A testimony by Glykeria Koukouliata, mental health activity manager with MSF in Baalbek-Hermel In Baalbek-Hermel, one of Lebanon’s most underserved governorates and heavily impacted by the latest war and ongoing Israeli airstrikes, large communities of Syrian refugees, both long-term and newly arrived, live alongside local communities.1 Here, children grow up with stress and uncertainty that … Read more
Yahir*, a survivor of extreme violence in his home country and along the migration route, shares his story of reaching safety at the Comprehensive Care Center (CAI) of Médecins Sans Frontières in Mexico City. Driving was my first passion, learning how to drive. Then I discovered painting. Those were the only things I had, and … Read more
A Tanzanian Doctor on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Care- by Dr Goodluck Motta When I first stepped into Nduta Refugee Camp ten years ago, I thought I understood medicine. But nothing in my training prepared me for the reality of a refugee camp, where illness piles on top of trauma. I remember being struck not … Read more
I escaped war in 1996 and 2015, now finding purpose in every delivery and child’s smile. Ndayumvire Antoinette Nurse Aide at Nduta Refugee Camp, Tanzania I have spent most of my life as a refugee. The first time I ran from Burundi was in 1996. I was just a child then, and finally settled in … Read more
“My name is Asmaa Hussein Al-Taishi, Executive Director of the Sudanese Family Planning Association (SFPA) in El Geneina, West Darfur. Reproductive health services for women in El Geneina are very limited and not easily accessible. As a local association, we provide a range of essential services in West Darfur, including sexual and reproductive healthcare, protection … Read more
Farzana’s Journey Farzana, 30, from Faryab province, northern Afghanistan, arrived at the MSF-supported Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Abo Ali Sina Hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, with her four-month-old son, Umar. Their journey had been long, filled with uncertainty, and marked by desperate attempts to find the right medical help. My son was sick, and … Read more
My name is Rakesh*, and my journey with HIV began in early 2004. It started with small signs—loose motions, itching on my skin—but soon, my right leg began to tremble uncontrollably. It felt like the earth beneath me was shaking. I was scared and confused. When I went to AIIMS in Delhi for tests, the … Read more
Khaled* sits in the corner of the waiting room, with his UNHCR registration card in one hand, and a little plastic bag full of empty medication packets in the other. This is his third visit to the clinic in Daraw, receiving treatment for his chronic illness. Khaled is one of the 1.5 million Sudanese living … Read more
Joumana Mansour, Nurse Team Supervisor, MSF Hermel, Collected 11.11.2025 We heard a deafening sound, and the entire building shook. Dust and debris flew at us from all over. For a moment, it felt like the walls would collapse. I started screaming for everyone to move away from the windows; the staff, the patients, anyone in … Read more
Nasser Hospital, Gaza- About 20 of us from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) work in the building of Nasser Hospital where the pediatrics and maternity wards are. It’s normal for us to hear explosions every day while we are working. But on the morning of 25 August I suddenly heard one that was much much louder … Read more