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Five powerful posts about life in Moria Camp before the fire

A fire has destroyed Moria Camp in Lesvos, Greece. The camp was home to thousands of people who had come from other countries, fleeing violence or persecution, or in search of a better life. The posts below are first-hand accounts written by MSF staff who worked in Moria.

09 Sep 2020 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Four on-the-ground stories from the frontline - August 2020

From a "mass casualty event" in South Sudan to treating children held at an infamous camp in Greece, MSF teams are adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are four stories from our work around the world in August.

02 Sep 2020 / 3 minute read

Kateřina Šrahůlková

Mental health specialist

Overwhelmed: The mental health crisis among child refugees in Greece

What is life really like for "unaccompanied minors" held at the infamous Moria camp in Greece? Psychologist Kateřina shares this incredibly powerful account of treating trauma and searching for hope.

13 Aug 2020 / 11 minute read

Shaza with her two sons in the summer tent where the family sleeps in Vathy camp, Samos

Dora Vangi

Communications

Trapped between Europe and COVID-19: The families stuck in Greek camps

On the fringes of Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants feel abandoned and unprotected, highly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. MSF communications specialist Dora shares the hopes and fears of one young Syrian family held in Vathy Camp on the island of Samos.

11 Jun 2020 / 7 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

Workers build a temporary triage and isolation area as MSF steps up preparedness measures for COVID-19 at Nduta refugee camp in northwest Tanzania.

Pete Clausen

Country Management Team

"The spread could be impossible to stop": Preparing for COVID-19 in a refugee camp

How do you prepare a camp with over 73,000 Burundian refugees and limited access to healthcare for COVID-19? From Tanzania, Pete reveals how an outbreak could impact Nduta refugee camp, in the country's northwest, as the new coronavirus disease spreads throughout Africa.

15 Apr 2020 / 4 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

Michaël Neuman

Advisor

Libya: The forgotten ones

In February, MSF migration advisor Michaël Neuman spent 10 days with our teams working in detention centres in Libya. In this frank and insightful account, Michaël reveals the abuses and challenges migrants and refugees endure in their search for safety, and how the system is failing them.

18 Mar 2020 / 13 minute read

Mohammed, 2, has a brain disorder but does not get the care he needs because he's trapped in Moria camp

Anna Pantelia

Communications

“I cannot even look our patients in the eyes anymore”

Having fled conflict and instability, thousands of asylum seekers are now detained in dangerous conditions at Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Communications specialist Anna meets three mothers, trapped in Moria and struggling to care for children with chronic health conditions.

27 Feb 2020 / 8 minute read

Greece

Refugee

After four days of life-saving rescue missions, Ocean Viking heads north to find a port of safety for all those on board.

Hannah Wallace Bowman

Communications

Abdul the barber and other stories from the Ocean Viking

Communications manager Hannah is on board the Ocean Viking documenting MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Through her photos and stories, she humanises a humanitarian crisis that has made headlines around the world.

18 Nov 2019 / 9 minute read

Tim Harrison

Nurse

"This story has affected me to my core": Life on board the Ocean Viking

The refugee crisis in Southern Europe has made headlines around the world, but what's it like working on MSF’s search and rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean? Experienced MSF nurse Tim talks about life on board the Ocean Viking.

13 Nov 2019 / 5 minute read

Stefanie

Medical team leader

"We are humbled by their courage": Treating psychological trauma at sea

When people are pulled to safety by search and rescue teams in the Mediterranean, many carry invisible psychological wounds from the trauma that forced them to flee Libya. Stefanie, who leads MSF's medical team on board the Ocean Viking, shares their story...

27 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

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