war

Zehra’s story: "Her smile can light up the entire hospital"

Orthopaedic surgeon Mukul Singhal recently returned from Jordan, where MSF provides medical and psychological care to war-wounded patients from Syria. He tells the story of an inspiring young patient and her family...

19 Jan 2018 / 3 minute read

Georgina Woolveridge

Doctor

Iraq: Straddling the gap

This is no time to take a breather, writes Dr Georgie Woolveridge, who is busy setting up an advanced medical post for Médecins Sans Frontières in Tikrit, Iraq.

19 Oct 2017 / 3 minute read

Trish Newport

Project Coordination

Iraq: Mahmoud and the mint plant

Trish blogs about a man whose devotion to his family kept the team grounded in war-torn Mosul...

04 Sep 2017 / 5 minute read

Piotr Hleb-Koszanski

Logistician

Innovation: Mobile Unit Surgical Trailer – “War will not wait”

In conflict zones, our teams need to be able to move fast, providing life-saving surgery to people wounded in fighting or explosions. But setting up an operating theatre takes time, and maintaining sterile conditions can be challenging. Logistics manager Piotr blogs about developing a new approach…

30 Aug 2017 / 10 minute read

Malak Shaher

Communications

Life and loss in war-torn Yemen

In Yemen, a war is raging. Malak blogs about meeting the patients at the MSF supported hospital in Thi As Sufal...

20 Apr 2017 / 6 minute read

Tessa Thiadens

Doctor

South Sudan: Sad Names

Tessa blogs about a pair of newborn twins, and the stories their names can tell...

19 Apr 2017 / 2 minute read

Dea Abi Hannah

Nurse

“I am proud that I made a difference… and I was not alone”

Dea reflects on how growing up during the Lebanese civil war influenced her decision to join MSF, and the lessons she's learnt during her latest assignment in the Central African Republic.

03 Apr 2017 / 8 minute read

Sana

Nurse

Yemen: "We were facing death"

When war escalated in Yemen, Sana was abroad, having just qualified as a doctor. Hearing the news, she felt compelled to return to Taiz, scene of some of the conflict's fiercest fighting. Now she works in the malnutrition ward of the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders mother and child hospital.

16 Feb 2017 / 5 minute read

Margie Barclay

Midwife

The majority of our patients suffered war injuries

Two siblings reuinite - One of their brothers died during the shelling, crushed by the roof and the walls which fell on them. Their mother died few minutes after her arrival in the emergency room. Another brother was severely wounded and we couldn't save him. The two siblings were the only survivors having lost their father many years before.

15 Sep 2015 / 5 minute read