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In northwest Syria, earthquake survivors still face the emotional aftermath and damage to infrastructure already weakened by a decade of war.

Eunice Soro, a mental health counsellor working for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), at Yei in Central Equatoria state in South Sudan, shares her experiences implementing mental health activities in the community, and maintaining self-care while helping others. 

Fouzia Bara, a French-Moroccan nurse with MSF emergency response team, shares her experience  providing first psychological aid to the people in the Morroccan villages affected by the earthquake.

The war in Ukraine has created a huge need for psychological support, ranging from psychological first aid to comprehensive psychological care. People have experienced fear, trauma and isolation and are showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress.  

Onnie, the Labrador that helps care for survivors of extreme violence and torture .

Three weeks after the earthquake, MSF focuses on mental health response to offer psychological care to people.

Two weeks after Storm Daniel caused devastating floods that engulfed Derna, Libya, and killed thousands of people in just a few hours, search and rescue operations are about to end and reconstruction is starting.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting local organisations in Türkiye in their efforts to provide psychosocial support to people as they try to rebuild their lives. 

Arunn Jegan is the advocacy coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières Australia and has previously worked as a head of mission and emergency coordinator.

Arunn has been with MSF since 2016, having done nine field placements in Bangladesh, Yemen, Syria, Venezuela, South Sudan and Tajikistan. 

Yousef Alwikhery is an occupational therapist with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at Al-Awda hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. He shares his experience supporting patients with physical injuries and disabilities  and their roads to recovery.