Doctors Without Borders / MSF USA

The Humanitarian Lens

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The Humanitarian Lens is a podcast produced by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) USA. Each episode explores humanitarian crises through the first-hand experience of our staff caring for people affected by conflict, epidemics, natural and human-made disasters, and other emergencies in more than 70 countries around the world.

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What it takes to provide medical care in Haiti 24.06.2026 25:26

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...

Why contraception is essential health care in humanitarian crises 23.04.2026 22:58

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...

Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs 10.02.2026 29:57

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...

A doctor's account from Gaza 10.07.2025 23:47

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...

Sudan: How MSF is responding to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency 24.06.2025 23:04

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...