malnutrition

The Rohingya have faced decades of persecution in Myanmar

"We feel like we've been taken from hell": Rohingya refugees left to starve at sea

In Bangladesh, communications manager Daniella meets the survivors of a boat abandoned at sea for two months, with about 500 starving people - mostly Rohingya refugees - on board. She shares their gut-wrenching story...

24 Apr 2020 / 6 minute read

Eleven incredible eye-witness stories that inspired us in 2019

Blogs Team

Eleven incredible eyewitness stories that inspired us in 2019

From noma to natural disasters, mental health to malnutrition, our staff were on the frontline of humanitarian healthcare in 2019. Here, we share some of their most extraordinary experiences to bring you closer to the action and the people we work tirelessly to help.

17 Dec 2019 / 11 minute read

A little boy on board the Ocean Viking, rescued with his mum and newborn sister from a wooden boat in distress

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

MSF nurse Fatouma Admaou talks to a mother in the Phase 2 tent at the Magaria paediatric unit in Niger.

Viviane Camirand

Doctor

The white bed

Every year, food shortages and the rainy season trigger a spike of malnutrition and malaria in Niger, with a dramatic impact on children. Doctor Viviane takes us on her rounds at Magaria District Hospital, where MSF is working with the Niger government to save young lives.

25 Nov 2019 / 9 minute read

Blogs Team

Four great blogs from Doctors Without Borders - August 2019

From the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh to a search and rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean, here are four great blogs from our work around the world this month...

31 Aug 2019 / 4 minute read

Alexandre Bublitz

Paediatrician

Hauwa and Falmata: Strength and resilience in Maiduguri

The ongoing conflict in Northern Nigeria has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and livelihoods. Many of them have taken refuge in the town of Maiduguri, including Falmata and her daughter Hauwa. Paediatrician Alexandre shares their story...

28 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

Hayes Wong

Doctor

"Another way": Trying to breathe in South Sudan

Searching for a way to save a young boy's life, US doctor Hayes comes to terms with the sometimes unforgiving reality of working in humanitarian healthcare

09 Aug 2019 / 3 minute read

Georgina Woolveridge

Doctor

Yemen diary, part one: The dilemma

With war raging and the economy in collapse, people in Yemen are facing increasingly impossible decisions. As she and the team race to save a tiny patient, Dr Georgina Woolveridge meets one of them...

13 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read

Blogs Team

Four great blogs from Doctors Without Borders - June 2019

From the opening of a brand new hospital in Sierra Leone, to the frontline of humanitarian healthcare in war-torn Yemen, here are four great blogs from our work around the world this month...

05 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read

Sierra Leone - The first little lady of Kenema Hospital

Amanda Hooyboer

Nurse

The first little lady in Kenema Hospital

As a new hospital opens its doors, Amanda shares the story of a very important young patient...

12 Jun 2019 / 4 minute read

The emergency room at the Bossangoa hospital

Antoine Clogne

Logistician

Supply logistics in the Central African Republic: First week of work

In Bossangoa, in the west of the Central African Republic, Antoine has joined the Medecines Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders team during the peak season for malaria. He blogs…

17 Sep 2018 / 4 minute read

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: Malnutrition

Saschveen has recently returned from a posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Tanzania, where she was working as a doctor in Nduta refugee camp. She shared her diary with us...

03 May 2018 / 4 minute read

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