Blogs & Stories
Apr 24, 2012
Since 2008, it's the third time I'm on the continent of Africa. Starting from Monrovia of Liberia, then Aweil in South Sudan, and now Nasir of South Sudan. © Ryan KO Each time the area I go is becoming more and more primitive. Last year when I...
Feb 14, 2012
"You have to know your limitations, we are not God." my teammate said. My eyes were red, from too many sleepless nights by being on call. They were getting redder and a bit moist. Yes, I knew, but he was dying, right in front of us. His eyes were...
Jan 22, 2012
Wow. That was my impression of the Family Support Centre (FSC) run by MSF in Lae. After a 45-minute drive from the airport, I was met by a colleague, the cheerful Brazilian expat who supervises the Centre’s psycho-social counseling services, and...
Jan 18, 2012
I have just arrived back in Port Moresby from Tari. It has certainly been an eye-opening couple of days. Last night, a patient who had been admitted to the hospital on Saturday because of machete wounds to the head and the arm (when he was brought...
Jan 14, 2012
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...