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Five inspirational stories from our staff around the world - September 2021
This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog
29 Sep 2021 / 5 minute read
Priscilla Wangare - MSF midwife
Priscilla Wangare
Midwife
“She’s looking at me… she’s alive”: The extremely premature baby who fought all expectations
The odds are stacked high against a tiny baby born at just 26 weeks in a remote maternity unit. From South Sudan, MSF midwife Priscilla shares this incredible story.
15 Sep 2021 / 4 minute read
Sabrina Das - MSF obstetrician
Sabrina Das
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Insha’allah: How I find hope on a maternity ward in Yemen
Obstetrician Sabrina shares the heartbreak and hope experienced by mothers and staff on a maternity ward in the city of Taiz, Yemen
07 Jun 2021 / 7 minute read
Wafaa Sharif - MSF midwife
Wafaa Sharif
Midwife
Both sweet and bitter moments: My time as a midwife in a pandemic
MSF midwife Wafaa Sharif looks back on the professional and personal challenges her maternity team have faced due to COVID-19
23 Apr 2021 / 5 minute read
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Four powerful personal stories from our work around the world – March 2021
This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog
31 Mar 2021 / 3 minute read
Tamara Molina Montalvo - MSF midwife
Tamara Molina Montalvo
Midwife
"It's like working with your eyes closed": Delivering babies in Yemen's civil war
Years of brutal civil war have pushed Yemen's healthcare system to collapse. From a maternity ward in the battle-scarred city of Abs, MSF midwife Tamara takes us through the challenges of welcoming new life into this unstable world.
08 Feb 2021 / 4 minute read
The footprints of babies who have been discharged after treatment at the MSF Goyalmara Mother and Child hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Paul Jawor
WATSAN
New footprints in an uncertain world
In early 2020, a simple artwork was started at an MSF hospital in Bangladesh to celebrate healthy children being discharged from intensive care. One year on, it's become a beacon of hope and humanitarian healthcare.
31 Jan 2021 / 4 minute read
The surprise twins delivered in Mamfe
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
Surprise twins: How working for MSF makes me feel connected to humanity
After a non-stop night on a maternity ward in Cameroon, US midwife Kirsti reflects on the unique moments she shares with her patients
24 Apr 2020 / 7 minute read
Twins born in Mamfe, Cameroon
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
“Some things are not OK”: Struggle and strength on a maternity ward
When the odds of survival are against two premature baby girls born in Cameroon, US midwife Kirsti finds that amidst suffering and loss there is still hope
23 Apr 2020 / 6 minute read
Eleven incredible eye-witness stories that inspired us in 2019
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Eleven incredible eyewitness stories that inspired us in 2019
From noma to natural disasters, mental health to malnutrition, our staff were on the frontline of humanitarian healthcare in 2019. Here, we share some of their most extraordinary experiences to bring you closer to the action and the people we work tirelessly to help. 
17 Dec 2019 / 11 minute read
Nyame and her baby
Tom Niccol, MSF doctor
Tom Niccol
Doctor
"This is why we are here": The race to save a life in South Sudan
In remote Old Fangak, a woman is in desperate need of medical treatment. But with no surgical facilities and a runway too muddy to land a plane, time is running out... 
21 Nov 2019 / 8 minute read
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Four stories that take you inside life with Doctors Without Borders - October 2019
In crises around the world, our teams are working together to save lives. This month, we meet four of them. From Nigeria to South Sudan, they share their stories to bring you closer to life in the team...
31 Oct 2019 / 4 minute read

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