Blogs & Stories

Dr Evangeline Cua is a surgeon from the Philippines in MSF’s Kunduz Trauma Centre in Afghanistan when U.S. airstrikes destroyed the hospital on 3 October. Here she shares her story of surviving that horrific night. It happened again last night. We...

Saada is an area controlled by anti-government Houthi forces that was experiencing almost daily attacks from Coalition air forces. These air strikes were often close to our facilities and we clearly felt their effects. No matter day or night, I...

Dr. Kathleen Thomas is an intensive care doctor from Australia who was on her first mission in MSF’s Kunduz Trauma Centre in Afghanistan from May 2015 until the US airstrikes on 3 October. Here she describes a typical day in the hospital and the...

Yesterday, I celebrated International Women’s Day which is essentially a day of solidarity for women fighting for human rights in different aspects of life. Yesterday, I was reminded of the strength and struggle of my patients and the ever-present...

I am a Singaporean-born, Hong Kong-raised, Paediatric doctor undergoing my first MSF mission in Gogrial, South Sudan. Currently the MSF hospital here is the only healthcare facility in the Gogrial area; providing emergency and maternity services,...