Testimonies
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.
“Bring these children back to something approaching a normal life”
Interview with Cristina Carreño, MSF mental health advisor.
Lebanon
Psychological support for refugees in Lebanon’s Shatila camp
MSF psychologist Miriam Slikhanian shares her experiences of working with refugees in Lebanon’s Shatila camp.
Nigeria
“Rann was like a graveyard”
MSF nurse Isa Sadiq Bwala is just back from Rann, in northeastern Nigeria, where he went to assess people’s medical needs after the 14 January attack on the town. Most of Rann’s residents have sought safety in Bodo, Cameroon, where an MSF team is providing them with medical care.
Niger
The fear of being attacked at any time
Interview with Boulama Elhadji Gori, MSF Deputy Head of Mission in Niger.
Bangladesh
Rohingya trauma and resilience
Rohingya refugees share their own stories of trauma and resilience with celebrated photographer Robin Hammond.