Through My Eyes
When I begin each day I feel like I know what to expect. I have been in and out of West Africa since June and watched this sad story developing both as a direct witness on the inside and as an observer...
View ArticleEbola: highs and lows
It is moments like this that I fear most. A woman with Ebola is wandering around naked and screaming. A confused and potentially aggressive patient with a highly infectious and deadly disease – and all...
View ArticleLight in the Dark
Whether they are coming head first or breech, the midwives will encourage and motivate until the little thing is screaming its lungs out.Read more
View ArticleResponsibility
Just as I made my incision the power went, but there was no time to stop. “Torch” we shouted in unison and continued by the single beam till power was resumed.Read more
View ArticleAgainst the Odds
Update 24 August 2015: Sharing this post on Facebook sparked a lot of healthy discussion about what was the best treatment route in this case. Following that I've added some more details to this post...
View ArticleBending the Rules
With the strong contractions, long labour and force of her pushing she could easily rupture her uterus (I was surprised she had not already). I shouted for help. "Get theatres ready and call the...
View ArticleTeam Bangassou
Women often arrive to the department in all sorts of ways. Some walk in, get on the bed and just have a baby. Other’s are transferred from community health centres with complications, and some come...
View ArticleBefore the Beginning
We are here looking at ways to improve maternity services, but we are also reaching beyond the hospital gates to try and better understand the full picture of what it means to be a pregnant woman in...
View ArticleOne foot in
The maternal child health project, where MSF will be supporting a district in Sierra Leone, has not begun yet. We are due to commence activities later in January. Currently we are preparing; but as a...
View ArticleF**k you, Ebola
Months of talking, over a year of reflecting, and finally on Wednesday 6 January we entered officially into Magburaka Government Hospital working alongside the Ministry of Health, immediately boosting...
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