In South Sudan, catastrophic flooding has left many communities cut off from essential healthcare and basic necessities. Midwife Erin Lever tells the story of a critically ill mother whose family were determined to get her to the treatment she needed…
Mamman's MSF assignment in South Sudan was only meant to last nine months, but a series of unexpected events meant he stayed for almost twice that. He shares the story...
In the midst of an emergency, our focus will always be on saving lives. But what role should humanitarians play in a broader issue, like the climate crisis, Canadian advocacy officer Sandra Smiley asks.
What happens to a community after a natural disaster? How can psychological scars heal? Doctor Elizabeth Irungu blogs from Zimbabwe, where MSF teams are responding to the aftermath of Cylone Idai…
900,000 refugees are currently living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Medical needs are running high. Hanne joins the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team trying to meet them.
Concentrated oxygen, vital in the care of some of our sickest patients, is challenging to transport and expensive to produce. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) logistician Per-Erik investigates a simple solution to a challenging problem: sunlight.
With the rains come the mosquitos. Mårten blogs from the rainy season in Guinea-Bissua, where the hospital is ready for an influx of patients with potentially deadly malaria...
MSF logisticians are resourceful people. But when a hospital has no mains electricity and is inaccessible by road for a large chunk of the year, even they can find things a bit of a challenge. In the latest post in our Innovation blog, technical logistician Per-Erik tells us about the struggle to keep the lights (and everything else) running at a hospital in DRC…
