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    Afghanistan: Life after earthquakes in Herat
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan: Life after earthquakes in Herat
    Since Saturday 7 October, Herat Province in western Afghanistan has been hit by three powerful earthquakes as well as innumerable aftershocks of varyi...
    Natural disasters
    From tech start-ups to conflict zones: My journey to becoming an Doctors Without Borders project coordinator
    Afghanistan
    From tech start-ups to conflict zones: My journey to becoming an Doctors Without Borders project coordinator
    Sarah was project coordinator at Doctors Without Borders’s Boost Hospital in the city of Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan. Here she shares her story.
    War and conflict
    Afghanistan earthquake: Doctors Without Borders sends teams to the worst-affected areas
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan earthquake: Doctors Without Borders sends teams to the worst-affected areas
    Following the earthquake that struck Khost and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan on the night of 21 to 22 June, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans...
    Natural disasters
    “We rushed her to the red zone”: Saving a young life in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
    “We rushed her to the red zone”: Saving a young life in Afghanistan
    On a very busy measles ward, a baby struggles to breathe. The team does not have access to a ventilator, but instead use a technique more commonly ass...
    Measles
    Child health
    Khost Maternity Hospital is Open 24/7 – we rest when we have the chance
    Afghanistan
    Khost Maternity Hospital is Open 24/7 – we rest when we have the chance
    Renny Anggia Julianti is an Indonesian Ob-Gynecologist. On her first mission in 2019, she was assigned in Khost maternity hospital, Afghanistan. And s...
    Maternal health
    Child health
    Ode to My Parents
    Afghanistan
    Ode to My Parents
    Wong Poh Fei recounts breaking the news of her recruitment to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for a first assignment in Sierr...
    Maternal health
    Child health
    Breathe: The Story of Saleem
    Afghanistan
    Breathe: The Story of Saleem
    It was an unspoken understanding that a sick newborn’s life is fragile in this country and that the loss of a child is a common occurrence in many wom...
    Maternal health
    Child health
    "You Cannot Change The Circumstances, But You Can Change Yourself"
    Afghanistan
    "You Cannot Change The Circumstances, But You Can Change Yourself"
    At Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Khost Maternity Hospital (also known as the ‘baby factory’), where roughly 50 babies are b...
    Maternal health
    Child health
    Nine months in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
    Nine months in Afghanistan
    When Mamman Mustapha joined the Doctors Without Borders team in Afghanistan, it was for a short assignment in a ‘relatively quiet’ part of the country...
    War and conflict