Article Type: Letter from the field

An Open Letter from MSF to the Ministers of Health and International Development of Canada in regard to noma

Posted on by jeremy
Adebowale Murtala, MSF Counsellor Educator and Aliyu, Noma Survivor

  Since 2014, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) has been supporting the Sokoto Noma Hospital, the only hospital in Nigeria – and one of the few in the world -, with a programme of activities for people affected by noma, including noma survivors and their families. Noma is a neglected disease that affects people, especially […]

Read More… from An Open Letter from MSF to the Ministers of Health and International Development of Canada in regard to noma

‘It was the first time I had seen someone in person so viscerally affected by war’: Care amid conflict in Afghanistan

Posted on by jeremy

For almost two decades, active conflict has made life extremely difficult for people in Afghanistan. In addition to those who have been directly impacted by violence, many others can’t even access basic healthcare. Hazards such as landmines, bombs, active fighting and the danger of being caught in crossfire can make simply travelling to or from […]

Read More… from ‘It was the first time I had seen someone in person so viscerally affected by war’: Care amid conflict in Afghanistan

Skip to content