sexual and gender based violence

Caring for survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic

Luciano Canchelara is a psychologist who has been working at MSF’s sexual violence clinic in Bangui for the past three months.

South Sudan: The tragedy of being female

"The girl would not say what had happened. I am sure she is scared and might feel she needs to protect the identity of the perpetrator."

Kibera: 20 years of MSF in one of Africa's largest slums

Sam is a doctor from the UK currently on his first assignment with MSF. He blogs about the work of the team in Kibera, a settlement in Nairobi, where MSF treats patients with a wide range of health needs, including HIV, TB, and support after sexual and gender based violence.

Worries

I'm so tired. In theory I work five and a half days each week, but the reality is quite different. I'm woken by barking dogs and crawing roosters at 6am every day and I'm working 7 days. I think I'll actually sleep a bit more over the next few weeks and take Sunday's off as I am worried that my work will suffer if I don't.