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Children are often the most vulnerable group in a humanitarian crisis. Depending on the need, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides both physical and mental health care to children and their families.

Paediatrics in our projects can mean everything from neonatal care giving babies the best start in life, through to intensive therapeutic feeding centres for malnourished children.

Some of the most common issues faced by our young patients include malaria, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, tropical diseases, and physical and psychological trauma sustained in conflict zones.

Sarah Wookey
Doctor
"I had never seen a child recover from this before"
A critically ill young girl is brought into a remote MSF health centre. She's unconscious and struggling to breathe. To save her, British doctor Sarah Wookey and her team need two things: dedication and luck
16 Jul 2019 / 3 minute read
Mohamed Momoh, MSF clinical officer
Mohamed Momoh, MSF clinical officer
Mohamed Momoh
Clinical Officer
“They named him after me”: Saving lives in Sierra Leone
Mohamed Momoh, a clinical officer with the Doctors Without Borders, was born in Bo, Sierra Leone. Having worked as a medic through the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014, he shares his story and his hopes for the future of his country...  
13 Jun 2019 / 4 minute read
MSF nurse Bukar with five-year-old Hafsat
Mårten Larsson
Doctor
Nursing in Nigeria: It’s the small things that matter
Swedish paediatrician Mårten shares the story of Bukar, a dedicated Nigerian nurse who survived conflict and returned to treat his community
21 Mar 2019 / 6 minute read
Sierra Leone Kinderkrankenhaus
Jenny Dörnemann
Paediatrician
Putting the puzzle together in Sierra Leone
"Step by step... we are putting the parts together in such a way that in future, fewer children will die in Sierra Leone."
07 Mar 2019 / 5 minute read
A premature baby is wrapped in a recovery blanket in Gambella hospital, Gambella
Harriet Zych
Harriet Zych
Nurse
A neonatal experience in Gambela, Ethiopia
Just one month ago, Harriet began her first posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). She is working at a busy hospital in Ethiopia, where she is working to ensure that very young babies have the best possible start in life. She blogs about her own first 28 days…
29 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read
Annke Yssel
Nurse
Nursing in Pakistan: The Tiny Babies and the Elephant Foot Bread
Annke blogs at the end of a tough day on the ward in Pakistan
29 Mar 2018 / 4 minute read
Mark Lee
Doctor
Liberia: New Developments
Mark blogs from the paediatric ward in Liberia, about changes - good and bad - that the new year has brought...
20 Feb 2018 / 3 minute read
Betina Austin
Nurse
Afghanistan: Imagining a Different Perspective
Betina is a neonatal nurse, who has recently finished her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Afghanistan…
02 Feb 2018 / 3 minute read
Mark Lee
Doctor
Liberia: A time of change
Mark is a doctor from the UK, currently working at an MSF hospital in Liberia, a country where the health system is still recovering from the 2014 ebola outbreak. In this post Mark tells us about the changing seasons and his work to change how new mothers seek medical assistance. 
05 Jan 2018 / 3 minute read
Mårten Larsson
Doctor
A Paediatrician in Guinea-Bissau: What you leave behind
Mårten, a paediatrician from Sweden, has recently finished his first posting with MSF / Doctors Without Borders in Guinea-Bissau, a small country on the west coast of Africa. Today he blogs about coming home, and the things you leave behind…
19 Dec 2017 / 3 minute read
Mark Lee
Doctor
Liberia: Heroes & Villains - part 2
Mark is a doctor from the UK, currently working at an MSF / Doctors Without Borders hospital in Liberia, a country where the health system is still recovering from the 2014 ebola outbreak. In his last post, Mark wrote about one of his heroes at the project. Today, he writes about one of the 'villains'...
29 Nov 2017 / 3 minute read
Women and children on the neonatal ward in Guinea-Bissau
Mårten Larsson
Doctor
A paediatrician in Guinea-Bissau: To accept what I cannot understand
Our international staff are often working far from home, with people and environments that are very different from their own. Here Mårten, a paediatrician from Sweden, blogs about a baby and his mum, and why a shared understanding can be just as vital as access to medical care...
14 Nov 2017 / 4 minute read

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