The Healing Conversations: A Counsellor’s Journey Through Kashmir’s Mental Health Landscape
October 8, 2025The first rays of dawn break over the mountains as Naseer Mir Ahmad begin his morning. A brisk two-kilometer walk through his neighborhood, the crisp air filling his lungs as he mentally prepares for the day ahead. For Naseer, a...
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Breaking Silence, Building Trust: A Day with MSF’s Community Mental Health Team in Kashmir
October 8, 2025The morning sun rises over the green mountains of Kashmir as Taheem Jafar prepares for another day as a community mental health worker with Doctors Without Borders India/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It's 9:00 AM, and she's already gathering her materials—information...
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Breaking Barriers: Supporting Mental Health in Kashmir
October 7, 2025In a small consultation room in Kashmir, Nadia Ashfaq listens intently as a one of the MSF counsellor discusses one case and speaks about the challenges. As a clinical psychologist working as a Mental Health Supervisor with Doctors Without Borders...
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Kashmir: Brushstrokes of hope
October 7, 2025In the heart of Kashmir, where the beauty of nature meets the complexities of human experiences, Isha Malik wields an unusual palette - one that paints not just canvases, but also the landscape of mental health. As a clinical psychologist...
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How providing healthcare in challenging circumstances changed Dr Peningry’s perspective
July 2, 2025In Manipur, Dr Peningry Warngam Tongsin works as a Medical Doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), providing treatment for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C, and co-infections. Working with MSF has transformed her understanding of healthcare delivery in remote...
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National Doctor’s Day: Bringing hope to advanced HIV patients in Patna
July 1, 2025Patna, India- Every day in the Garima ki Kiran, advance HIV clinic at Guru Gobind Singh Hospital in Patna, Dr Rajesh Durairaj witnesses both struggle and triumph. As we mark National Doctors ' Day, his story offers a window into...
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India: How Deepak Shegar overcame DR-TB to reclaim his dreams
June 10, 2024Mumbai, India- "When I recover, I want to play cricket," says Deepak Shegar, a 23-year-old whose aspirations extend far beyond his battle with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). With dreams of a career in the garment industry, a love for cricket, and...
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Namrata’s journey: triumph over drug-resistant Tuberculosis
March 24, 2024Mumbai, India- Namrata's story is a testament to the timeless principle that consistency is crucial. Her disciplined approach to maintaining a routine, embracing a healthy lifestyle, and adhering to medication regimens demonstrates that even formidable conditions like drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB)...
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India: Bringing mental health support to Kashmir
October 9, 2023Since 2001, MSF has been offering free, high-quality counselling services to individuals in Kashmir. Our dedicated teams currently operate in hospitals across four districts: Baramulla, Bandipora, Pulwama, and Srinagar. To tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness, MSF actively works to...
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MSF Media Fellowship 2019-20
December 12, 2019Mahima Jain MSF Media Fellow 2019-20 Mahima Jain is an independent editor and journalist reporting on gender, environment and socio-economic issues for several global and Indian publications. She writes deeply-researched narrative features that focus on systemic issues and inequality.In 2021,...
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MSF’s patient-centred approach: Home-based TB care in Manipur
August 20, 2019Manipur has a high prevalence of HIV, TB (both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB) and hepatitis C. Due to lack of resources, there is also a high incidence of co infection in the state. In cases of co-infection, each disease speeds...
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