Name : Designation : An intravenous drug user, Aamron tried taking his own life by a heroin overdose when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. He met an MSF health educator while recuperating in hospital in Manipur. He describes his journey and how he survived with the support of treatment he received from MSF. We meet … Read more
Name : Designation : Mitchell Sangma started out as a medical doctor with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 2010. On his fourth and most recent assignment, he led MSF’s medical team in Zimbabwe. He shares his experience of a particularly difficult case and the challenge of fighting against the odds. The 22-year-old had limited … Read more
Name : Designation : Wint Thu Naing has been on numerous assignments with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the past nine years. Her latest was a six-month term in Tajikistan where she helped treat children with severe strains of tuberculosis as a laboratory scientist: I don’t think I can ever forget her. The … Read more
Name : Designation : Kala azar or black fever (visceral leishmaniasis) is a tropical, parasitic disease caused by the bite of the sandfly. It is almost always fatal if left untreated. Below is the firsthand account of a doctor who is part of the kala azar ward run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières … Read more
Name : Designation : “I have endured the injections, the pills and the side effects, but how do I prepare my teenage daughter of what may lie ahead for her?” asks T Muan, who has completed 18 months of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment. He was first diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1986 after complaining of fever. … Read more
Name : Designation : As a logistician with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for seven years now, Amul Rathi has been making sure that its programmes are equipped well to run smoothly. He’s worked in tribal areas of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in Iraq and most recently in Tajikistan, Central Asia. He shares … Read more
Name : Designation : Angeleena Esther works as a medical doctor in the Manipur programme of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She talks about one of her patients whose desire to live inspired her, and shares her experience of providing healthcare to people living with HIV and tuberculosis (TB). © Avantika Shrivastava/MSF The first … Read more
Name : © Abhishek Shankhwar Designation : Tuberculosis (TB) is hard to treat and its side effects can be tough on patients, many of whom give up treatment. MSF’s medical teams help patients get through the bad days. Dr Merina Pradhan talks about how MSF’s clinic staff in Chhattisgarh keeps patients motivated. © Abhishek Shankhwar … Read more
Name : 10 year old Ayron Sanchez was the first child to undergo surgical treatment in the newly set up inflatable hospital in the MSF hospital in Guiuan. © Florian Lems/MSF Designation : In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up an inflatable operation theatre in its tented … Read more
Name : MSF Mobile clinic in Macanip village. © Florian Lems/MSF Designation : MSF Mobile clinic in Macanip village. © Florian Lems/MSF In the village of Macanip, in the north of Leyte island, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan destroyed four in five buildings and reduced the local health post to a pile of crushed concrete. MSF teams have … Read more