Patients' stories

Topic	Date	Location
"Eight months ago, I fell sick..." Omar is 39 years old. Suffering from multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis, he has been under the Médecins Sans Frontières team at Zougdidi since last July. Two months after starting his treatment, he was able to leave hospital to...	18/03/2008	Georgia
A beam of hope in Tawila Hospital Médecins Sans Frontières opens newly renovated hospital in North Darfur	08/04/2010	Sudan
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
Gaining acceptance for mental healthcare in Darfur Musa was chained naked to a tree stump for five years as an act of love. In Darfur, Sudan, as in many regions of the world where treatment for psychiatric illness is seldom understood, nor available, protecting a man from...	21/07/2008	Sudan
Gaza - Médecins Sans Frontières patients tell their stories Nour, Naël and Naima suffer from painful, disabling wounds and were not properly treated. They have entered the Médecins Sans Frontières post-operative care programs.	13/03/2008	Palestinian Territories
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
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
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
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
Listening to HIV positive children in Zimbabwe Médecins Sans Frontières helps care for over 7,000 HIV positive kids in Zimbabwe. Over 60% of those are already on ARV treatment.	28/10/2008	Zimbabwe