Testimonies
Palestine
Gaza’s Numbing Routine of Injury and Death
MSF teams were ready to take care of hundreds of injured people on 30 March in Gaza as the weekly protests there had their one year anniversary. “Only” four people were killed and 64 injured by live fire. MSF’s Field Communications Manager in Jerusalem, Jacob Burns, reflects on what it means when such a devastating toll of injuries comes to be considered a “good” day.
Libya
The heartbreaking testimony of an MSF nurse
Jai Defranciscis, a nurse from Australia, recently returned from Misrata, Libya, where MSF is providing care for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers facing arbitrary detention and extreme suffering. She recalls her experience.
Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai : The first six days in Zimbabwe
Marthe Frieden is the medical team leader in MSF's emergency response to the destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. She describes the situation in the first six days after the cyclone.
Venezuela
Interview with Kristel Eerdekens – MSF operations coordinator
MSF has been providing medical care in Venezuela since 2015. Kristel Eerdekens, describes MSF’s work in the country.
South Sudan
From child refugee to aid worker for MSF
The story of Thok Johnson Gony, International Medical Coordinator for MSF.
Mozambique
Cyclone Idai: "A lot of water"
Gert Verdonck's testimony, MSF emergency coordinator in Beira, Mozambique.
Bangladesh
Interview with Tessy Fautsch, medical coordinator in Cox’s Bazar
Interview with Tessy Fautsch, medical coordinator for MSF in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh since 5 November 2018. In her role as medical coordinator, she is responsible for the medical quality of MSF projects.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Update on the measles outbreak in ex-Katanga
Dr Nathalie Robert describes the challenges of responding to the measles epidemic, which is recurrent in the region.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
MSF Head of Mission: facing challenges
Olivier Pirot's testimony, Head of Mission for MSF from September to December 2018 in DRC.
Nine countries and 7,000km
Asad is from Somalia and he was forced to flee his country because his life was in grave danger. Asad’s shocking story is typical of the ordeal faced by thousands of people who, their lives in danger, try to claim their right to asylum.