A densely populated area in Sumy city, northeastern Ukraine, was bombed on the evening on 17 November. MSF emergency ambulance teams provided medical assistance to injured residents.
A densely populated area in Sumy city, northeastern Ukraine, was bombed on the evening on 17 November. MSF emergency ambulance teams provided medical assistance to injured residents.
When a baby is rushed to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) paediatric team in Herat, Afghanistan, it’s clear that he is dangerously unwell. Paediatrician Prudence Jarrett has recently worked on assignment in Herat and shares the story of a patient who was admitted to the intensive care ward at Herat Regional Hospital.
MSF condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least two patients who were executed after an MSF ambulance was stopped by members of a vigilante group and law enforcement officers.
In the heart of Beirut, one initiative is providing a lifeline for people housed in the Al Azarieh building—once a bustling commercial centre, now a shelter for more than 2,500 people who have been displaced by Israeli bombardments and incursions.
In the heart of Beirut, one initiative is providing a lifeline for people housed in the Al Azarieh building—once a bustling commercial centre, now a shelter for more than 2,500 people who have been displaced by Israeli bombardments and incursions.
To mitigate the deadly consequences of blockages to access to healthcare, MSF trains volunteer paramedics in refugee camps so they can stabilise patients during active hostilities, in case ambulances are not able to reach them.
Dr Graham Knottenbelt is an anaesthetist from Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) who specialises in paediatric anaesthesia. He has recently completed his third assignment, in South Sudan, which marked a welcome return to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) after assignments in Sri Lanka and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003.
