Mother & child healthcare

Shannon Chan

May 31, 2017

Bor, South Sudan: Life, death and moving on

During the three months in Bor, I never saw a patient nor their family shed a drop of tear.

Mar 06, 2017

Maternal healthcare in Dasht-e-Barchi Hospital, Afghanistan

Special care for sick newborns A mother of eight holds her sick baby in the newborn unit in Dasht-e-Barchi. Her first seven children were born at home but now that Médecins Sans Frontières offers free maternal care, she decided to come to the hospital. © Aurelie Baumel/MSF Médecins Sans Frontières...

Jimmy Leung

Feb 03, 2017

Yemen: "A frightening and fatal condition I’d never seen before"

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.

Kai Cheong

Jul 04, 2016

The hardest part about being human is learning to let go

Here we try to plant seeds of hope, but in the aftermath of civil war...

Kai Cheong

Jun 27, 2016

Our miracle baby – the day a mother named her child after me!

Kai Cheong

May 13, 2016

Gogrial - Paradise of kindness and brutality (2)

(Continue of Gogrial - Paradise of kindness and brutality (1) ) As there are only two doctors, me and another Burmese physician Kyi, weekend rest days do not really exist.

Kai Cheong

May 11, 2016

Gogrial - Paradise of kindness and brutality (1)

The mornings begin with stepping out of my tukul (mud hut), blinking sleepily against the brilliant violets and roaring oranges of an African sunrise.

Kai Cheong

May 05, 2016

Here is our story of South Sudan...

Marie Caesarini

Mar 09, 2016

Women’s Struggle in the Delivery Ward

Yesterday, I celebrated International Women’s Day which is essentially a day of solidarity for women fighting for human rights in different aspects of life.

Kandice Li

Jul 19, 2015

Doctoring is parenting

I knew it.