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Voices from the Field

First-hand Accounts from MSF Aid Workers and Patients

May 2012

An Urgent Mission in Syria

In late March 2012, an MSF team crossed the Turkish border into Syria in an effort to provide medical aid in the Idlib region. Read more »

April 2012

Performing Reconstructive Surgery in the Gaza Strip

Operating theater nurse Mateja Stare spent one month in Gaza working at the MSF field hospital in Khan Younis. Read more »

April 2012

By Foot, Bike, Car, or Canoe: Patient and Staff Stories of Malaria in DRC

Read accounts from patients and MSF staff in DRC, where MSF is working to treat malaria. Read more »

April 2012

Palestinian Territories: Counseling People Feeling "Vulnerable" and "Helpless" in Hebron

An interview with a clinical psychologist who has spent the past nine months working among Palestinians in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron. Read more »

March 2012

Iraq: Working to Reduce Neonatal Mortality in Najaf

An MSF field coordinator in Najaf discusses perinatal and obstetric care in the one of the region's largest hospitals. Read more »

March 2012

"It's Really a Delicate Balance": An MSF Doctor in the Jamam Refugee Camp

Kirrily de Polnay, an MSF doctor working in South Sudan's Jamam refugee camps talks about the situation, the patients, and the nature of working in fast evolving emergency. Read more »

March 2012

"Now There is Nothing": Testimonies from Refugees in South Sudan

Testimonies gathered from refugees in Doro and Jamam refugee camps in South Sudan articulate the challenges and fears they face on a daily basis. Read more »

March 2012

Chad: Reducing Malnutrition Through Prevention

In western Chad, MSF is developing strategies to distribute supplementary food in order to prevent malnutrition rates from soaring. Read more »

February 2012

Chad: "Prevention is the Important Issue"

In December 2011, MSF nurse Marja Scholten coordinated a vaccination campaign in the African country of Chad to prevent meningitis. Read more »

February 2012

Ethiopia: "There Is Still So Much to Improve"

José Luis Dvorzak, an MSF doctor, describes his experiences in Ethiopia's Liben refugee camps, and calls attention to the ongoing plight of Somali refugees. Read more »