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Jonathan Pernet, MSF finance manager
Jonathan Pernet
Field Administration
Tears, then smiles ... (well, I hope so)
How does it feel to start an international posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for the first time? Jonathan writes from the airport ...
05 Jan 2021 / 4 minute read
Zafar Abdi and colleagues at an MSF project in South Sudan
Zafar Abdi
Zafar Abdi
Finance
How I became a Doctors Without Borders fieldworker (even though I’m not a doctor)
From the snowy mountains of his home country of Pakistan to a healthcare emergency in South Sudan, Zafar shares the story of how he became part of the team...
05 Oct 2019 / 3 minute read
A traditional wooden house on stilts
Aurélie Rawinski
Aurélie Rawinski
Nurse
Papua New Guinea: Healing along the water (Episode 1)
Aurélie's first posting as a nurse with Doctors Without Borders takes her upriver in remote Papua New Guinea. She shares the story...
30 Aug 2019 / 7 minute read
Mustafa Ahmad - MSF
Mustafa Ahmad
Logistician
Iraq: Expectations meet reality
Lebanese logistician Mustafa was only meant to be in Iraq for six months. He blogs about what happened next...
02 Jul 2019 / 5 minute read
Samy Gerges working as an MSF supply chain manager in DRC
Samy Gerges - MSF
Samy Gerges
Logistician
“I will carry the memories I made in the Congo for life”
Lebanese logistician Samy returns from the Democratic Republic of Congo after a perspective-changing assignment...
30 May 2019 / 5 minute read
A member of MSF staff crosses a swamp in South Sudan
Elizabeth Wait MSF
Elizabeth Wait
Health Promoter
First assignment: Preparing for the swamps
From wading through wetlands to cooking on open campfires, British health promoter Elizabeth has an unexpected first assignment ahead of her…
28 Mar 2019 / 4 minute read
Christian Falkenstein MSF
Christian Falkenstein
Mental health specialist
TB in Belarus: The team and the challenge
"The first three months are the most exhausting", someone warned Christian - a German psychotherapist newly arrived in Minsk. How right they were.
08 Mar 2019 / 4 minute read
Kayla Dawson
Mental health specialist
A Deeper Look into Deciding to Join MSF
The time has come – I’m days away from leaving for my first MSF posting. I’ve decided that I wanted to write a blog while I’m on assignment because I’ve read so many MSF blog posts over the last year. I’ve found them to be inspiring and helpful in deciding/preparing to work for MSF.
26 Jan 2019 / 4 minute read
MSF nurse Hanne and a colleague in Bangladesh
Hanne Beernaerts
Hanne
Nurse
Nursing in the world's largest refugee camp
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.
29 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read
A premature baby is wrapped in a recovery blanket in Gambella hospital, Gambella
Harriet Zych
Harriet Zych
Nurse
A neonatal experience in Gambela, Ethiopia
Just one month ago, Harriet began her first posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). She is working at a busy hospital in Ethiopia, where she is working to ensure that very young babies have the best possible start in life. She blogs about her own first 28 days…
29 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read
Mike Tomson
Doctor
Jordan: Getting the Blues?
Mike is a doctor from the UK.
18 Dec 2017 / 6 minute read
Nathalia Peixoto de Oliveira
Pharmacist
Pakistan outside the field
Nathalia is in Pakistan, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders projects are helping to meet health care needs in rural areas and urban slums. In her first post she showcases the diversity of country, as her Pakistani colleagues introduce her to the vibrancy of Islamabad, the capital city...
14 Dec 2017 / 5 minute read

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