Posts tagged emergency medicine

Photo by Brian Sokol

An MSF technician briefs local Nepalese assisting with the recovery effort in the Gorkha District. Following the first earthquake on April 25 which killed more than 8,000 people, a second earthquake hit Nepal on May 12. This one with an epicenter 80 kilometers [about 50 miles] east of Kathmandu, in Dolakha district. 

MSF teams are conducting assessments in the affected areas, including Dolakha itself, and have already seen some villages in the Charikot area that were destroyed by this second quake. For more information on MSF in Nepal click here: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/country-region/nepal

Photo by Ikram N'gadi
A Nigerian family who were desperately trying to cross the Meditterranean in an overcrowded, unsafe boat rest just minutes after being rescued by MSF and the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) on the MY Phoenix. Every year, thousands of people fleeing violence, insecurity, and privation at home attempt a treacherous journey via North Africa and across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. And every year, countless lives are lost during the passage. MSF and MOAS launched the search-and-rescue operation onboard the MY Phoenix in early May. They’ve found that the needs are so great, they launched an additional rescue ship last week. Read more: http://bit.ly/1cqi3tr

Photo by Ikram N'gadi
Off the coast of North Africa, migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean on an unsafe, overcrowded boat await transfer to the MY Phoenix - where MSF runs an on-board medical clinic. MSF launched this search-and-rescue mission in partnership with the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) at the start of May. On May 3, the MSF/MOAS team rescued 369 people aboard a fishing boat. The needs are so great MSF and MOAS launched an additional ship last week. Read more: http://bit.ly/1IumyAW

Photo by Corinne Baker

Here a MSF team in Kathmandu prepare medical supplies to be used in a mobile clinic for emergency aid.  
In Nepal MSF’s mobile clinics are essential for reaching isolated areas hit by the earthquake’s destruction. Find out more on what MSF is doing in Nepal here: http://bit.ly/1bamHe5 

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An aerial view of the earthquake’s destruction in Nepal. MSF teams are making assessments on the ground today and working to get access to the remote areas that have not yet seen aid. Read more: http://bit.ly/1bamHe5

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An MSF team conducts an assessment of the needs in an area of Kathmandu, Nepal, today. Find out what MSF is doing in Nepal here: http://bit.ly/1bamHe5

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The conflict in Yemen has intensified since March 19 as armed Houthi forces supported by former president Saleh, and already in control of the North of the country, clashed with a coalition of anti-Houthi forces based mainly in the South. MSF’s emergency surgical unit in the southern city of Aden have received more than 600 patients between March 19 to April 4 and continues to treat wounded people.  For more information on MSF’s activities in Yemen click here: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/country-region/yemen

Photo by Malak Shaher 

“These medical supplies are urgently needed and will allow us to better respond to the needs in different parts of Yemen,” said Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, MSF head of mission in Yemen. “But the supply routes must stay open to allow more aid into the country, and easy access has to be facilitated to bring in more medical supplies and personnel via air and sea.”

Photo by Andrea Bruce

Twin newborns in MSF’s hospital in Khost, Afghanistan. The postnatal period is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies: 75% of all neonatal deaths and more than 35% of maternal deaths occur during the first week after birth. Read stories from the field about the challenges to providing pre and postnatal care in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Photo by Katy Athersuch

October 2014, Foya, Liberia: Kollie James was the 1000th survivor to be discharged from an MSF Ebola management center in West Africa. His father, Alexander, was overjoyed that his son had survived the disease, but sad about all those who had not been so lucky. “This is a great thing,” said Alexander, “but I wonder how many more people we have lost. How many have not survived? Of course, I am so happy to have Kollie still, but it’s hard not to think of all those who are no longer with us.” Read “My Son Is MSF’s 1000th Ebola Survivor”: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/liberia-my-son-msfs-1000th-ebola-survivor The response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began one year ago. Since then, more than 1,300 MSF international staff and 4,000 local staff have cared for nearly 5,000 confirmed Ebola patients. This week we are posting photo stories that encapsulate critical moments of the last 12 months.

Photo by Anna Surinyach

December 2014, Bo, Sierra Leone: Bentu Sandy contracted Ebola and survived. After being discharged from MSF’s center in Bo, she was hired by MSF as a mental health counselor to provide support to patients in the high-risk zone. “I was infected, then I was treated by MSF, so I know exactly how the patients feel,” she says. The response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began one year ago. Since then, more than 1,300 MSF international staff and 4,000 local staff have cared for nearly 5,000 confirmed Ebola patients. This week we are posting photo stories that encapsulate critical moments of the last 12 months. Read more: http://bit.ly/1xrL9T3

Photo by Nicole Tung

“The violence has forced so many people to lead entire lives underground; schools, hospitals, [and] homes are all below ground level. Our home is on the second floor and only last Thursday the building was hit by shelling. Fear is dictating our lives, but while I’m alive I choose to live above ground.” Read more from Doctor E., a surgeon working in northern Homs, Syria: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/syria-endless-night-getting-darker-and-darker

Photo by Phil Moore

A child sits outside an MSF mobile clinic in Katovu, Masisi territory, in the east of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Once a week MSF runs a mobile medical clinic to this isolated community made up of people who were  displaced by conflict in the region. See DRC in 100 images here: https://msf.exposure.co/congo-in-100-images

Photo by Phil Moore   

An MSF mobile medical clinic team makes their way to the village of Lukweti in Masisi territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The road is inaccessible by car so the team must use motor bikes to reach people who otherwise cannot get to the nearest hospital. See DRC in 100 images here: https://msf.exposure.co/congo-in-100-images

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo 

The medical staff saw that Chantal was in danger of uterine rupture, so she was immediately prepared for a Caesarean section. Nurses stood by to assist, and the midwife prepares to receive the baby. See more of these photos, a video, and read first-hand stories from MSF staff about trying to save women with complicated deliveries at Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-1/