Name : Designation : A little more than a year after the current conflict started in South Sudan, the humanitarian situation remains dire. Nurse Siobhan O’Malley has provided healthcare in both Malakal and Bentiu, key towns hardest hit by the fighting. Here she reflects on working on the frontline, providing neutral and impartial medical care … Read more
Name : Designation : Bibin Joseph, nurse supervisor at MSF’s clinic in Bijapur town of Chhattisgarh, talks about what was involved in treating his first patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. © Manisha Chauhan Nandini started treatment for tuberculosis at MSF’s clinic in Chhattisgarh in 2010. In between, she discontinued her medicines for 6 months. Tuberculosis … Read more
Name : Designation : In 2011, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started a pediatric tuberculosis programme to improve access and quality of care for children with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). The team continued to support pediatric TB care in 2013 and 2014, offering diagnosis and comprehensive care to children with TB. Here, Dr.Aravind … Read more
Name : Designation : I came to Hebron on the 10th of February this year. Time has passed. The first time I experienced a rocket attack, I was in Jerusalem. Although in Jerusalem, most were being intercepted by the Iron Dome – the sounds were very audible. I heard this one, and initially I … Read more
Name : Designation : By Dr Kalyani I was in triage that day. There was to be a transfer-in with a Ministry of Health ambulance, maybe late evening. Triage in Ebola requires us to sort out the patient’s symptoms to identify whether they fit our admission criteria – the only clinical evidence most often is … Read more
Sunday, the 21st of September is a day I will never forget in my life. I was out working with MSF as a health promotion officer, visiting villages and telling people about Ebola: how to protect themselves and their families, what to do if they start to develop symptoms, and making sure everyone has the … Read more
Name : Designation : “The only time I feel visible and cared for is when I am at this clinic. At all other times, I feel invisible” said Mallamma (name changed for confidentiality), one of the patients at MSF’s mobile clinic in Pusuguppa, located on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. This one statement encompasses the ongoing reality … Read more
Name : Designation : Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can take upto 14,600 pills and many painful injections to be cured. From diagnosis to the side effects, the two years of treatment takes an emotional and physical toll on patients which often goes unnoticed. One such patient in Manipur speaks of his battle with the ravaging disease. … Read more
Name : Designation : HIV/AIDS and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are hard-fought wars because patients often think of giving up the harsh treatment associated with these. Counselling plays an important role in making them recognise the circumstances and motivating them to continue. Zothangpui Gangte, a counsellor in the Manipur programme of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) … Read more
Name : Designation : (Caused by a parasite transmitted by sand flies which thrive in some parts of rural Bihar, kala azar (black fever) or visceral leishmaniasis is almost fatal if left untreated. The 2012 national data reveals that Bihar is host to nearly 80 per cent of the kala-azar patients in India. Post kala … Read more