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Olga Sidoruk - MSF patient support
Olga Sidoruk
Patient support
TB in Ukraine: How we’re empowering patients with “self-administered therapy”
Patient support advisor Olga explains how a new approach is helping tuberculosis patients cope with a difficult drug treatment
24 Feb 2020 / 3 minute read
A surgical intervention underway at L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
Machete wounds and other injuries at an MSF trauma centre
At the L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Burundi, anaesthetist Kariantti is called into emergency surgery after an influx of patients with violent trauma injuries. He also shares some good news about two young burns patients... 
17 Feb 2020 / 3 minute read
The new MSF Medically Assisted Therapy clinic in Kiambu County opened in September 2019
Abi Betts
Abigail Betts
"A positive place": Overcoming heroin abuse in Kenya
On a recent trip to Kenya, major gifts manager Abi learns what MSF teams in Kiambu Country are doing to tackle drug abuse. She also meets a former user, who shares his inspiring story...
04 Feb 2020 / 5 minute read
MSF health promoter and South Sudanese refugee, Joshua Salah Mustafa (left), raises awareness about medical issues, including the measles epidemic, in Biringi, Ituri Province
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Blogs Team
Five blogs from some of the crises tackled by Doctors Without Borders - December 2019
Floods, conflict, measles and climate change. From Ukraine to Somalia, here are five stories from December that show our work around the world.
31 Dec 2019 / 6 minute read
Patients at MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi
Kariantti Kallio
Anaesthetics
"Luckily, our care is free": Inside L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre
MSF often hits the headlines when an emergency breaks in the news, such as a natural disaster or war, but we also provide day-to-day healthcare in places such as Bujumbura, Burundi. Anaesthetist Kariantti takes us inside L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre. 
13 Dec 2019 / 4 minute read
MSF team cross river to reach tuberculosis patients in Papua New Guinea
Aurélie Rawinski
Aurélie Rawinski
Nurse
Papua New Guinea: Healing in the jungle (Episode 3)
Aurélie is part of a team fighting to save the lives of people with tuberculosis, a bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs and can be deadly if left untreated. We join her on the ground as she reaches out to communities in the Gulf region of Papua New Guinea…
12 Nov 2019 / 6 minute read
Emergency surgery at Al Salakhanah hospital in Yemen
Heidi Wikstrom MSF
Heidi Wikstrom
Surgeon
Yemen: Good complaints
After a patient makes an astonishing recovery, Finnish surgeon Heidi reflects on the wider problem of providing medical care in places where resources are limited
16 Sep 2019 / 3 minute read
Arunn Jegan - MSF
Arunn Jegan
Emergency Coordinator
“People are suspended in time”: Two years on from the Rohingya refugee crisis
Two years after violence in Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people to flee across the border into Bangladesh, refugees living in the Kutupalong “megacamp” remain stuck with little hope of returning home. Australian emergency coordinator Arunn Jegan shares their story.
19 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read
A child connected to an electric-powered oxygen concentrator
Sarah Wookey
Doctor
"I had never seen a child recover from this before"
A critically ill young girl is brought into a remote MSF health centre. She's unconscious and struggling to breathe. To save her, British doctor Sarah Wookey and her team need two things: dedication and luck
16 Jul 2019 / 3 minute read
Mustafa Ahmad - MSF
Mustafa Ahmad
Logistician
Iraq: Expectations meet reality
Lebanese logistician Mustafa was only meant to be in Iraq for six months. He blogs about what happened next...
02 Jul 2019 / 5 minute read
Innovation - How we’re getting life-saving HIV drugs to people in remote ZimbabwIe
Valeria Reyes Corona - MSF
Valeria Reyes Corona
Health Promoter
Innovation: How we’re getting life-saving HIV drugs to people in remote Zimbabwe
Effective treatment means people with HIV can live long, healthy lives. But for those living in remote communities, getting access to these vital medicines can be a challenge. Valeria blogs about a team aiming to change that…
28 Jun 2019 / 11 minute read
MSF doctors and nurses during an emergency case at the trauma center, Taiz Houban,
Alex Dunne
Alex Dunne
Advocacy
Yemen: “Our teams are working around the clock"
Airstrikes, landmines, a health system on the brink of collapse: people in Yemen are living through a grueling civil war. Alex Dunne shares his experience after 12 months in our team there…
18 Jun 2019 / 3 minute read

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