Paediatric Health
Treating child injuries in blockaded Gaza
Since June 2020, MSF’s team of orthopedic and plastic surgeons in Al Awda hospital in Gaza, treat complex child injuries giving the children the best chance of recovery. Article - 6 Sep 2021
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Afghanistan: “Treating patients is our responsibility ”
After months of fighting on the outskirts of Herat in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, also known as the Taliban, took control of the city on August 12. MSF is running an inpatient therapeutic feeding centre (IFTC), a clinic for displaced people, and a COVID-19 treatment centre in Herat. An Afghan MSF medic working in the city describes how we kept services running after the end of the fighting and the new challenges that they and other health services in the area are facing today. Stories from the Frontline - 6 Sep 2021
Paul Wamai: "Saving just one life, means a lot "
Paul urges others to follow his footsteps into humanitarian work, saying that MSF has exposed him to new cultures, great experiences and has been incredibly rewarding. Stories from the Frontline - 3 Sep 2021
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Daring to dream again: John Theuri
John Theuri is a patient at MSF´s Methadone Assisted Therapy (MAT) clinic in Kiambu, set up to reduce harm amongst people who use drugs. Coming to the clinic and getting off heroin has changed his life, allowing him to be welcomed back into his family. In commemoration of the International Overdose Awareness Day, marked annually on August 31st to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends, John shares his story. Article - 1 Sep 2021
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John Mwangi: Drug Abuse, Its effects and the journey to reforming
John Mwangi is a patient at MSF´s Methadone Assisted Therapy (MAT) clinic in Kiambu, set up to reduce harm amongst people who use drugs. Coming to the clinic and getting off heroin has changed his life, allowing him to be welcomed back into his family. In commemoration of the International Overdose Awareness Day, marked annually on August 31st to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends, John shares his story. Article - 1 Sep 2021
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Uncertainty, but still full hospitals: MSF medics’ accounts of healthcare in Afghanistan
After the rapid transfer of power in Afghanistan there has been a big shift in the health context. Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) continues to run medical activities in five provinces. Below two medical staff working in Lashkar Gah and Khost describe the recent changes they have witnessed, and how they affect both patients and healthcare providers alike. Article - 30 Aug 2021
Natural Disasters
Haiti: After the earthquake, a multitude of challenges for patients
MSF has erected a tent in the hospital compound for discharged patients who cannot stay elsewhere. Article - 28 Aug 2021
COVID-19 Coronavirus
Kenya: Curbing spread of diseases in Homa Bay county hospital
Alsahlmus Oketch is an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Supervisor with MSF in Homa Bay. His role is very important because he ensures that appropriate measures are in place and upheld to prevent the spread of infections in the hospital where he works. Stories from the Frontline - 27 Aug 2021
Hepatitis
South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
The situation in Bentiu is critical - there have been two deaths from hepatitis E and an exponential growth in the number of people with acute watery diarrhea Press Release - 25 Aug 2021
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