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Voices from the FieldFirst-hand Accounts from MSF Aid Workers and PatientsJanuary 2012
South Sudan: "I Don't Even Know What Happened To My Child"Testimonies given by people who were injured or whose family members were injured, killed, or adbucted during attacks in South Sudan's Jonglei State in December 2011 and January 2012. Read more » January 2012
India: Providing Health Care in ChhatisgarhPeople living in tribal villages in central India are caught up in the conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces. Dr. Rebecca Cuthbert describes how MSF takes the clinics to them. Read more » January 2012
Philippines: In the Wake of the TyphoonAfter a recent typhoon caused severe flooding on the Philippine island of Mindanao, an MSF team is providing emergency medical assistance to people whose houses were destroyed and who are now living in evacuation centers. Read more » December 2011
South Sudan: "These People Tell Us That They Are Desperate"Robert Mungai Maina, MSF clinical officer, discusses the situation in Doro refugee camp. Read more » December 2011
South Sudan: "I Will Stay Here Until Our Home Place Has Peace"This testimony from a 33-year-old refugee in the Doro camp in South Sudan describes the hardships he and his family have faced since arriving in the overcrowded camp. Read more » November 2011
Treating HIV/AIDS In MyanmarDr. Calorine Mekiedje, MSF medical advisor at the Dawei clinic in the south of Myanmar, talks about treating HIV/AIDS in a country where much about the disease remains unknown and is not discussed. Read more » November 2011
India: Finding The Best Treatment For Kala AzarMSF's Dr. Marta González talks about the challenges of diagnosing and treating kala azar in India's Bihar State. Read more » October 2011
Pediatric TB: "Check the Child on The Patient’s Knee!"Dr. Grania Brigden, the advisor on tuberculosis with MSF’s Access Campaign, describes how children with TB that could be treated often go without care because of a lack of effective diagnostic tools and approaches. Read more » October 2011
Pediatric TB: "This Illness is Curable and We Can Defeat It!"Busiwe Beko who lives in Khayelitsha, South Africa, describes her baby daughter’s successful battle with drug-resistant TB. Read more » October 2011
Libya: Working With Shortages, Threats, and Shelling in SirteOn October 13, Dr. Gabriele Rossi, MSF emergency coordinator, discussed the very serious situation in Sirte. Read more » |
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