Blogs & Stories
Feb 16, 2010
After chasing the sun from east to west, I finally landed at the airport in Dominican Republic. The airport was packed with many tourists, including those from Europe. Luckily the custom control man came up to me and asked if I go to Haiti. I said...
Feb 03, 2010
Three weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake and it is time for Isabelle Jeanson, MSF Operational Communications Support, to depart. Saddened to leave the many patients she has met, Isabelle is touched by the dignity and solidarity the Haitian's...
Jan 27, 2010
In any tragedy there are always miraculous moments. A couple of those moments occurred today. The first was a privileged and lengthy discussion with the young man who works for us as a driver. We’ve been on the road for the last two days towards the...
Jan 24, 2010
Things are slowly changing. In fact everyday when I walk into our office and our hospitals there are small noticeable changes and supplies are finally piling up in our storage, there is some order to the madness. MSF’s program is also evolving. I...
Jan 22, 2010
I had the scare of my life this morning. I had hoped I could sleep in an extra 10 minutes because I’ve been working on 5 hours a night for the last week and am hitting the bottom of the barrel. No such luck. I suddenly felt my sleeping bag on the...