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How are you supposed to wash your hands regularly if you have no running water or soap? How can you implement "social distancing" if you live in a slum or a refugee camp? How are you supposed to stop crossing borders if you are fleeing from war? How...

Logistics is at the heart of MSF’s lifesaving work, ensuring our medical teams can respond quickly and effectively to any emergency. But, while MSF strives for gender equality, logistics is a male-dominated field. Breaking the mould, Belgian...

Beatrice Lau, Head of Mission for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Malaysia Two years on, Asia is no closer to ending its worst refugee crisis in decades. Over 900,000 Rohingya are in Bangladesh alone, including 759,000 who...

Is it possible to personalize medical care when you have thousands of patients but limited resources? MSF nurses Darwin Diaz and Jose Vincent Pagarugan from the international humanitarian organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors...

Women who are forced from their homes are particularly vulnerable. They have specific health needs that are exacerbated when they are displaced; women on the move lose access to healthcare. They may fall pregnant and give birth, and are at risk of...