gunshot wound

Breaking down the wall: Trauma surgery in Haiti

London-based surgeon Francesco Virdis shares his humbling and human experience after an intense assignment in Tabarre, Haiti

08 Jan 2021 / 6 minute read

Marianna Cortesi

Emergency Coordinator

Afghanistan: The heartbreak caused by stray bullets

MSF’s Marianna Cortesi shares the consequences of conflict from Boost Hospital in Afghanistan

21 Oct 2020 / 4 minute read

Jennifer Hulse

Doctor

Eight spaces on the plane

The team at Lankien hospital in South Sudan are preparing for their first COVID-19 patients when a violent attack on a nearby town brings a crisis of a different kind. British doctor Jennifer Hulse shares this powerful eyewitness account from a "mass casualty event".

12 Aug 2020 / 12 minute read

A palestinian protestor shot by a sniper is rushed to help on a stretcher

Jacob Burns

Communications

Gaza’s numbing routine of injury and death

Communications manager Jacob reflects on what it means when protests that leave "only" four people killed and 64 injured can be considered a "good" day in Gaza

05 Apr 2019 / 6 minute read

Jennifer Tong

Surgeon

Gaza: Helping Sunny Boy walk again

Jennifer Tong, an Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) surgeon from Hong Kong, shares the story of Sunny Boy – a young Palestinian she helped recover from a gunshot wound.

17 Jan 2019 / 4 minute read

Fadi and Annke at the Khan Younis Clinic

Annke Yssel

Nurse

Nursing in Gaza: “He was hit by a single bullet, passing through both his lower legs”

South African nurse Annke is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) near the border between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Here, she shares the story of a patient recovering from a gunshot injury he received during the “March of Return” demonstrations in May.

01 Aug 2018 / 3 minute read

Konstantin Hanke

Doctor

Rohingyas in Bangladesh: "People have lost everything"

When Konstantin began his posting with MSF in Bangladesh, the clinic was already seeing 350 patients a day. Then violence in Myanmar forced a new wave of refugees over the border...

16 Oct 2017 / 4 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

In the operating room: Yemen, Day 15

School is out for the summer in Yemen, but the cholera outbreak and ongoing civil war show no signs of slowing down. Anesthesiologist Kariantti blogs from Khameer...

18 Jun 2017 / 3 minute read