When people flee to seek refuge
As she returns to her own home after a posting in Iraq, Vera Schmitz, a Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse reflects...
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Innovation: A day in the life of a humanitarian nursing team – Arriving in Bangladesh
Josie is an experienced MSF nurse embarking on an innovative new project that aims to understand the vital role of nurses in humanitarian emergencies, using data to ultimately save lives. In this third part of her blog, she arrives in Bangladesh to test a newly developed app.
"Imagine a safe place": Working as a psychologist with refugee children
In Jordan Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are working with families who are trying to rebuild their lives
“The enduring human spirit”: My visit to a Rohingya refugee camp
In August 2017, South African HR manager Eben Van Tonder watched the Rohingya refugee crisis unfold on the news. One year on, he found himself in Bangladesh to experience the vastness of this “human tragedy” for himself.
“It is difficult to believe this is Europe”: The mental health crisis in Moria camp
Having fled war, persecution and hardship, thousands of people are now stuck in squalid camps in Greece, unable to leave or to rebuild their lives. In Moria, on the Greek island of Lesvos, mental health needs are now so widespread that only the most severely unwell patients can access care. Liz Clark, a family doctor from the UK, has been on the island since May and shares her experience…
Welcome to South Sudan: The "humanitarian capital"
What would you expect from South Sudan, the “newest” country in the world? Czech epidemiologist Tereza Kaplanova shares her thoughts on arriving in the conflict-stricken country for her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
Rohingya crisis: A race against time
German nurse Heidi Anguria is in Bangladesh, working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) inside the Kutupalong refugee camp - home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar. In this blog, she shares the challenges her team face as they prepare for the coming monsoon season.
Bangladesh: "Every vaccinated person is one less who will get sick!"
German nurse Heidi Anguria is in Bangladesh, working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) inside the Kutupalong refugee camp - home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar. Here, in her fifth blog, she shares how her team are taking on a massive vaccination campaign to protect one million people against cholera.