Tonight Julie - our field coordinator suggested a little Christmas tree ornament party at Manila House (You see, we have five expatriate houses in the mission, each with very special names to make us feel extra special!) For the house and the simple
The local staffs are so curious about the fact that I am from Hong Kong, China. First, they are so surprised that I speak French. With all the international relief workers of MSF here, very seldom do they see Chinese people.
Cases still increasing in north and south of country The cholera epidemic in Haiti has stabilized in the Artibonite region but continues to spread in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. The emergency is not over and every department in the country is now affected. This past week, more...
My name is Thinjin Wal and I have four children. Three of my boys are here at the Malakal Hospital and have all been receiving treatment for kala azar. My youngest boy, Deng, is 2 years old. He became very sick in September with a very high fever that lasted many weeks. He was vomiting, had...
Epidemic compounds existing medical humanitarian crisis As Southern Sudan heads towards a January 9th referendum on secession, it is battling to contain its biggest kala azar outbreak in eight years. The severity of this outbreak is just one symptom of the wider medical humanitarian crisis facing...
At first, I didn't understand why the three cars which are moving the Cholera Emergency Team and the on-going primary health project team have to always stay together so closely on the road - sometimes even to the point that we almost have to cut th
Last year, Mongolia was hit by a devastating “dzud,” – an extremely harsh winter that follows a very dry summer. With heavy snow, and temperatures as low as -40 to -50C, large parts of the rural population were unable to access any form of healthcare. Hospitals and clinics were damaged, infant...
The weather in Cite Soleil is getting cold... I don't know exactly the temperature, but it surely does feel like below 20C... maybe it's due to the rain.
I’ve been to lots of developing countries, but have never seen anywhere like this. Walking into the centre is disconcerting – in any capital city you expect a minimum level of traffic and infrastructure, but here there is virtually nothing.
Yesterday I had the most unforgettable moment in my life as a man came to greet me during my project visits to the outreach clinics. This man was not any ordinary man, but with a hooked arm just like Captain Hook from Peter Pan.
