ebola treatment centre

About 8,000 people live in the overcrowded Vathy refugee camp on the island of Samos, which was built to accommodate only 650 people

Five eye-opening blogs from Doctors Without Borders - March 2020

COVID-19, Ebola, detention in Libya, the Greek refugee crisis - our teams are responding to humanitarian healthcare crises across the world. Hear from our staff working both on the ground and behind the scenes in this collection of eye-opening blogs.

25 Mar 2020 / 6 minute read

The Ebola treatment centre in Katwa was torched just days before a similar attack in Butembo.

Trish Newport

Project Coordination

“We’re being attacked in the Ebola treatment centre": Reflections after the fire

In the wake of an armed attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid workers were pushed to radically rethink their approach to the disease. MSF emergency coordinator Trish Newport shares the lessons learned – and their importance for future responses.

09 Mar 2020 / 6 minute read

Courtney Bercan

Nurse

"If we don't go, who will?": The Ebola workers risking their lives to save patients

When an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo is attacked and all but deserted, MSF nurse Courtney must decide whether she will go to the conflict zone to keep it open. She reveals the impact violence has on patients and staff, and introduces us to the inspiring Ebola workers who refuse to leave.

27 Feb 2020 / 14 minute read

Alison Criado-Perez

Nurse

A week in the life of…

Alison shares her diary from the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone

23 Dec 2014 / 5 minute read

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Florian Lems/MSF

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