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Not all disasters strike without warning. Some are slow. They unfold over decades as a disease devastates a community, instability undermines an area’s health system or certain groups are actively excluded from care.

In these situations, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) works to give people access to much-needed health care.

This can mean setting up an area’s only hospital or clinic, or running ongoing treatment programmes for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and tropical diseases such as kala azar or sleeping sickness.

Sylvia Schaber
Sylvia Schaber
Doctor
Central African Republic: Deciding to stay
Her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was meant to be three months long, but German doctor Sylvia Schaber decided to stay for six. In this blog, she writes about both the inspiration and the hard reality she has found in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.
07 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read
Sylvia Schaber
Sylvia Schaber
Doctor
Central African Republic: A question of perspective
Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic town of Bossangoa on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the importance of taking time out.
23 Sep 2018 / 4 minute read
Sergio Scro
Project Coordination
Pakistan: One thousand kilometres from my project
Sergio is a project coordinator from Italy, currently working in Pakistan on his second assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, he writes about how he tackles running a remote project on the other side of the country.
13 Sep 2018 / 3 minute read
Sylvia Schaber
Sylvia Schaber
Doctor
Work-life balance in the Central African Republic: From snake bites to yoga
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff are constantly in new and challenging situations. So how do they relax? First-timer Sylvia blogs...
09 Sep 2018 / 3 minute read
where does all this stuff go
Brigitte Ireson-Valois
Nurse
So… where does all the stuff go?
Brigitte blogs from Haiti, where the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders maternity hospital is closing. This week she writes about the process of closing the hospital and what is done with leftover supplies...
28 Aug 2018 / 8 minute read
Tereza Kaplanova MSF
Tereza Kaplanova
Epidemiologist
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).
28 Aug 2018 / 6 minute read
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Sylvia Schaber
Sylvia Schaber
Doctor
All in one bed: An MSF project in Bossangoa
Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In this blog, she writes about the reality or working in the remote town of Bossangoa.
22 Aug 2018 / 3 minute read
The entrance gates to MSF's project in Bossangoa
Sylvia Schaber
Sylvia Schaber
Doctor
Arriving in the Central African Republic: Cold feet and red sand
Sylvia is a German doctor, currently working in the Central African Republic on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Here, she shares her experience of arriving in the remote town of Bossangoa.
08 Aug 2018 / 3 minute read
The beautiful Gaza coastline.
Kate Baldwin
Biomedical scientist
Life in Gaza: "Is your future decided by where you are born?"
Does your birthplace determine your future? This is a question Kate, a biomedical scientist from the UK, asked herself while on a recent assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Gaza Strip.
17 Jul 2018 / 5 minute read
Ian Cross
Doctor
Kenya: How support groups are giving patients power
Ian Cross is a doctor from the UK, currently working in Kenya on his fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Here, he shares how new support groups are helping patients manage long-term illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension.
16 Jul 2018 / 6 minute read
Kelly DeVore
Health Promoter
Welcome to Kam: Community health in Dhaka’s biggest slum
Around one million people live in Kamrangichar, the largest slum in Dakha. Kelly DeVore, a health promoter from the US, is at the beginning of assignment that will see her working with the local people to improve the health of this crowded community.
13 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read
Anna Blideman
Nurse
A nurse in Iraq: Health care still in ruins
Anna is working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Iraq. Today she blogs about the challenges of helping people get the medical treatment they need in an area still feeling the impact of years of war...
23 May 2018 / 2 minute read

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