Testimonies
Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria
How to identify the causes of an epidemic and respond strategically
Franck Ale, a member of a regional team of epidemiologists based in Dakar, explains the challenges of epidemiological surveillance to support MSF's work and counter cholera epidemics.
Nigeria
Children in displacement camps need immediate protection
Severine Courtiol Eguiluz, MSF advocacy manager in Nigeria, talks about the urgent needs of the displaced people and the challenges MSF faces in providing them with the necessary protection, especially children who have lived most of their lives in the protracted conflict.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tenth Ebola outbreak in DRC still rages, one year on
It’s been more than one year on since the tenth outbreak of Ebola in the DRC was declared.Trish Newport, deputy manager of MSF’s Ebola programmes in the DRC, reflects on the outbreak and the response over the past year.
Niger
“In the middle of nowhere, with no food or water”
MSF is offers medical-humanitarian assistance along key migration routes in the region of Agadez.
Libya, Mediterranean Sea
Lybia shipwreck - there are no words to describe their suffering
“You can’t even imagine how these people are suffering. Once you are in the middle of it – when you try to put words to it – then you realise that there are no words to describe their suffering.”
Libya
“A night in which our worst fears would come to pass”
“These are the words of a Libyan MSF doctor following the fatal airstrike on Tajoura detention centre late at night on 2 July. It is a night that will forever remain etched in this doctor’s memory – and the memories of all MSF staff in Libya – as a horrific nightmare.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola in the DRC: “it is time to expand access to vaccines”
Isabelle Defourny, MSF's Director of Operations, answers your questions about the importance of vaccination during an Ebola outbreak.
Libya
“Healthwise, it was a disaster” in Libya’s Zintan and Gharyan detention centres
MSF staff who were recently granted access to two detention centres in Libya found a catastrophic medical situation amongst the people detained there. At least 22 people have died there from suspected tuberculosis and other diseases since September 2018.
Mali
Violence is affecting the civilian population more and more
The high level of insecurity, mainly in the central region of the country, has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In order to respond to this deterioration of the humanitarian situation, MSF has intensified its emergency response activities. This increase is an indicator of the alarming deteriorating situation.
Mozambique
Flowers in dark water: Recovering from Cyclone Idai
MSF medical coordinator Ana reflects on the stories of those who survived Cyclone Idai, and on the memories of those who were lost.