In her previous post, MSF doctor Ayla shared the story of a late-night emergency call to treat a young patient who sadly could not be saved. In this latest piece, she looks back at that night…
When MSF doctor Ayla Emmink answers a late-night emergency call to treat a critically ill young girl, she must prepare herself for all scenarios - including heartbreak
The team in Walikale, DRC have seen first-hand the devastating impact sexual violence and unsafe abortion can have on their patients. Together they're ensuring that the services MSF offers can help. Midwife Claire blogs...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak in history. At the end of her first week on the frontline, Australian doctor Saschveen shares this story of hope…
Dr Georgina Woolveridge recently spent six months working in Kamrangirchar, a slum area on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. She describes some of the factors fuelling violence in the overcrowded slum.
She comes to us on a windy evening. She is 12 years old and carries her 2.5-month-old sister. The two sisters were born under the Capricorn zodiac sign.
“Do you want to come and see a bride price ceremony?” counselor Leonie asked us last week. Of course I, the project coordinator and the medical doctor Martina were immediately up for it.
