MSF Scientific Days – Asia 2019: Videos

July 24, 2019

MSF Scientific Day – Asia 2019 took place on 8 July 2019 at The Suryaa, New Delhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6uCmdtNj8&feature=youtu.be Session 1: Kala Azar – Putting the spotlight on the black fever https://youtu.be/ZoWCthKIdoY Session 2: Forgotten and Stigmatised https://youtu.be/oXc33YtlB5o Session 3: Gearing...

A SGBV survivor’s story: “He would come home drunk, beat me, urinate on my face and threaten to abuse me in worse ways.”

March 8, 2019

A thin-framed Kamla* looked around, unsure whether she was at the right place, and hesitating whether to share her experience or not. This was the first time she was visiting MSF’s SGBV clinic on the recommendation of an MSF health...

Jharkhand: What motherhood taught me about malnutrition

February 17, 2019

Name : Designation : Subashini is from Jharkhand, where she works with MSF as a Community Health Educator to improve local communities’ understanding of health and nutrition. But it was her own experience as a young mother with a malnourished...

Video: Explaining kala azar-HIV coinfection

November 25, 2018

Kala azar or visceral leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease and the second-largest parasitic killer in the world. India accounts for over 30% of the total kala azar cases in the world. 80% of these cases occur in Bihar. Since 2007,...

Jharkhand: Fighting malnutrition alongside local communities

April 29, 2018

In Jharkhand, an Indian state known for its diverse tribal communities, the number of people that are malnourished is persistently higher than the national average. Since 2009, MSF has treated over 17,000 severely malnourished children in India using an innovative...

Jharkhand: “I was a teenage mother with the same story”

April 28, 2018

Interview conducted and written by Kavitha Devadas for MSF In Jharkhand, an Indian state known for its diverse tribal communities, the number of people that are malnourished is persistently higher than the national average. Since June 2017, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins...

Why is hepatitis C an invisible emergency in India?

April 19, 2018

It is estimated that 71 million people have chronic hepatitis C infection globally and India accounts for approximately 17 percent of the total number of cases recorded. Once in the body, the hepatitis C virus attacks the liver and if...