Doctors of the World's Frontline Diaries

Dr Paquita de Zulueta fights for those on the margins of society

2011-10-21T08:56:00.000-07:00

Dr Paquita de Zulueta Paquita de Zulueta has been volunteering at Project:London as a doctor for over two years. She’s helped many vulnerable people who are unable to register with a GP. When she’s not volunteering she works as a locum doctor. She has been a GP for 26 years. Paquita is passionate about Project: London and supports Doctors of the World UK’s work in this area. Paquita

Joanna Kotcher Medical Evaluator in Dolo, Ethiopia

2011-08-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Joanna returned to work with Doctors of the World (DOW) in August 2011 as a medical evaluator in Dolo area of Ethiopia. It is located on the border of Somalia. Joanna was sent in response to the famine crisis to create a needs assessment plan in order to tackle this problem in the future. “There are 4 camps in the Dolo area, including a transit (border) camp. When we first arrived

Somalia: The Humanitarian trap

2011-08-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

Pierre Salignon Pierre Salignon, Director General of Doctors of the World France writes about the complex situation facing aid agencies who respond to crises such as the famine that is facing Somalia. He highlights the difficulties of humanitarian relief in Somalia, particularly for workers on the ground that get caught up in politics, looters and the difficulty experienced in accessing

Listen to Professor Chris Bulstrode and Dr Oda Mukkuaka discussing Haiti on BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio 4

2011-07-26T06:35:00.000-07:00

Doctors of the World's Professor Chris Bulstrode, and Haitian surgeon Dr Oda Mukkuaka worked alongside each other in Haiti after the devastating earthquake that struck in January 2011. Doctors of the World invited the surgeon over to the UK to help train him in surgical techniques, so that he in turn can help his colleagues back home. The two explain their work with Doctors of the

Surgeon Chris Bulstrode on his work with Doctors of the World

2011-02-21T03:10:00.000-08:00

Listen to surgeon, Professor Chris Bulstrode, as he talks to BBC Radio Oxford's Malcolm Boyden about his work with us in Haiti and his forthcoming project in Bangladesh. http://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/resources/surgeonchrisbulstrodeonhisworkwithdowuk.asp

Access to Primary Health Care for migrants is a right worth defending by Wayne Farah

2011-02-02T03:57:00.000-08:00

As the NHS faces up to the realities of the Government cuts, calls to restrict further migrants’ access to free NHS services, are growing. This is not something new, but the evidence suggests that excluding migrants would actually increase costs, leave all of us at greater risk of ill health, and undermine the integrity of the NHS. Wayne Farah Wayne Farah is one of Doctors of the

Haiti: 1 Year After the Earthquake

2011-01-12T04:41:00.000-08:00

5th January 2011 To pull through this emergency, keep the promises made to the Haitians. Since the earthquake on 12th January 2010, Haitians have been surviving essentially thanks to the mobilisation of international assistance. On the ground, conditions for survival remain extremely precarious and the UN & member states are far from meeting their commitments. Reconstruction work is

Jo, Myanmar (Burma) - Grabbing a lift by boat - a touching and lasting memory

2010-10-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

Our taxi to the village So at the end of this week I will be leaving. Myanmar is a beautiful country and when I get onto that plane on Saturday evening I will be taking some wonderful memories home with me. Here is just one of them... We have travelled to most of the villages by boat along the branches of the Ayarawady, but the final village in the pilot programme was only accessible by car

Jo, Myanmar (Burma) - Developing a new Health Education model in rural Myanmar (Burma)

2010-10-22T09:04:00.000-07:00