Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK and Ireland

🚑In conflict and humanitarian crises, medics need to think fast and act fast. At the MSF Academy for Healthcare, David, a clinical mentor, is helping healthcare workers strengthen their emergency care skills. By practising the ABCDE approach in a safe environment, practitioners can enhance their skills to stabilise patients and save lives. What is the ABCDE approach? 🔗Find out here https://lnkd.in/e2wSA-MN

⭐ Our social media team will be getting some rest over the next week or so and we will have a reduced social media presence. It may take us longer than usual to reply to comments and DMs and remove hate speech across all of our platforms. For any supporter questions, check out the help centre: https://lnkd.in/e5sASu4N. Alternatively, reach out to our contact centre at 📞 020 7404 6600. If your query is not urgent, you can also email our supporter care team 📨 uk.fundraising@london.msf.org. Wishing you a restful holiday period 🙌

Israel has been destroying the conditions of life in Gaza over the past 14 months. Find out more in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/dw2jfe3E

We've witnessed Israel indiscriminately attack civilians, deny lifesaving medical care, and obstruct aid delivery for 14 months. A ceasefire is needed now to save lives and move humanitarian aid into Gaza. More in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/dw2jfe3E

🔴 This morning, amidst intense fighting in Al Mawasi, a densely populated area in southern Gaza, twelve of our team members and their families were surrounded by bombing and heavy shootings in their homes. More than 30 others were trapped in the MSF office. "Tanks were invading the area where we live. It was terrifying. We were lying on the ground in our homes for hours and it seemed like the gun fire was coming directly towards us,” says an MSF staff member trapped in Al Mawasi. While injured people were arriving to the MSF emergency room in the health clinic of Al Mawasi, our teams were forced to close the facility due to insecurity, leaving people without lifesaving care. MSF is deeply concerned for the safety of our staff and patients in Gaza and calls all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and all aid workers, and to establish an immediate and permanent ceasefire across the Strip. #CeasefireNOW

🔴 Karin Huster, MSF nurse, has spent a total of five months in Gaza since October 2023. Here, she shares a powerful testimony from her experience working to save lives in the middle of a humanitarian catastrophe. Watch the full video 👇 https://lnkd.in/eRY43AUt ⚠️ Video contains images and discussions which may be upsetting.

"I don't think I have enough words to describe the cruelty that is happening." Karin Huster, MSF nurse, has been to Gaza three times since the beginning of the war. In total, she has spent five months working inside the Strip 👇

🚨 We are closely monitoring the situation in Mayotte, a French archipelago between Madagascar and Mozambique, following the passage of cyclone Chido on 14 December. Initial reports indicate a very serious situation on the island, with water and electricity supplies cut off, roads severely damaged, communication difficulties and a serious human toll, the true extent of which remains unknown at this stage. We are particularly worried about the people living in the shantytowns, which have been completely destroyed. The living conditions of these people were already extremely precarious before the cyclone hit. We are currently gathering information and setting up a team to visit the island as soon as the situation allows, to assess the needs.

We are pleased to announce a new Diploma of Global Health working with the Royal College of Physicians. Doctors worldwide are welcome and encouraged to apply, showcasing their expertise in this vital field of medicine. Register interest here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eFRNazQY

“It’s incredible to see donations reach £500,000 so quickly. Your support means so much to us, and more importantly, it means hope and life-saving care to the people who need it the most, ” says Dr Natalie Roberts, Executive Director, MSF UK. https://lnkd.in/e6WBu_Vq