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Identical Twin Boys, 1 day old
South Sudan

Innovation: How ultrasound is saving lives in South Sudan

Stephen is a midwife from South Sudan, working with MSF in Malakal camp to provide care to people displaced by conflict. In this blog post, he explains how new kit and training in "point-of-care" ultrasound scans are helping midwives like him make lifesaving diagnoses. blogs.msf.org - 12 Nov 2018
 
Kasai Central, VSX Témoignage 1 (STILL)
Democratic Republic of Congo

"When I tell this story, I see a film playing before my eyes"

MSF patients in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo, share their stories of sexual violence. These testimonies were collected during a field visit by an MSF communications team in September 2018. Voices from the Field - 1 Nov 2018
 
Midwife Story
Ethiopia

A name full of hope

Midwife Christine Tasnier and her colleagues work in the maternity ward of the 120-bed health centre MSF runs in Kule refugee camp, in Ethiopia. Around 54,000 refugees live in the camp, having fled the conflict in South Sudan. Voices from the Field - 30 Oct 2018
 
Liberia - mental health
Liberia

An innovative approach to mental healthcare

Greg Keane, an MSF psychiatrist and mental health adviser, explains how and why our community-based approach to mental healthcare in Liberia works. Voices from the Field - 16 Oct 2018
 
MSF activities in Masisi
Democratic Republic of Congo

48 hours on the frontline of maternity care

blogs.msf.org - 24 Sep 2018
 
Ebola outbreak in Magina
DRC Ebola outbreaks

With a new Ebola outbreak, we knew we had to act fast

An experienced nurse, Patient Muhindo Kamavu was one of four MSF nurses who were the first on the ground, alongside the Ministry of Health, to respond to the Ebola outbreak declared on 1 August in Mangina, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Voices from the Field - 13 Sep 2018
 
Ebola outbreak Mbandaka
DRC Ebola outbreaks

“Congolese health workers have shown an amazing commitment to fighting Ebola”

Miriam Alía explains how MSF took part in the ring vaccination against the disease and tells of her personal experience working with Congolese health workers. Voices from the Field - 11 Jul 2018
 
Healthcare in Tigray, Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Fighting stigma and providing mental health to Eritrean refugees

Every month, around 5,000 Eritreans flee their country. Half of them arrive in refugee camps in the Tigray and Afar regions of Ethiopia. Since 2015, MSF has provided health services in the area, with a focus on mental health and psychiatric care, to the population of Hitsats and Shimelba refugee camps, as well as to the host community. Voices from the Field - 10 Jul 2018
 
Bambari May 2017
Central African Republic

Ongoing fears of outbursts of violence in Bambari hamper access to healthcare

Interview with former head of mission Paul Brockman about recent outbursts of violence in Bambari, CAR, and their impact on the local population. Voices from the Field - 26 Jun 2018
 
Ebola testimony
DRC Ebola outbreaks

“I will start today from zero”

The story of Marie-Vincent, a woman recently discharged from MSF’s Ebola treatment centre (ETC) in Bikoro, DRC, who lost her son and other family members to the virus. Voices from the Field - 19 Jun 2018
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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