I vostri messaggi consegnati al popolo dell’est del Congo
Il 24 Novembre 2009, MSF lancio’ l’ultima puntata del progetto Condizione: Critica. Avete ascoltato alle storie di Francoise, Mishoko, Bahati, e di bambini rapiti durante il conflitto. Da allora, quasi duemila di voi avete lasciato messaggi di sostegno per il popolo...30 marzo 2010 | Tags: messages, Video
Dossier ferite
Un anno fa, MSF ha lanciato Condizione critica per aiutare le popolazioni del Congo orientale a raccontare le loro storie di sopravvivenza nel bel mezzo di un violento conflitto che continua da più di un decennio. Nell’ultimo anno, Condizione critica ha...24 novembre 2009 | Tags: Storie, Video, Guerra
“I try not to think about it all anymore”
Story of Pierrette*, 15 years old Pierrette does not know her exact age, but she shyly suggests “around 15”. She was kidnapped by armed men, and held captive for two months. She became what is known as a “forced wife,”...14 ottobre 2009 | Tags: Medica, Violenza, Ferite
Inside North Kivu: photo gallery
Since late January 2009, when the Congolese army launched an offensive against the FDLR (Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda), the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has moved towards the north and west of North Kivu province. As...25 settembre 2009 | Tags: Sfollati, Cliniche mobili, Guerra
Tales of the Unexpected
Pav graduated in Medicine at the University of Nottingham, she specialised in Adult Internal Medicine and General Practice in London. She is currently working at Mweso Hospital in North Kivu, Democratric Republic of Congo where she is responsible for the...16 settembre 2009 | Tags: Campi, Ospedale, Mweso
“My world has become very small”
Medical and psychological help for victims of sexual violence : testimonies from medical staff and patients. By Emma Zoratti, former medical coordinator for MSF in Masisi, North Kivu. Masisi, North Kivu. MSF has been treating victims of sexual violence here since February...7 settembre 2009 | Tags: Masisi, Violenza sessuale, Violenza, Guerra
Video pre-selected for ‘Best web documentary award’ at Festival of Perpignan ‘Visa pour l’image’
A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) multimedia documentary was pre-selected for ‘Best web documentary award’ at Perpignan’s international photojournalism festival, “Visa pour l’image” - 2009. The documentary “Voices from the war in Eastern Congo” launched Condition: Critical, MSF’s year-long campaign designed to...2 settembre 2009 | Tags: Sfollati, Video, Guerra
Slideshow: Rifugiati congolesi in Sud Sudan
In Sud Sudan, al confine congolese, Medici Senza frontiere (MSF) assiste decine di migliaia di rifugiati congolesi e sfollati in fuga dai violenti attacchi sferrati dai ribelli ugandesi dell’LRA. Il fotografo Brendan Bannon riflette sulla sua visita nella zona. ...18 agosto 2009 | Tags: Gruppi armati, Sfollati, Foto, Video, Violenza
RDC – distribuzione di aiuti nel Nord Kivu
Un logista di MSF descrive quali sono le sfide da affrontare nel distribuire gli aiuti nel Nord Kivu, Repubblica Democratica del Congo. I generi di prima necessità includono pentole, vestiti, utensili, recipienti per l’acqua. Inoltre, MSF impiega cliniche mobili...12 agosto 2009 | Tags: Sfollati, Logistica, Video, Guerra
“Ho perso una gamba. E’ come aver perso la mia vita”
Louis* è un giovane adolescente preso in cura dall’equipe medica di MSF (Medici Senza Frontiere) nell’ospedale di Rutshuru. E’ un ex bambino-soldato, arruolato da uno dei gruppi armati durante la guerra nelle Province del Nord e del sud Kivu e...4 agosto 2009 | Tags: Gruppi armati, Chirurgia, Guerra
Slideshow: “We run away to escape our own fear”
This woman had to flee her village, in the middle the night, in the heart of an attack. She ran away with her two children and her sister. At the time MSF medical teams met her, she still had no...27 luglio 2009 | Tags: Sfollati, Family, Violenza
“SOPRAVVIVERE”, “ESPRIMERE”, “LOTTARE”: trittico dedicato ai giovani
...10 luglio 2009 | Tags: Gruppi armati, Guerra, Youth
People from North Kivu flee again to escape violence
People in the northern region of North Kivu province have been fleeing violence since late January, when an offensive against rebel FDLR forces was launched. MSF is providing medical care in several of the regions’ towns and villages, where the...11 maggio 2009 | Tags: Sfollati, Violenza, Guerra
“The woman can do anything!”: listen to this song
Listen to Charlotte Pasapas who sings “The woman is capable”. “The woman is capable” is the cheerful theme song for a group of volunteers in Doruma, in the Haut-Uélé region of DRC. They are a volunteer group supporting women and girls...16 aprile 2009 | Tags: Uélé, Violenza
“Here we talk about everything - good and bad!”
Luanda Wema is 35 years old and pregnant for the eighth time. During the delivery, she’ll undergo sterilisation. She’s waiting to give birth at the ‘Welcome village’ set up by MSF for pregnant women in Masisi hospital, a hospital situated...21 marzo 2009 | Tags: Bambini, Family, Ospedale
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Messaggio di supporto per le popolazioni del Congo orientale
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Mission to Mwenga: Day 7
On the long return journey today, we had a reality check on how aid agencies are seen from the outside. As we waited at one of the numerous roadblocks, a woman approached us and said she needed to be transported immediately to hospital, as she had been raped the...
3 dicembre 2009
Tags: Kivu
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Congolese luck
I spoke to the London office yesterday and they told me this website is winding up, that if I wanted to post anything more I should do it now. My time here too is winding up; having been here seven months, I’ve got just a couple more to go, so...
24 novembre 2009
Tags: Ospedale, Masisi, Chirurgia, Violenza
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The Girls and Boys
I did a paediatric malnutrition ward round today. It breaks me sometimes to see these children. I know that it’s not right to, but I find myself comparing their weights with babies of friends and family back home and the difference makes me gasp. Oedematous, horrific scalded-skin or burn-like lesions,...
22 novembre 2009
Tags: Bambini, Mweso