My father used to say, ‘If you can turn someone’s pain into laughter, if you can transform someone’s tears into happiness, you are doing a great deed.’ This has always stayed with me. That’s why
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting forcibly displaced communities across Lebanon through mobile clinics providing primary health care, medications for non-communicable diseases, sexual and reproductive health services, and mental health support. Access to
My name is Mahmoud Al-Dahdouh, I live on the 8th Street of Gaza city. I came today for the child’s dressing change session. When the Israeli army opened fire, my son was hit by a
On Wednesday, 8 April, Israeli forces launched mass-scale strikes across the country, reportedly over a 100 in 10 minutes. Many hit densely populated residential areas, and once again without prior notice or warning. The following
Written testimonies of displaced migrant workers in Ghosta, Mount Lebanon, unofficial shelter, where MSF provides medical care. 17/03/2026. Ahmad A Sudanese Palestinian migrant worker living in Lebanon, forcibly displaced by the current war “I used
By Jackline John, Medical Interpreter, MSF Tanzania In the heart of Liwale, where the red dust of the Lindi Region settles on every surface, silence can be a dangerous symptom. Here, at the District Hospital,
Khadija, 56, from Odaisseh (a border village in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate) Displaced to Marwaniyeh (Saida District) When the war began on October 8, 2023, we headed to Beirut and stayed there for a
Rocío Simón Martínez, Nurse Activity Manager with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has just finished her second assignment in Gaza, where she was among the last international MSF staff to leave in late February 2026. Since
Aamina’s Story: “This is the first hospital I’ve ever been in” 60 years old | Patient at MSF-supported Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa When Aamina Cabdi arrived at Bay Regional Hospital, she was too weak to
By Suha Diab, Former MSF Humanitarian Affairs Manager in Sudan (first written on October 2025). In the summer of 2025, when Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) asked if I was interested in going back
By Shaheen BiBi, MSF Midwife Activity Manager, Bay Regional Hospital She was carried on a makeshift stretcher, the afternoon sun scorching the roof of our maternity ward as she was brought in. For two days,
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
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