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Condition: Critical is an online multimedia project by MSF, giving a voice to those affected by the war in Congo (DRC)

Neema Baeni: “I have always gone to school, except when there was fighting”

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Date: 02/07/2009

Neema Baeni, 14 years old, Kibaramgiriro, territory of Masisi, North Kivu ”I have always lived in “Kiba”, that’s what we call my village even though its full name is Kibaramgiriro. But that’s too long to say! It is a small village in Masisi territory, a two hour walk from the centre of Masisi. You have to [...]

Chris Houston, Scot, logistician, karaoke singer

Photo by Chris Houston

Shopping in PNG

From a blog by: Chris Houston

Date: 30/06/2009

Shopping in PNG is always an adventure. I try to encourage the other expats to go shopping for themselves so they can understand the difficulties that the buyers face. When I first arrived, I suspected that our buyers were taking breaks when shopping because it took them so long. Then I saw [...]

“I’d like to become a nurse”

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Date: 24/06/2009

Teenagers speak out on Condition: Critical. They talk about their daily life, school, friends, plans and, as always, about the shadow of war and the fighting that makes the life they dream of impossible. Carine, 14 years old ”I live in the centre of Masisi town, near the hospital where MSF works. I go to primary school and [...]

Photo by Chris Houston

Did you have a nice day at work today?

From a blog by: Chris Houston

Date: 19/06/2009

We had to buy colostomy bags - the hospital emergency department performed a temporary lower bowel bypass on a client of ours, but it doesn’t stock colostomy bags. I asked why and I soon wished I hadn’t; she had been raped so violently that her excreta had been leaking into her vagina. It makes me [...]

Eastern Congo: for the people living there, the war is far from over

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Date: 19/06/2009

Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has faded from the front pages of newspapers, but for the people who live there, the war is far from over. Hundreds of thousands of people in both North and South Kivu provinces are continuously being harassed and have fled once again. High insecurity and deplorable road conditions make it [...]

Grant is a logistician in Shamwana, Congo (DRC)

Thanks

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

Date: 15/06/2009

As a first foray into the world of blogging, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been following my stories and especially to those who have taken the time to respond. I have thoroughly enjoyed the process and am constantly surprised to find that people actually care about what I’m [...]

Thanks

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

Date: 12/06/2009

As a first foray into the world of blogging, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been following my stories and especially to those who have taken the time to respond. I have thoroughly enjoyed the process and am constantly surprised to find that people actually care about what I’m [...]

Time Flies

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

Date: 11/06/2009

Time really does fly…certainly when you are having fun but also when you are working 12 hour days, 6-7 days a week! I landed in the Congo on December 8 and after an incredible 6 months, my second mission with MSF is drawing to a close. I first fly to Amsterdam for debriefings [...]

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Neema Baeni: “I have always gone to school, except when there was fighting”

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Shopping in PNG

From a blog by: Chris Houston

“I’d like to become a nurse”

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Did you have a nice day at work today?

From a blog by: Chris Houston

Eastern Congo: for the people living there, the war is far from over

From a blog by: Condition: Critical

Thanks

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

Thanks

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

Time Flies

From a blog by: Grant Assenheimer, MSF Logistician

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