The Humanitarian Lens

In Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, ongoing clashes between armed groups and police have disrupted daily life for many residents, including their access to health care. Health infrastructure and water and sanitation services have also been affected, with dire consequences for community health.  On this episode of The Humanitarian Lens, host Elias Primoff speaks with Tirana Hassan, CEO of Doctors W...

Contraception is often framed as a political issue. In humanitarian settings, it is essential health care.  In this episode of The Humanitarian Lens, host Chigo Ahunanya speaks with Dr. Julia McDonald, a family medicine physician, about how MSF provides contraception care in contexts facing conflict, displacement, and limited access to health services. Drawing on her work with Doctors Without Bord...

On this episode of the Humanitarian Lens podcast, MSF International President Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim speaks with host Chigo Ahunanya about the impact of US policy changes and funding cuts that upended humanitarian aid and global health programs over the past year.    MSF does not accept US government funding, but our teams have witnessed the devastating impacts on the communities we assist: Clinics...

On this episode of the Humanitarian Lens podcast, host Avril Benoît speaks with Dr. Aqsa Durrani , a US-based pediatrician and epidemiologist, whose latest assignment was at an MSF field hospital in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.   Dr. Durrani describes the immense suffering of civilians across the Gaza Strip after more than a year and a half of an all-out war and a brutal siege. Israeli forces a...

What is happening in Sudan? On this first episode of The Humanitarian Lens podcast from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) USA, join host Avril Benoît and MSF doctor Mohammed Fadlalla for a deep dive into the spiraling humanitarian emergency in Sudan. More than two years of war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have left...