MSF Media Coverage


Here is a snapshot of  coverage of MSF's work in the Irish media,
featuring interviews with MSF aid workers bearing witness to the
realities of the lives of our patients in projects across the world.   
       
01 Apr 10   Earthquakes: the mental health aftermath  
    Scope Magazine  
    MSF is providing mental health support to those
affected by the Haitian Earthquake. As many as
one in five Haiti earthquake victims have suffered
truama so great they won't be able to cope without
professional help.		  
       
10 Feb10   Star Jolie brings smile to the face of quake
survivor		  
    Belfast Telegraph  
    Angelina Jolie talks to a 1 year old earthquake
survivor in a MSF hospital in Port-au-Prince		  
       
29 Jan 10   Helping bring care to the world's crisis zones  
    Irish Examiner  
    The Director of MSF Ireland, Dr. Simon Collins, talks about
the problems facing Haiti and how people can get involved
with MSF.		  
       
23 Jan 10   Life in the city of the dead  
    Irish Times  
    'Aid is getting through and some aspects of normal life
are returning, but this is a drop in the sea of Haiti's misery'		  
       
20 Jan 10   Just this once, the stricken capital's biggest slum
was comparatively lucky  		 
    Irish Times  
    Lara Marlowe reports on the conditions in Cite Soleil,
Port-au-Prince's biggest slum.		  
       
21 Jan 10   Coordination most valuable resource as aid
pours in 		 
    Irish Times  
    A discussion of lessons learnt by aid agencies after
the Asian tsunami in 2004. 		  
       
21 Jan 10   The Haitian slum where cakes made from clay
are staple diet 		 
    Belfast Telegraph  
    In the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil cakes made from
clay are being consumed by residents. MSF is
working to provide medical care in Cite Soleil
following the 12 January earthquake. 		  
       
18 Jan 10   Haiti victims treated at hospital funded by aid  
    The Sun  
    MSF was able to help so many people in Haiti due to
the generous public support that it recieved.		  
       
16 Jan 10   Bottlenecks delay landing of aircrafts with supplies  
    Irish Times  
    Thousands of injured and homeless Haitians are still
awaiting assistance due to bottlenecks at the airport.		  
       
15 Jan 10   At every turn a nightmarish scene in a city
become a tomb 		 
    Irish Times  
    Patients with severe traumas pour into MSF's
temporary structures in Port-au-Prince.		  
       
15 Jan 10   Woman carried to safety to give birth  
    Irish Times  
    Stories of lives shattered by the earthquake continue
to pour out of Haiti - alongside tales of remarkable
survival.		  
       
15 Jan 10   Aid agencies ask public for donations  
    Irish Times  
    In the direct aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti on
12 th January Irish aid agencies appealed to the
public for donations to help the thousands of
injured and homeless.		  
       
04 Jan 10   Dubliner leads life-saving relief campaign
in Sudan		  
    Evening Herald  
    Ross Duffy, of Dun Laoghaire, is heading up an
operation of over 1200 MSF staff in Southern Sudan.		  
       
27 Dec09   'I can still hear the sound of the screaming'  
    Sunday Times Ireland  
    'Children of Iraq' Christmas Appeal. This is the story
of Mohammed who was blown up while playing
with friends 5 years ago.		  
       
17 Dec09   Man on a Mission  
    Irish Daily Mirror  
    Dun Laoghaire local Ross Duffy is currently Head of
Mission for MSF's projects in South Sudan.		  
       
13 Dec09   Miracle Ali  
    Sunday Times  
    "Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal. The story of Ali
Zeidan, who has lived in pain for many years and is
now undergoing further treatment.		  
       
06 Dec09   Please fix my hands, I want to go to school  
    Sunday Times  
    Lack of treatment further disfigured the hands of
Khudur Salih, who was injured by a bomb in Basra.
"Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal will provide care
for such children.		  
       
29 Nov09   Christmas Appeal  
    Sunday Times  
    "Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal. Donation coupon  
       
29 Nov09   Please Help  
    Sunday Times  
    "Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal. More patients' stories  
       
22 Nov09   Step to a Brighter Future  
    Sunday Times  
    "Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal. Patients' stories  
       
22 Nov09   Dig Deep to help children  
    Sunday Times  
    "Children of Iraq" Christmas appeal  
       
     
       
       
       
27 Oct 09   Shelter from the Storm  
    Clare People  
    Andrew Hamilton talks to north Clare doctor Fergus Glynn
about his reason for going on an MSF mission in Niger.		  
       
