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Epidemiologist Larissa Vernier and an MSF colleague

In an epidemic Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) need to respond, fast. But how to find the source of the outbreak, or to know which communities are most at risk? That's where epidemiologists come in. Larissa Vernier blogs about an innovative new project that's aiming to save them time in a crisis...

20 Dec 2018 / 6 minute read

Monika Bregy

Mental health specialist

Supporting communities trapped on eastern Ukraine’s frontline

Monika Bregy is MSF’s mental health activity manager in eastern Ukraine.

06 Oct 2017 / 5 minute read

Antonia Zemp

Nurse

Cholera in Yemen: "Ali is fighting for his life"

Antonia Zemp has been a nurse in MSF's emergency team since 2015, working in the most urgent emergencies and crises. She recently returned from her latest assignment in Yemen, where she's been part of the response to the cholera outbreak there...

20 Jul 2017 / 5 minute read

Julia Rappenecker

Paediatrician

Niger: La danse des femmes

Paediatrician Julia blogs about life for women in Niger, and how the health of their children moves them to break free of tradition...

03 May 2017 / 4 minute read

Julia Rappenecker

Paediatrician

Niger: Vive la pédiatrie!

Paediatrician Julia blogs about the start of her first assignment for MSF, in Niger, the largest country in west Africa.

31 Mar 2017 / 3 minute read

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Lebanon: Meeting refugees from Syria

Nicole is a finance and HR manager currently working in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. The project in Bekaa aims to provide healthcare to some of the thousands of refugees who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria.

16 Nov 2016 / 7 minute read

Antonia Zemp

Nurse

Search and Rescue: The melody of hope is silenced

"The cold little bodies show burns everywhere, because the mixture of salt water and gasoline in the dinghy burns human flesh. They are inscribed with the horror they have been through."

11 Nov 2016 / 4 minute read

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Babies in Bekaa

MSF Field Administrator Nicole Bächtold spends a night in Bekaa's (Lebanon) mother and child centre. Before she knows it, the medical uniform is on, and she finds herself assisting in delivering four newborn babies!

21 Oct 2016 / 9 minute read

Nicole Bachtold and the MSF team in the car

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Half time - At the midpoint of my assignment in Lebanon

Nicole is working in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, an area close to the border with Syria. Her project mainly provides medical services for Lebanese and Syrian refugees in the area, and Nicole's focus is on ensuring the project has the staff and finance systems it needs to provide vital health care.

30 Sep 2016 / 4 minute read