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Laura and members of the MSF team in Juba, South Sudan

COVID-19 in South Sudan: Do you leave, or do you stay?

Sweat, fear, perseverance. Epidemiologist Laura shares a fly-on-the-wall account of how a team more accustomed to malaria and malnutrition took on the pandemic.

01 Nov 2020 / 14 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

Ayla Emmink

Doctor

COVID-19 in South Sudan: Waiting for the wave - Part 1

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

14 Jul 2020 / 7 minute read

Vera Schmitz

Nurse

Fighting an epidemic in a pandemic

Paediatric nurse Vera Schmitz is in DRC, where an MSF team are striving to vaccinate children against a deadly measles epidemic in the shadow of COVID-19

05 Jun 2020 / 7 minute read

Watsan coordinator Adrien Mahama demonstrates how to wear a mask during COVID-19 infection prevention and control training in Juba, South Sudan

Daniel Campbell

Logistician

“I want to help your country’s hospitals”: How COVID-19 should change our view of aid

MSF logistician Dan comes to terms with the impact of COVID-19 in the UK and Europe, reflecting on how the pandemic might change society’s view of international humanitarian aid.

24 Apr 2020 / 5 minute read

Neglected people will be the worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic

Jonathan Whittall

Advisor

COVID-19: What the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about universal healthcare

As COVID-19 spreads to countries around the world, people everywhere are taking steps to protect themselves and their families. But for some, this isn't an option. MSF Director of Analysis Jonathan highlights the health inequalities exposed by the global pandemic and the lessons we must take away from it.

20 Mar 2020 / 4 minute read

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