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
"HIV positive people were not treated as normal human beings" Thembi Ngcamphalala is an ‘expert client’ for Médecins Sans Frontières in Swaziland’s remote Shiselweni region, sharing her experiences and counselling people who are living with HIV/AIDS. She is a joyful and energetic woman,...	13/08/2012	Swaziland
A beam of hope in Tawila Hospital Médecins Sans Frontières opens newly renovated hospital in North Darfur	08/04/2010	Sudan
Eden loses his leg due to violence in eastern DRC Eden, a nine-year-old boy, was seriously injured in the recent fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group in Goma, eastern Congo. He is one of 60 wounded patients...	03/12/2012	Democratic Republic of Congo
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 Chad, little Fadilla beats three killer diseases Fadilla is tiny, but her cheeks are chubby and her eyes are bright. After a three-hour trip on the back of a motorbike with her grandmother and father, the two-year-old waits with her family under a scrubby tree for the mobile...	12/07/2012	Chad
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