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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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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 prov... more

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 t... more

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.

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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 humanitari... more

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Julia McDonald
Family medicine physician with MSF experience in multiple crises (Ethiopia, DRC, CAR, Nigeria)
Doctors Without Borders / MSF
Episode: Why contraception is essential health care in humanitarian crises
Javed Abdel Munim
Emergency physician and MSF International president
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Episode: Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs
Aqsa Durrani
US-based physician and pediatrician
Doctors Without Borders USA
Episode: A doctor's account from Gaza
Mohammed Fadlalla
Physician with MSF, assigned in Omdurman
MSF
Episode: Sudan: How MSF is responding to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 8 ratings
  • Insightful

    It’s a great podcast to understand the medical and political context that MSF is navigating. Lots of important insights for those interested in international healthcare support.

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Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs
Q: What is MSF doing differently, if anything, in response to this changing humanitarian landscape?
MSF will largely stay the same in process—needs assessments, planning, and budgeting—but the outcomes may change dramatically; we may need to carry more capacity to respond to vaccination gaps, malnutrition spikes, and outbreaks, while prioritizing dignity and equity for the most vulnerable.
Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs
Q: In practical terms, how does a country like Sudan illustrate the broader impact of these funding changes on health services?
Even services that MSF isn't funded to run still feel the ripple effects because other actors pull back, supply chains tighten, and governments struggle to procure vaccines and therapeutic foods, ultimately increasing the burden on the health ecosystem and patients.
Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs
Q: So let's dive right into it, why don't we? These cuts were swift and create a lot of confusion with organizations that receive funding from the US government. What did you witness on the ground in Sudan when the cuts were announced?
The cuts caused immediate fragmentation: some sites lost funding for primary healthcare and midwifery, others faced gaps in vaccination and nutrition programs, and the overall planning and needs assessment had to be redone overnight, disrupting ongoing services.
Sudan: How MSF is responding to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency
Q: What are the ongoing challenges beyond the immediate medical needs?
Beyond treating injuries, the team addresses malnutrition, water and sanitation, and the broader health system collapse, including power cuts and disrupted supply chains, which complicate patient recovery and long-term care.
Sudan: How MSF is responding to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency
Q: How do you handle so many patients coming in at once in a mass casualty event like that?
The team coordinates rapid triage and bedside interventions, with staff from Doctors Without Borders and the Ministry of Health working together across two hospitals to manage rounds, wound care, and mass casualty planning, while maintaining a focus on keeping essential services running despite repeated shelling and power outages.

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