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I have been in Kinshasa, the capital city of the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) now for almost 1 month, working in the MSF Coordination Office.  I am here as the Financial Coordinator of one of the largest missions of MSF.  I can say that it

Ignorance and poor education sometimes bring tragedy.

We have an easy morning on Friday in our operating theatre but when we set off for lunch, there’s a pregnant lady bleeding severely while she’s in labour.

Today there’s a 14 year old girl coming in our hospital with a gangrenous left hand and forearm. Actually she fell and got her bone broken above her left elbow 2 months ago.

When you are working 24/7, one always tries to get a bit of rest on Saturday afternoon and Sunday but things are not always happening in your way.

Going to south Sudan is never easy, it’s even worse when you only get 2 days’ notice. I needed to stay in Nairobi, Kenya waiting for a special travel permit for South Sudan for 4 days before departing to Juba, where I stayed 2 more nights.

I am a Logistician and working with MSF since last 5 years but this was my first mission and first time worked out of Pakistan with MSF.

Tonight Julie - our field coordinator suggested a little Christmas tree ornament party at Manila House (You see, we have five expatriate houses in the mission, each with very special names to make us feel extra special!) For the house and the simple

The local staffs are so curious about the fact that I am from Hong Kong, China. First, they are so surprised that I speak French. With all the international relief workers of MSF here, very seldom do they see Chinese people.

At first, I didn't understand why the three cars which are moving the Cholera Emergency Team and the on-going primary health project team have to always stay together so closely on the road - sometimes even to the point that we almost have to cut th