An MSF-supported hospital in northern Nigeria is one of the few hospitals in the world where survivors of the neglected tropical disease that affects faces and mouths can access treatment. “I remember when I was
Around 1.5 billion people worldwide, nearly one fifth of the global population, require medical interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 21 recognized NTDs, ranging
A testimony by Glykeria Koukouliata, mental health activity manager with MSF in Baalbek-Hermel In Baalbek-Hermel, one of Lebanon’s most underserved governorates and heavily impacted by the latest war and ongoing Israeli airstrikes, large communities of
Yahir*, a survivor of extreme violence in his home country and along the migration route, shares his story of reaching safety at the Comprehensive Care Center (CAI) of Médecins Sans Frontières in Mexico City. Driving
A Tanzanian Doctor on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Care- by Dr Goodluck Motta When I first stepped into Nduta Refugee Camp ten years ago, I thought I understood medicine. But nothing in my training prepared
I escaped war in 1996 and 2015, now finding purpose in every delivery and child’s smile. Ndayumvire Antoinette Nurse Aide at Nduta Refugee Camp, Tanzania I have spent most of my life as a refugee.
“My name is Asmaa Hussein Al-Taishi, Executive Director of the Sudanese Family Planning Association (SFPA) in El Geneina, West Darfur. Reproductive health services for women in El Geneina are very limited and not easily accessible.
Farzana’s Journey Farzana, 30, from Faryab province, northern Afghanistan, arrived at the MSF-supported Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Abo Ali Sina Hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, with her four-month-old son, Umar. Their journey had been
My name is Rakesh*, and my journey with HIV began in early 2004. It started with small signs—loose motions, itching on my skin—but soon, my right leg began to tremble uncontrollably. It felt like the
Khaled* sits in the corner of the waiting room, with his UNHCR registration card in one hand, and a little plastic bag full of empty medication packets in the other. This is his third visit
Joumana Mansour, Nurse Team Supervisor, MSF Hermel, Collected 11.11.2025 We heard a deafening sound, and the entire building shook. Dust and debris flew at us from all over. For a moment, it felt like the
Nasser Hospital, Gaza- About 20 of us from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) work in the building of Nasser Hospital where the pediatrics and maternity wards are. It’s normal for us to hear explosions every day
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