Refugee testimonies

"My child is suffering from malaria, and has been in the hospital now for four days. She is one month old. We’ve only been one week in Yida. We came from the Nuba Mountains. My husband and I fled the war with our ten children. There was no food, no medicine, nowhere to take my sick baby to receive care. We had been hiding in the bush since last June. We spent two days walking to get here, and my baby got sick in Yida. I want to go back eventually, but we’ve been waiting for peace, and it hasn’t come. " Voices from the Field - 15 Jun 2012

South Sudan

First-hand account of the plight of the newly arrived refugees

MSF medical team leader describes the situation and the urgent need for the refugees in South Sudan to be relocated to a better place. Voices from the Field - 12 Jun 2012

Myanmar

Lives in the Balance: the story of Maung Myint

Maung Myint*, 38, is HIV positive and has a CD4 count of less than 200 below WHO criteria for enrollment on ART. Voices from the Field - 21 Feb 2012

Syria

Medicine as a weapon of persecution

The Syrian regime is conducting a campaign of unrelenting repression against people wounded in demonstrations and the medical workers trying to treat them. Testimonies collected from several people from various parts of the country, point to a crackdown on the provision of urgent medical care for people wounded in the ongoing violence in Syria. Voices from the Field - 8 Feb 2012

Syria

Video testimonies

These testimonies from injured people across Syria were collected by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff between 30 January and 6 February 2012. Voices from the Field - 8 Feb 2012

Lebanon

Caring for the most vulnerable

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing mental healthcare in two refugee camps in Lebanon for the past three years, both to Palestinian refugees and to vulnerable Lebanese in the area.
Now MSF has opened a new project in northern Lebanon, following the arrival of 4,500 Syrians who have fled the unrest in their country. Bruno Jochum, General Director of MSF, is just back from the region. Voices from the Field - 7 Feb 2012

Access to Healthcare

MSF treats cardiac emergencies

In late 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a programme treating cardiac emergencies in Grozny, Chechnya, in response to the inadequacy of cardiac healthcare in the region.
Within a few months of its implementation, the teams had treated nearly 700 patients. Voices from the Field - 25 Jan 2012

South Sudan

Patient testimonies

Wounded patients are still arriving at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Pibor, in the state of Jonglei, South Sudan, following inter-communal violence three weeks ago. Voices from the Field - 24 Jan 2012

Palestine

Interview with MSF surgeon Dr Stefan Krieger

Hand surgeon Dr Stefan Krieger spent three weeks on an MSF mission in Gaza. He treated burn injuries and shared skills with the local surgical teams at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
For Dr Krieger, this mission provided an opportunity to address the lack of specialised medical care in the Gaza Strip. Voices from the Field - 23 Jan 2012

Philippines

MSF's response in Mindanao Island following the typhoon

Interview with Pier-Luigi Testa, MSF's Deputy Emergency Programme Manager. Voices from the Field - 6 Jan 2012

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