Blogs & Stories

After a 7-hour flight, I landed in Port Moresby yesterday. I was picked up by a driver and taken to the MSF office where I received a briefing from MSF Head of Mission in Papua New Guinea (PNG); and also got to meet with the rest of the mission...

It’s the second day back to work after the New Year break and 2012 is definitely off to a busy start! Amidst the hustle and bustle of day-to-day tasks is the excitement I am feeling and the preparations I am making for my upcoming field visit to the...

When working in the Coordination office in the capital city, field visits really help us put things in perspective and really understand what we are working towards. I had a chance to visit 2 of our support bases in Kisangani and Goma and one of our...

It’s my last week in Teme Hospital, still full of surprise and excitement. I had another urethral injury with repair with rail road technique early in the week. This time, I used the bougie used by anaesthetist for endotracheal intubation for...

It was an exciting Monday morning. Unfortunately, the final outcome was very disappointed. I was called by Emergency Room doctor at 10:45pm last night. There was a man admitted with a stab wound at left front chest wall with active bleeding and...