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“They named him after me”: Saving lives in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Momoh, a clinical officer with the Doctors Without Borders, was born in Bo, Sierra Leone. Having worked as a medic through the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014, he shares his story and his hopes for the future of his country...

13 Jun 2019 / 4 minute read

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

ER mode: My last patient in Nigeria

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant, recently returned from assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, part of northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state – an area where high numbers of women and children die during childbirth.

20 Dec 2018 / 8 minute read

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Taking your hat off: A rare injury in obstetrics

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant, recently returned from assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, part of northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state – an area where high numbers of women and children die during childbirth. Here she writes about an unusual and traumatic injury...

17 Dec 2018 / 3 minute read

Sandra Smiley

Advocacy

“She has an incredible story to tell": childbirth in Peshawar, Pakistan

An excited woman waves at Sandra – a Canadian advocacy officer – inviting her into the delivery room of Peshawar Women’s Hospital in Pakistan. She has an incredible story to tell…

07 Dec 2018 / 8 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

A first time for everything: learning fast in Bangui

With a patient bleeding heavily, Kariantti and the MSF team had to act quickly. He blogs from Bangui, Central African Republic...

09 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

An msf surgical team in DRC prepare to operate

Lanice Jones

Doctor

DRC: Cas Rouge! Red Case!

Lanice is a family doctor from Canada. She is currently on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), working at a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this blog, she shares how her team raced to save a newborn during a dramatic delivery.

02 Aug 2018 / 6 minute read

Mimansa Manheden in the post-delivery room

Mimansa Madheden

Midwife

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

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Once more into the breech dear friends - An emergency delivery in Nigeria

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant from the UK. She is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, northern Nigeria – returning after a break of five years. In this, her second blog, Pippa shares her experience of settling back in, as well as an emergency operation to save a mother's life.

03 Jul 2018 / 7 minute read

Lanice Jones

Doctor

Chad: Tiny Hands

Lanice is a doctor from Canada, currently using her skills in the maternity department of the MSF hospital in Am Timan, Chad...

17 Nov 2017 / 5 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Doctor

Breech

Alexander is an emergency room doctor from Sweden. He sends us his third blog post from a new assignment in the Central African Republic, a country which has faced many years of violence and instability...

19 Oct 2017 / 3 minute read

Rasha Khoury

Doctor

One hand does not clap - Afghani proverb

Rasha is an obstetrician who recently finished her latest posting with MSF, working in the maternity unit in Khost, Afghanistan. She shares her experiences...

12 Oct 2017 / 5 minute read

Lisa Lepine

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

South Sudan: The tragedy of being female

"The girl would not say what had happened. I am sure she is scared and might feel she needs to protect the identity of the perpetrator."

20 Oct 2016 / 4 minute read

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