paediatrics

For the intensive care team in Aden, southern Yemen, traumatic injuries are only one part of the story. Doctor Silvia Marchesi blogs about the dedication of a team striving to save lives in the midst of conflict.

25 Feb 2021 / 6 minute read

A painting in Aweil’s market created to promote giving blood donations during malaria season

Madeleine Finney-Brown

Paediatrician

The hymn: A young life in the balance in the ICU

The odds are against a critically ill seven-year-old boy and the MSF team fighting to save him. From Aweil, South Sudan, paediatrician Madeleine shares the deeply emotional moments she hopes never to forget.

16 Feb 2021 / 7 minute read

Blogs Team

Four moving stories from the frontline of our work - January 2021

This month, we share tales of hope, heartbreak and humanitarianism from MSF teams in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, South Sudan and Haiti

02 Feb 2021 / 5 minute read

A bed in the paediatric intensive care unit in Aweil, South Sudan, awaits its next patient

Madeleine Finney-Brown

Paediatrician

“We hope they wake up”: Saving children from cerebral malaria in South Sudan

Paediatric doctor Madeleine describes how an MSF team are dealing with the terrible effects of cerebral malaria on young children as the dangerous malaria "peak" hits

29 Jan 2021 / 4 minute read

Blogs Team

Four inspiring stories from our life-saving projects - September 2020

As COVID-19 continues to complicate our work in crises around the world, our teams are adapting and innovating to meet these healthcare challenges head-on

30 Sep 2020 / 3 minute read

MSF staff with a young patient receiving high flow treatment in Yemen

Alison Moebus

Nurse

The game-changer: How one MSF team is saving Yemen’s smallest patients

MSF teams work in crisis zones where high-tech treatments often aren’t available. Paediatric nurse Alison Moebus explains how one determined team in Yemen is overcoming this challenge.

15 Sep 2020 / 5 minute read

Ayla Emmink

Doctor

COVID-19 in South Sudan: Waiting for the wave - Part 2

As the pandemic disrupts medical supplies and staff, doctor Ayla Emmink is relocated from her rural project to a vast UN displacement camp – where our teams are racing to prepare for the arrival of COVID-19

16 Jul 2020 / 7 minute read

Blogs Team

Five powerful blogs from Doctors Without Borders - June 2020

Read a collection of powerful and personal stories from our medical projects around the world

30 Jun 2020 / 4 minute read

Ayla Emmink

Doctor

South Sudan: "With COVID-19, it's a case of 'when' not 'if'"

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…

19 Jun 2020 / 3 minute read

A rainbow over the MSF hospital at Mundri in South Sudan

Ayla Emmink

Doctor

South Sudan: “Please start CPR, I'm on my way"

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

16 Jun 2020 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Five compelling blogs from Doctors Without Borders - April 2020

Since the arrival of COVID-19, life in many countries has been transformed. While we miss being able to hold, comfort and celebrate with each other, one thing that hasn't changed is our staff's determination to deliver medical aid where it's needed most * Some of these stories were written before social distancing measures were implemented *

01 May 2020 / 5 minute read

Barbara Saitta

Nurse

A ‘devil’s choice’: Balancing childhood immunisation with preparing for COVID-19

Italian nurse Barbara shares how the spread of COVID-19 has the potential to disrupt life-saving vaccination campaigns around the world, causing a worrying "double burden" for healthcare systems that could cost young lives

30 Apr 2020 / 8 minute read

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