The range of work that MSF is now carrying out in Haiti with the survivors of the earthquake has been increasing as the needs and priorities shift but the core medical services in hospitals and clinics still dominate. Examples of those come from projects in Port au Prince, where the teams are...
The core medical activities in Haiti are still very much about treating people who were injured in the quake, with surgery continuing and post operative care expanding. But as Rosa CRESTANI, one of MSF's Emergency Medical Coordinators explains, there is a second phase underway, in which the...
Local authorities must find adequate resources to accommodate this vulnerable population International medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply shocked by the forced evacuation of about 7,000 displaced people from Munda (Lower Dir, North West Frontier Province). Yesterday, 25...
The dual pressures in Haiti, of continuing needs for surgery and of the growing requirement for post-operative care, are all-consuming work for many of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the country. In the capital, Choscal hospital in the slum area of Cite Soleil is still operating around-the...
Despite personal losses, MSF’s Haitian staff continue to provide emergency assistance to their people. MSF International President, Dr. Christophe FOURNIER, offers condolences and sincere thanks. Haitian surgeon Dr. Philippe Brouard has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at Trinité hospital...
“There is an urgent need to set up a proper camp for these people” On Tuesday January 12th in Munda, in Lower Dir district of the North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) and Department of Health staff started a measles vaccination campaign for the displaced population...
Things are slowly changing. In fact everyday when I walk into our office and our hospitals there are small noticeable changes and supplies are finally piling up in our storage, there is some order to the madness. MSF’s program is also evolving.
The MSF teams in Port au Prince and beyond are still mainly occupied with treating and operating on those who were injured in the quake nine days ago. And that has meant a continuing focus on their operating theatres in the larger MSF hospital structures in the capital. But there are new challenges...
I had the scare of my life this morning. I had hoped I could sleep in an extra 10 minutes because I’ve been working on 5 hours a night for the last week and am hitting the bottom of the barrel.
