emergency

MSF landcruisers ready to depart towards Pieri

Bullets wounds, bumpy roads and bats in the bed

UK doctor Bethany Sampson is on the road to Pieri in South Sudan, where the medical team are preparing for mass casualty events

06 Jul 2021 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Five powerful eyewitness stories from our staff around the world – May 2021

This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog

31 May 2021 / 4 minute read

Albert Viñas

Emergency Coordinator

Ethiopia: "If hospitals can't be accessed, then people die at home"

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Getting access for our emergency teams has been challenging, but Albert Viñas has just got back. He shares what he found...

29 Jan 2021 / 7 minute read

Istifanus Chindong Damulak

Medical team leader

"They all had gunshot wounds": Emergency mode in South Sudan

When violence erupted in Pieri, South Sudan, killing 200 people and wounding 300 more, the MSF team at nearby Lankien hospital braced for a wave of severely injured patients. Medical team leader Istifanus Chindong Damulak shares his personal account of this traumatic time.

28 Jul 2020 / 8 minute read

Paras Valeh

Doctor

"I will never forget her face": Saving lives from snakebite

Australian doctor Paras Valeh explains the dangers of snakebite for patients in South Sudan, and why antivenom must be made accessible to all who need it

18 May 2020 / 6 minute read

Hannah Thompson

Midwife

A midwife in DRC: "Women deserve excellent care, the world over"

From morning clinics to late-night emergencies, UK midwife Hannah shares her experience working in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo

07 May 2019 / 6 minute read

Lanice Jones

Doctor

48 hours on the frontline of maternity care

At a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s non-stop emergency medicine for Lanice, a Canadian doctor on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). She blogs about life, death and learning on the frontline of medical care.

24 Sep 2018 / 11 minute read

Martin Kašpar

Surgeon

Why I’ll never forget my first day as a surgeon in Iraq

Martin Kašpar is a Czech surgeon currently on his first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the city of al Qayyarah, Iraq. In this blog, he writes about his dramatic first day, treating young patients involved in tragic incidents.

17 Aug 2018 / 5 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Doctor

Spear trauma in South Sudan

"Alex, there is an emergency in New Fangak. Stab wound in the back."

06 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Doctor

South Sudan Emergency Room: 4:22 pm

ER doctor Alexander Nyman is at the start of a new assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He blogs from the remote town of Old Fangak, South Sudan...

26 Apr 2018 / 3 minute read