision to take the plunge, and about what happened next...

23 Jan 2018 / 5 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Human Resources

Pakistan: The true spirit of MSF

HR specialist Eben is in Pakistan, where he's working to ensure that the MSF/Doctors Without Borders project in Timergara has the staff it needs to continue its vital work. Here he blogs about the quest for a female gynaecologist, and about life in the team...

24 Dec 2017 / 5 minute read