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Eben and the MSF team at Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
South Africa: So much for taking a break…
Eben was ready for a good break from his work with MSF. The COVID-19 pandemic had other ideas...
30 Jul 2020 / 5 minute read
Neglected people will be the worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Jonathan Whittall
Jonathan Whittall
Advisor
COVID-19: What the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about universal healthcare
As COVID-19 spreads to countries around the world, people everywhere are taking steps to protect themselves and their families. But for some, this isn't an option. MSF Director of Analysis Jonathan highlights the health inequalities exposed by the global pandemic and the lessons we must take away from it.
20 Mar 2020 / 4 minute read
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
“Our internal conflict”: Saying goodbye to Iraq
As Eben comes to the end of his assignment in Iraq, he asks himself tough personal questions and reflects on the role of a humanitarian
06 Feb 2020 / 4 minute read
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
Mosul: A City Destroyed
Eben, part of our field administration team in Iraq, visits a hospital that's trying to meet the needs of a city that has already suffered so much...
02 Oct 2019 / 3 minute read
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
Hello Iraq
What's it like to work for a humanitarian organisation behind the scenes? As he begins a new assignment in Iraq, Eben shares his experience...
31 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read
Some of the team at Sadar District Hospital
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
Bangladesh: Stopping infection and doing the laundry
Eben is in Bangladesh, where an MSF team is helping local hospital staff save lives by controlling infection
04 Apr 2019 / 4 minute read
A cow grazes in the old Waste Zone at the hospital
Eben van Tonder
Field Administration
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
Field Administration
“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