Patients' stories

Topic	Date	Location
India: A young patient's story Fiona Fisher, a medical doctor working for Médecins Sans Frontières in Manipur, India tells Vanlalsiam's story	21/04/2010	India
Treating floods displaced communities in Southern Sindh Mohammed Khan* was spending the summer holiday, waiting to join the 10th grade when the floods came and submerged his hometown of Khaipur and many other parts of Pakistan. The torrential rains and massive water flows washed away...	06/10/2010	Pakistan
‘Caught in conflict’: For this family a hospital room is the only safe place to be Most of the patients crowding Boost hospital’s inpatient department have been affected by the ongoing war in Helmand in one way or another. In one room, grandmother Reda* sits cross legged on the floor, surrounded by six of her...	02/12/2010	Afghanistan
In Hargeisa’s Shadaha camp, life flourishes amidst hardship “Having a baby is a joy. Having three is a triple blessing,” says Fardows Abu-Bakr, 34, who recently gave birth to healthy triplets in Hargeisa, Somaliland. She gazes at Sudais, Su’ad and Sadiyo with love, pride and...	10/12/2010
Kala Azar Patient Testimony - Malakal Hospital, southern Sudan My name is Thinjin Wal and I have four children. Three of my boys are here at the Malakal Hospital and have all been receiving treatment for kala azar.	17/12/2010	Sudan
Mothers’ health matters: Southern Sudan Hundreds of fat cows with beautiful harp-shaped horns graze on either side of the unpaved and dusty road of Gograil West County. Each cow is someone's prized possession, but although the animals are well cared for, the health of...	24/01/2011	Sudan
Martha’s New Leg Thanks to four large screws, road crash victim Martha Fulagbe (4) from DR Congo is guaranteed an active future.	25/05/2011	Democratic Republic of Congo
Ivory Coast: Voices after the violence Ordinary people – the grandparents, children, fathers and sisters of the country – suffered in the ferocious violence that swept Ivory Coast after a brutally contested election.	10/06/2011	Ivory Coast, Liberia
Voices from Dadaab We gathered the stories of recent refugees to arrive at Dadaab refugee camps from Somalia.	15/06/2011	Kenya, Somalia
From Libya to Agadez: the difficult return Habiba Ismael has dark rings under her eyes and looks tired. She has agreed to open the door of her house in the neighbourhood of Dagamanete in Agadez, Niger, to tell Médecins Sans Frontières the story of her journey from Libya....	24/08/2011	Niger, Libya