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Mental Health response in the projects where we work
 
A mental health consultation in Dadaab © Robin Hammond/Panos Pictures
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Desperation builds in Dadaab, as promises of durable solutions falter in the face of COVID-19

MSF is witnessing a dramatic deterioration in the mental health of camp residents In Dagahaley in Dadaab Refugee camp. Project Update - 8 Oct 2020
 
Caroline Mwakio during her time in Yambio, South Sudan
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Cameroon: "We are trying to give our patients hope"

Caroline Wawuda Mwakio, from Mombasa, Kenya, recently returned from Cameroon, where she was working as a Mental Health Activity Manager in MSF´s project in the Anglophone area of the country. Here she explains the humanitarian situation in the region, and her work as part of MSF´s response. Stories from the Frontline - 25 Sep 2020
 
Gwoza town © MSF/Scott Hamilton
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Borno state, Nigeria: “Children can draw an assault rifle better than a football or an animal"

Gwoza, a garrison town in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, is home to 60,000 people, many of them displaced from their homes elsewhere by the conflict. Living conditions are difficult, there is little humanitarian aid, and frequent clashes take place between the military and armed groups. Many people in Gwoza have witnessed acts of violence or lost loved ones, livelihoods and homes as they fled in search of safety. This includes children, many of whom arrived in Gwoza alone. Kyla Storry, MSF’s mental health activity manager in Gwoza, describes her work helping adults and children cope with their experiences. Stories from the Frontline - 8 Sep 2020
 
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Living in limbo: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh three years after the main exodus

More than three years since the initial emergency, people are still living in the same overcrowded and basic bamboo shelters, dependent on aid and with little hope for the future. Crisis Update - 25 Aug 2020
 
MSF teams during awareness-raising sessions on disease transmission in different sites.
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Burkina Faso: "It wasn't just COVID-19 we had to respond to"

Abdalla Hussein, has worked for MSF since 2007, in countries including South Sudan, CAR, Yemen, Iraq, Niger and Somalia. He recently returned from Burkina Faso, where he worked as the Head of Mission for three months during the arrival of COVID-19 in the country. Here he shares details about the scale of the humanitarian crisis in the country, even before the pandemic arrived.
Stories from the Frontline - 21 Aug 2020
 
Pierre Badarani at the MSF tent in Mar Mikhael neighborhood
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Lebanon: MSF teams providing medical and mental health support to Beirut’s most affected communities

MSF is carrying out an emergency response to provide medical support to the people most impacted by the explosion in Beirut Crisis Update - 12 Aug 2020
 
Wound and burn care medical point © Mohamad Cheblak/MSF
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MSF teams working to support Beirut’s health services in the aftermath of the blast

Two days later the death toll is still growing as more bodies are found under the rubble in Lebanon - 7 Aug 2020
 
Northwest Syria: The military escalations worsen the already-dire humanitarian situation
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Frequently Asked Questions

We have answered some common questions about working in the field with MSF below.
 
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Mental Health Officer

Our mental health specialists work with people suffering from various levels of distress related to conflict or natural disasters, with survivors of sexual violence or people living with HIV/AIDS.