Posted on 7 May, 2012

Veronica Ades, an obstetrician-gynecologist from New York City, is just back from her first MSF mission. She’s giving our staff a presentation on the MSF project in Aweil, South Sudan, where our teams have assisted in reducing the maternal death rate...

Veronica Ades, an obstetrician-gynecologist from New York City, is just back from her first MSF mission. She’s giving our staff a presentation on the MSF project in Aweil, South Sudan, where our teams have assisted in reducing the maternal death rate to 0.6%. With a rate of 14% in southern Sudan, the impact of the program and the importance of having women deliver in the hospital has been made abundantly clear.

You can read Veronica’s blog about her time working with MSF in South Sudan.

In Chad, Diseases are Spreading as Food Supplies Dwindle Food and water shortages in Chad are exacerbating malnutrition and contributing to the spread of deadly diseases like measles and meningitis. Photo: MSF staff examine a young malnutrition...

In Chad, Diseases are Spreading as Food Supplies Dwindle


Food and water shortages in Chad are exacerbating malnutrition and contributing to the spread of deadly diseases like measles and meningitis.

Photo: MSF staff examine a young malnutrition patient in Chad’s Yao district. (Chad 2012 © Andrea Bussotti/MSF)