November 19, 2013: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the Philippines are treating patients for wounds, chronic medical conditions, infections, and psychological trauma. Here, Dr. Natasha Reyes, MSF emergency coordinator, describes the widespread
Almost ten days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, aid is reaching airports, ports and cities but people in many rural areas are still struggling without assistance, says MSF emergency coordinator Caroline Seguin. Here, she
November 16, 2013: While serious logistical difficulties remain, the activities of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams on the islands most affected by Typhoon Haiyan are taking shape. With 137 international staff in the
November 15, 2013: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have begun treating patients on the ground in some locations in the central Philippines that were battered by Typhoon Haiyan and are continuing to work
On November 13, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a mother and child hospital in the northern Jordanian governorate of Irbid, in close collaboration with Jordanian authorities. The hospital provides services for Syrian refugees
Arriving in Tacloban City, the Philippines, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staffer Yann Libessart encountered devastation and chaos, yet he was stunned at the peacefullness of those whose lives have been completely uprooted. Tacloban,
Esther Sterk is a medical doctor who arrived in the Philippines earlier this week to assist in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) response to Typhoon Haiyan. She is working with a team assessing
November 15, 2013: Dr Johan von Schreeb arrived in the town of Guiuan in eastern Samar Island on November 14 as part of a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency team that is setting up
November 13, 2013—In the ongoing effort to assist people in the central Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have traveled by car, boat, plane, and helicopter to reach some
“This sort of disaster is unprecedented in the Philippines” November 11, 2013 – Read the following interview with Dr Natasha Reyes, MSF’s emergency coordinator in the Philippines, about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan and
November 12, 2013: In the wake of the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines on November 8, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are trying to reach the worst-affected parts of the country.
November 10, 2013—Emergency teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in Cebu, the Philippines, on Nov. 9. They have not yet been able to assess the full extent of the needs as access
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