“I walked from Gul Bela, a village nearby to come here. I know that this distribution being held right now by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is for the community of Jala Bela. I heard people talk about it around a health center in my village that MSF has been supporting since displaced people...
Swat Valley was once known as the Switzerland of Pakistan, a place where families would spend the week-end walking in the mountains and enjoying the beautiful river banks for picnics. Since the 2008 conflict between militants and the army, the situation in the area has remained very tense and...
In the aftermath of any disaster suddenly hitting a population, the immediate impact in terms of deaths and injuries is often followed by other health risks that can be linked to difficult living conditions, lack of hygiene and restricted access to clean water and basic health care services. The...
The supervisor of the Maternity is a Congolese midwife, Fruraha. Even before I met her, I was told that she is very experienced and smart in management; as a doctor I am supposed to give her enough space for her to work.
It has been one week since I arrived in the field. Assigned to live in a tukul that is facing the volleyball court, when someone is playing, the door has to be locked otherwise the ball will easily be hit into my room.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided humanitarian aid to people living in villages affected by wood fires in Ryazan region, approximately 200 km from Moscow. About 2,000 people have been displaced by the fires in this region. Families who lost their homes have found shelter in boarding...
MSF finds thousands of families trapped by flooding in Baluchistan province James KAMBAKI – MSF Project Co-ordinator in Baluchistan Continuous and sometimes heavy rains that fell on Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Baluchistan provinces have significantly impeded on the delivery on humanitarian aid. What this...
