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Measles in Maiduguri: "It can spread like wildfire"

As malaria season starts to slow down in northeastern Nigeria, Swedish doctor Mårten and his team spot an increase in children arriving with measles. Could there be an outbreak of this life-threatening disease nearby?

05 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read

Mårten Larsson

Malaria in Nigeria: "The children have a small chance of survival without us"

As malaria season hits the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, home to thousands of people displaced by conflict, Swedish doctor Mårten is fighting to save the lives of the most vulnerable children.

13 Feb 2019 / 4 minute read

Mimansa Manheden in the post-delivery room

Afghanistan: Working with what you have

Difficult circumstances sometimes impact our decisions. Mimansa, a midwife from Sweden, is currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Afghanistan. She blogs...

01 Aug 2018 / 4 minute read

Afghanistan: How to manage a maternity unit

Two years ago, Mimansa, a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was working in a maternity unit in Afghanistan. Now, as she returns to the project – in a region with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world – she shares the third part of her story.

11 Jul 2018 / 5 minute read

Ida Moberg

DRC: Saving Mulume and baby Bahati

Ida is a Swedish doctor on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the final blog from her assignment, she shares the story of how her team worked to save two critically ill children, Mulume and Bahati.

09 Jul 2018 / 3 minute read

A midwife in Afghanistan: Reunited with friends

Mimansa first worked at the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) maternity hospital in Kabul years ago. Now she's back, but will the team recognise her?

28 Jun 2018 / 2 minute read

Anna Blideman

Nurse

Returning home after six months in Iraq

After six months in Daquq, Iraq, working in an area that was recently re-taken from the Islamic State group, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Anna writes a final blog post...

20 Jun 2018 / 2 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Spear trauma in South Sudan

"Alex, there is an emergency in New Fangak. Stab wound in the back."

06 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read

A midwife returns to Afghanistan

Two years ago, Mimansa, a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was working in a maternity unit in Afghanistan. Now she’s preparing to go back, to see old friends and to return to work in a region with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world…

04 Jun 2018 / 3 minute read

Anna Blideman

Nurse

A nurse in Iraq: Health care still in ruins

Anna is working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Iraq. Today she blogs about the challenges of helping people get the medical treatment they need in an area still feeling the impact of years of war...

23 May 2018 / 2 minute read

Alexander Nyman