Operational challenges

from the perspective of those implementing humanitarian assistance

Displacement and humanitarian response in Ethiopia: challenges and dilemmas in complex crises

June 2019

Since the end of 2017 the number of people internally displaced by violence in Ethiopia has risen significantly. As a result, the humanitarian community — including MSF — has suddenly found itself needing to adapt and scale up its response to meet the acute needs in conflict-driven crises. 

Reports
Operational challenges

No eyes on the ground

MSF’s dilemmas of using third party medical data and patient testimonies

By Philippe Latour and Jean-Marc Jacobs

May 2017

In its 45 years history, Médecins Sans Frontières has used its presence in the field and its proximity to patients to bear witness and bring the plight of populations affected by disease, natural disasters and conflicts to the world’s attention.

Articles
Humanitarian practice

Aleppo: Medical Aid Besieged From Medical Care under Fire to the Near Impossibility of Humanitarian Action

MSF’s Account of 2 Years in Aleppo

March 2015

The report analyses the themes of violence against the medical mission in Aleppo and the surrounding rural area since the beginning of MSF’s intervention in 2012. MSF’s account of two years in Aleppo is one of immense complexity and adaptation to a highly volatile and constantly changing security context.

Reports
Attacks against medical mission

Round table 'Changes in Humanitarian Medical Practice in Highly Insecure Settings'

Livestreamed public event

Thursday, October, the 27th. 19:00 – 21:35 hs. (UTC+2). New York 13:00 p.m. / London 18:00 p.m / Sana´a 20:00 p.m. / Amman 20:00 p.m

La Casa Encendida Auditorium, Madrid

Events
Attacks against medical mission

Changes in medical practice in Syria

Dilemmas and adaptations under the threat of attack

October 2016

This seeks to document how the looming threat of violence –intentional or indiscriminate– against medical facilities, vehicles, staff and patients affects the medical care that can still be provided under these circumstances. Specifically, this report aims to document the adaptations forced by the threat of attacks on medical facilities in Syria, focusing on both the direct medical adaptations as well as the operational ones.

Reports
Attacks against medical mission