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Ayla Emmink is an MSF doctor from the Netherlands
Ayla Emmink
Doctor
South Sudan: "This is what we signed up for"
As the first cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in South Sudan, doctor Ayla Emmink shares her concerns for communities and patients in an area where many preventative measures are a luxury
29 Jun 2020 / 4 minute read
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Blogs Team
Five inspiring blogs from Doctors Without Borders - May 2020
On the ground, around the world, our staff are delivering medical aid 365 days a year. Here's our selection of eyewitness stories from the frontline in May. * Some of these stories were written before social distancing measures were implemented *
29 May 2020 / 5 minute read
Lili-Marie Wangari
Emergency Coordinator
“Other diseases won't wait for COVID-19 in Africa's largest slum"
As COVID-19 spreads through the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, MSF emergency coordinator Lili-Marie Wangari and her team race to help protect the vulnerable residents of Kibera – one of the largest urban slums in the world
20 May 2020 / 6 minute read
An MSF staff member hosts a COVID-19 health promotion training and information session with a group of volunteer community healthcare workers in the village of Kiziba, North Kivu province, DRC.
Sabrina Rubli
Health Promoter
COVID-19: Debunking myths and quelling fears in DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, MSF health promoter Sabrina and her team are working to ensure people get the right information about COVID-19 – helping to stop rumours and the virus itself from spreading
13 May 2020 / 6 minute read
Shuvai Munyaradzi became pregnant with her third child after being treated for pre-cancerous lesions on her cervix by MSF in Gutu, Zimbabwe.
Séverine Caluwaerts
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
"We give more than just hope": How MSF is tackling an unseen cancer
Cervical cancer kills hundreds of thousands of women each year, despite being highly preventable and curable. On International Women's Day, Belgian obstetrician and gynaecologist Séverine shares her experience treating women with cervical cancer – and why we must speak out about this deadly but silent killer.  
03 Mar 2020 / 6 minute read
Scarlett Brannigan - MSF
Scarlett Brannigan
Nurse
"Our shared humanity": Overcoming noma in Nigeria
British nurse Scarlett writes from Sokoto in northwest Nigeria, where a specialist team is helping children in the community fight a devastating and disfiguring disease through surgery, mental health support, and importantly, prevention
17 Feb 2020 / 6 minute read
A young girl with measles is examined in the MSF measles unit at Biringi Hospital, Ituri Province, northeastern DRC
Dr Nicolas Peyraud
Nicolas Peyraud
Doctor
A deadly double epidemic: Fighting measles and Ebola in DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, some communities are facing a combined outbreak of measles and Ebola. MSF vaccination expert and doctor, Nicolas Peyraud, reveals how our frontline teams are responding to this double epidemic.
30 Dec 2019 / 8 minute read
A little boy on board the Ocean Viking, rescued with his mum and newborn sister from a wooden boat in distress
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Blogs Team
Five stories that take you behind the scenes with Doctors Without Borders - November 2019
From the rough seas of the Central Mediterranean to the dusty plains of Niger, our teams go wherever they are needed most. As well as providing vital medical aid, they also bear witness, sharing their stories to show you what's really happening on the ground. 
02 Dec 2019 / 6 minute read
Conditions in a camp for people displaced by armed conflict in Benue state, Nigeria
Nigerian health promoter supervisor John Asema
John Asema
Health Promoter
"We are here to save lives": health promotion in Nigerian IDP camps
Every minute, 20 people are forcibly displaced as a result of conflict or persecution, fleeing their homes and villages for the safety of camps. However, they are not out of harm's way once in these camps, where unsanitary conditions and unsafe practices pose a serious risk to their health. That's where health promoter supervisor John and his team come in...
21 Nov 2019 / 5 minute read
Health Promotion Supervisor Tasawwar Ali discusses the stigma of hepatitis C through the visual representation of a butterfly in Machar Colony, Pakistan.
Tassawar Ali, MSF health promotion supervisor in Pakistan
Tassawar Ali
Health Promoter
Mental health matters in Machar
In many societies around the world, talking about mental health is still taboo. Health promoter Tasawwar gets the conversation started among members of a Pakistani fishing community. 
21 Nov 2019 / 3 minute read
An outreach worker in Bentiu
Elizabeth Wait MSF
Elizabeth Wait
Health Promoter
Let's talk about sex: STIs, stigma and South Sudan
Imagine striking up a conversation about sexually transmitted diseases with a stranger in a public place. Now imagine doing this in a foreign country with unfamiliar languages and cultural practices. Health promoter Elizabeth learns South Sudan is full of surprises...
20 Nov 2019 / 5 minute read
Oussama Omrane
Cultural Mediator
Ebola: Letter from Biakato
Oussama blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he shares the "vortex of emotion" experienced on the frontline of the fight against Ebola.
17 Sep 2019 / 9 minute read

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