Treating kala azar in Bangladesh 08 Sep 2010 | Interview
The neglected and deadly disease kala azar - also called visceral leishmaniasis - is currently being reported in 45 districts of Bangladesh. MSF is working in two areas of Mymensingh district, which has 60 percent of the country’s cases. Length: 6:45minutes
A revolutionary new vaccine: winning the battle against meningitis A 07 Sep 2010 | Interview
An interview with MSF medical advisor, Dr. Cathy Hewison about new meningitis vaccine following the breakthrough development of a revolutionary new conjugate vaccine against meningitis A. MSF is preparing to order three million doses of the new vaccine for introduction in Mali and Niger in collaboration with the national and international authorities. Read more...
‘Our Health Clinic is the Closest Place to Go’ – MSF in Imey, Somali Region 27 Aug 2010 | Interview
In August 2009, MSF started working in Imey, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. In this interview, returning field coordinator Christian Sorensen talks about his experience, and explains why it’s important that MSF is working there today. Read more...
Podcast: Malnutrition Crisis in Chad 18 Aug 2010 | Interview
Food insecurity is particularly severe in areas of the Sahel region this year; MSF is conducting emergency nutrition interventions. Length: 8:58
Pakistan: Assisting those displaced by floods borne out of a sense of solidarity 11 Aug 2010 | Interview
Jonathan Whittall, MSF South Africa’s Humanitarian Policy Advisor working in Johannesburg, has departed for Pakistan’s flood stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (previously known as the North West Frontier Province).
MSF Communications Officer Baikong Mamid spoke to Jonathan before he departed for the field...
MSF finds thousands of families trapped by flooding in Baluchistan province, Pakistan 09 Aug 2010 | Interview
Continuous and sometimes heavy rains that fell on Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Baluchistan provinces have significantly impeded on the delivery on humanitarian aid. What this means on a day to day basis for MSF’s effort to reach those affected is being described by James Kambaki, MSF’s project co-ordinator in Baluchistan province. Read more...
Frontline Reports Podcast: Assisting flood victims in Pakistan 09 Aug 2010 | Interview
MSF is responding to the severe flooding that has directly affected an estimated 16 million people in Pakistan. The situation is still unpredictable, as waters recede in some places but spread in others while continuing rainfall brings additional problems to places that were previously unaffected. In this week's Frontline Report Podcast, Melissa Pracht brings us stories about assisting flood victims in Pakistan. Read more...
“Somalia has some of the worst health indicators in the world and tuberculosis is not an exception” 06 Aug 2010 | Interview
Interview with Luis Neira, MSF medical coordinator for Somalia, about the new tuberculosis services the organisation has started providing in two rural areas of Middle Shabelle region, South Central Somalia. Read more...
Pakistan: “We are far from having a complete picture of people’s needs” 05 Aug 2010 | Interview
Dr Awais Yaqub is a Pakistani doctor and an MSF deputy medical coordinator in Pakistan. He is currently working in Charsadda, one of the districts hardest hit by the floods. He describes the situation and the MSF response in Charsadda district, one of the most affected districts.
Podcast: Rehabilitating patients with spinal injuries in Sri Lanka 03 Aug 2010 | Interview
More than a year after the end of the war in Sri Lanka, people who suffered spinal injuries as a result of the conflict are struggling to start life again. We meet some of the patients at MSF’s rehabilitation unit in Pampaimadhu Hospital near Vavuniya. Length: 6:50
