Blogs & Stories

“That evening we had around 30 casualties, both wounded and dead. They arrived in ambulances, in the back of pick-up trucks, in minibuses and in little cars.” Christopher McAleer is just back from Taiz, Yemen's third largest city, on the frontline...
In our project hospital, the growing need for neonatal and maternal care was clear, as these are the vulnerable groups affected by Yemen’s ongoing war. Unfortunately, we saw an increasing number of sick newborns in our ER who suffered complications...
A Diary from Yemen
Hey, it’s your birthday today! Happy Birthday! Thank you What do you want for your birthday? I just wish the war to be over No other wish this year Excerpt from a text conversation between me and a national staff doctor on her birthday *** When I...
Since war broke out in Yemen in March of 2015, Taiz has been the front line between two warring sides. The constant airstrikes and battles in Taiz destroyed numerous homes, separated families, took away innocent lives and displaced even more...
Dr. Federica Zamatto MSF medical coordinator for migration projects Body bags sadly aligned on the deck of the Bourbon Argos. With feet in the fuel, sour air, our team has been retrieving the bodies of 29 people killed by fuel exhalation, drowned in...