Responding to the cholera outbreak in Petite Riviere, Haiti

Interview with field coordinator Aurelie Ponthieu Voices from the Field - 28 Oct 2010

Pakistan

Letter from the field: One day in my life - A midwife in Balochistan, Pakistan

Olivia Lowe is a midwife working in Kuchlak, near Quetta in Pakistan's volatile Balochistan province. She manages the antenatal and postnatal care as well as the birthing unit at MSF's mother and child healthcare centre in Kuchlak. This is her first MSF mission. Voices from the Field - 20 Oct 2010

South Africa

The false victory over measles

Over the past two years, several teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have responded to increasingly frequent and widespread measles outbreaks in several African nations. Even though WHO has targeted measles for eradication by 2015, the disease has seen a marked rise since 2009, following 20 years of steep decline.
In this interview, Florence Fermon, a measles specialist in MSF, explains possible reasons for the resurgence, and outlines the difficulties faced by the teams in establishing a rapid and effective response to epidemics in order to limit the number of cases and deaths. Voices from the Field - 17 Jun 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo

Many challenges still remain in North East DRC

The areas of Haut-Uélé and Bas-Uélé in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been prey to violence and armed conflict since late 2008. Pierre Kernen, who coordinated MSF's activities in Niangara between August 2009 and April 2010, describes the situation for the populations in the region and the challenges to humanitarian aid. Voices from the Field - 20 May 2010

Haiti

Haiti staff interviews: MSF helps me treat my fellow Haitians

Like thousands of Haitians, Geraldine Augustin started helping people just after the disaster. She is a young, passionate and energetic medical student who has just joined MSF. She belongs to the almost 1,500 Haitian staff employed by MSF in the country and who make our medical activities possible. She works in an MSF post-operative structure set in what used to be a girls school. She tells us about her life and work after the earthquake Voices from the Field - 22 Feb 2010

Haiti

At night I sleep under a tent, during the day I work under one

Despite the emotional shock and the fact that I live on the street, I have the ability and the skills to provide support to patients who, like all of us, are traumatized. Voices from the Field - 21 Feb 2010

Afghanistan

Empty hospital beds in the capital of Helmand, Afghanistan

Testimony bv Christopher Stokes, MSF General Director (Belgium)
Voices from the Field - 10 Dec 2009

Somalia

Interview with Dr. Abdullahi Adan Mohamoud, South Galcayo Hospital

Interview with Dr. Abdullahi Adan Mohamoud, MSF project - South Galcayo Hospital, Somalia Voices from the Field - 17 Nov 2009

Indonesia

The emergency phase is mostly over. We are now entering the recovery stage.

20 days after the earthquake hit the area, the emergency phase is mostly over and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are entering the recovery stage.
Voices from the Field - 22 Oct 2009

Guinea

Providing assitance to victims of violence

"Today we are sending two ambulances to go in different suburbs to see if some people are wounded and are needing transport to reach medical facilities. Everybody is shocked, we don’t know what the future will be." Voices from the Field - 29 Sep 2009

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