health promotion

Could you talk to a stranger about something as sensitive as family planning? How about doing it in a marketplace or while waiting in line? British health promoter Elizabeth shares how a team in South Sudan are reshaping health education...

11 Jul 2019 / 6 minute read

A member of MSF staff crosses a swamp in South Sudan

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

Marissa Gripenberg

Epidemiologist

Feeling at home: An amazing connection in Yemen

Amidst the ongoing conflict in Yemen, Finnish epidemiologist Marissa finds a pocket of familiarity when she visits a local family

25 Mar 2019 / 3 minute read

The MSF team involved in the hepatitis C screening

Tasawwar Ali

Health Promoter

"We don't leave anyone behind": Fighting hepatitis in Pakistan

If you were infected with hepatitis C, would you realise? Most people don't, and that's a real problem in Machar Colony, Pakistan, where many people have no idea that they're living with the virus. Meet the team determined to change that, and to save lives in the process...

20 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read

The health promotion team at an awareness-raising event for hepatitis C

Linnea Näsholm

Health Promoter

Health promotion in Karachi: how a visit to a fish factory is helping to fight hepatitis C

Hepatitis C can be fatal if left untreated, but 90% of people who contract the virus don't show any initial symptoms. Linnea is in Pakistan as part of a dyamic team responding to this 'silent killer'...

12 Mar 2019 / 8 minute read

Nance Cunningham

Health Promoter

What is a health promoter?

What exactly is health promotion? Canadian Nance Cunningham – a flying health promoter – explains the impact of this vital role while on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), training teams in Pakistan.

13 Dec 2018 / 4 minute read

Nance Cunningham

Health Promoter

Health promotion in Pakistan: Patchwork

How can you plan to serve a community if you don't know how many people live there? Nance is in Pakistan, where she's working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as a health promoter. Today, she explains why Google Maps, sticky tape, and a lot of patience has been crucial to the team's work...

01 May 2018 / 5 minute read

Izzy Scott Moncrief

Health Promoter

(Not all) Doctors Without Borders

Izzy is a health promoter from the UK. She's out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she and the team are working to prevent outbreaks of disease...

19 Jan 2018 / 8 minute read

Sara Creta

Communications

“Look at me well” - How we made a viral music video to fight HIV in Kinshasa

Sara is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, where she and the team have been working on a new digital campaign to fight stigma and increase access to HIV treatment…

01 Dec 2017 / 7 minute read