South Sudanese

Not giving up: How I survived war and displacement

Gatluak Sufarn works for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bentiu, a displaced persons camp in South Sudan. He shares his story…

26 Apr 2021 / 6 minute read

Samuel Avubu

Audio diary: "I feel so much joy and happiness in my heart"

Samuel Avubu has worked as a watchman for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Mundri, South Sudan. Today he shares some life-changing personal news...

08 Dec 2019 / 2 minute read

Thok Johnson

Nurse

From child refugee to MSF medic: This is my incredible story

When a humanitarian team saved his young life, South Sudanese refugee Thok was inspired to one day become a nurse and "return the favour"

25 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read

Achai Bulabek

Doctor

Innovation: "We are able to save many lives using this tiny, portable machine"

Ultrasound is often associated with pregnancy, but did you know that it has many vital uses in medicine? South Sudanese doctor Achai blogs about how training in the use of new portable ultrasound machines – which have traditionally been bulky and expensive – is helping Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) save lives in humanitarian crises.

14 Jan 2019 / 6 minute read

Obulejo Stephen Melebi

Midwife

Innovation: How ultrasound is saving lives in South Sudan

Stephen is a midwife from South Sudan, working with MSF in Malakal camp to provide care to people displaced by conflict. In this post, he explains how new kit and training in "point-of-care" ultrasound scans are helping midwives like him make life-saving diagnoses.

12 Nov 2018 / 5 minute read

Dr Tor Deng

Doctor

A doctor comes home: "By joining MSF, I knew that I could help my community, and that I could save lives"

Dr Tor Deng is a general practitioner working for MSF in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan. After graduating from medical school in Khartoum, he decided to return to Abyei, his home region. He shares some of the challenges and successes of the HIV/TB programme run by MSF in Agok Hospital.

13 Jul 2017 / 5 minute read

Nola Aniba Tito

Cultural Mediator

Being a refugee in Uganda: "At night, I can’t stop thinking about what is going to happen to me and my children"

Nola Aniba Tito, 27, is one of the medical translators working in the MSF health centre in Rhino refugee settlement in Uganda. She shares her story.

18 May 2017 / 3 minute read

Riak

It takes a whole team: working together in South Sudan

Riak is a supply logistician in South Sudan, a country which has been affected by civil war since 2013. In the town of Bentiu, the UN has established a Protection of Civilians camp for people who have fled the conflict. Riak lives in the camp, and works to ensure that the MSF hospital has the medicines, equipment and other resources needed to provide medical care to thousands of people.

25 May 2016 / 4 minute read

Riak

Living and working in a UN camp

Growing up in South Sudan was difficult. The constant fighting is exhausting. It is not an easy life; it is hard, especially when there is conflict.

06 May 2016 / 4 minute read