South Sudan

“She’s looking at me… she’s alive”: The extremely premature baby who fought all expections

The odds are stacked high against a tiny baby born at just 26 weeks in a remote maternity unit. From South Sudan, MSF midwife Priscilla shares this incredible story.

15 Sep 2021 / 4 minute read

MSF landcruisers ready to depart towards Pieri

Bethany Sampson

Doctor

Bullets wounds, bumpy roads and bats in the bed

UK doctor Bethany Sampson is on the road to Pieri in South Sudan, where the medical team are preparing for mass casualty events

06 Jul 2021 / 5 minute read

Blogs Team

Five powerful eyewitness stories from our staff around the world – May 2021

This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog

31 May 2021 / 4 minute read

Blogs Team

Four inspiring stories from our staff around the world – April 2021

This month's highlights from the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) blog

28 Apr 2021 / 3 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 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

Blogs Team

Four eye-witness stories from our work around the world - July 2020

From armed violence to COVID-19, our teams are providing expert medical care around the clock. Here, four of our team-members share personal accounts from the past month.

31 Jul 2020 / 3 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

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: "This is what we signed up for"

As the first cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in South Sudan, doctor Ayla Emmink shares her concerns for communities and patients in an area where many preventative measures are a luxury

29 Jun 2020 / 4 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

South Sudan

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