Camels and codeine – wilderness medicine
I have always had a passion for the wilderness and high places. My first expedition was after leaving school when…
Unsung Heroes
Treating people at sea
Sarah is a doctor working on the MV Aquarius, a search and rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea. She shares…
Is there wine in the Congo?
Sarah is about to start her first assignment for MSF, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She blogs about why…
To Repel is to Protect
Four years ago working in Timor Leste, I experienced the devastating effects of dengue fever and malaria on families in…
Greater transparency for global health
As the G20 summit draws to an end, we hope that global leaders will push ahead with confronting the problems…
Better surgery for landmine victims
Landmines are a deadly legacy of many past and present conflicts and still kill around 15-20,000 people around the world every…
A checklist for life
'When it comes to safety for patients in the operating theatre, it’s not always the ‘big spends’ that make the…
A Kalashnikov crisis in Yemen
I have just returned from my first mission with Medicins Sans Frontieres in the Yemen and I can definitely say it…
The shaming of Dr Issam Abuanza
Looking at the grainy image of an NHS doctor in his blues pointing to the sky in the Isis salute…
Heals on wheels
Aaminah Verity is a volunteer doctor who works with the international healthcare charity, Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde).…