27 Oct 09   A life less ordinary  
    Irish Medical News  
    An article about Ballincollig native Dr. Mary O'Brien
who has flown to Ethiopia with MSF to help save lives
by the little-known disease Kala-Azar		  
       
23 Oct 09   Cork doctor takes on killer disease in Ethiopia  
    Cork News  
    An article about Ballincollig native Dr. Mary O'Brien
who has flown to Ethiopia with MSF to help save lives
by the little-known disease Kala-Azar		  
       
16 Oct 09   Kidnap man forced to kill own brother  
    Metro  
    MSF speaking about LRA violent attacks in Congo
presents a video of victims' testimony at a news conference
in South Africa.		  
       
14 Oct 09   In Sudan with Nobel peace-prize winning agency  
    Kerryman (South)  
    An article about Killorglin girl Sarah Tyther's work experience
with MSF.		  
       
12 Oct 09   MSF assists with Indonesia quake  
    Irish Medical News  
    MSF staff working in Indonesia to assist victims of the
Indonesian earthquake.		  
       
8 Aug 09   Bomb attack targeting Shia kills at least 37 in Iraq  
    Irish Times - Mark Tran  
    Mark Tran talks to Gustavo Fernandez, Head of mission
of MSF in Iraq, after a bomb attack in a mosque
in the northern Iraq.		  
       
27 Jul 09   Disruptions in HIV drug supplies and funding
endangering African patients lives		  
    Irish Medical News  
    MSF speaking at the 5th International Aids Society Conference
in Cape Town, South Africa expresses concern about
lack of supply in HIV drugs and founding.		  
       
22 Jul 09   Deirdre's Eye Opening Trip  
    Wexford People  
    An article about Deirdre Mangaoang's work experience
with MSF. Deirdre, 30 years old, was fashinated from what
she saw in Yangon, Myanma's capital, after the devastation
wreaked by Cyclone Nargis.		  
       
13 Jul 09   Medics flee Somalia as fighting escalates  
    Irish Medical News  
    MSF staff working in north Mogadishu forced to flee
because of renewed fighting		  
       
11 Jul 09   I'm getting married soon but I intend returning to Africa  
    Irish Independent - John Meagher  
    John Meagher talks to the Irish aid workers who put
their lives on the line.		  
       
22 Jun 09   Lord of the Dance  
    Belfast Telegraph-Jane Hardy  
    Jane Hardy talks to Philip Johnston, 'Dance for Darfur'
fundraiser, as he visits Belfast on his tour through Ireland.
He is fundraising for MSF's work in Darfur.		  
       
21 Jun 09   Newcomer recognises no frontiers  
    Sunday Business Post-Susan Mitchell  
    Susan Mitchell talks to Ross Duffy (Head of Office) about how
MSF and the charity market as a whole are faring through the
recession		  
       
     
       
       
       
11 Jun 09    Derg surgery 'Marathon runners' help charity  
    Tyrone Constitution  
     This article describes how eleven members of Castlederg
Group Surgery ran the Belfast City Marathon in aid of
MSF and NSPCC.		  
       
2 Jun 09   Chagas Disease Neglected- MSF  
    Irish Medical News  
    MSF urges affected countries to scale up diagnosis and treatment
on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Chagas disease.		  
       
25 May 09   MSF Scientific Day Conference  
    Irish Medical News  
    This event listing promotes the MSF UK Annual Scientific
Day Conference, which will include discussions on neglected
diseases, chronic diseases and challenges in humanitarian
programming.		  
       
18 May 09   Worsening Situation in Sri Lanka  
    RTE 1-Drivetime  
    Drivetime talks to MSF Operational Adviser Helen O'Neill
about the civilian population in Sri Lanka's Vanni region,
and the dangers they face.		  
       
18 May 09   A well-written doctor's story from the frontline of
suffering in war-torn Sudan		  
    Irish Times-Padráig Carmody  
    Padráig Carmody reviews "Six Months in Sudan: AYoung
Doctor in a War-torn village", by James Maskalyk, an MSF
volunteer, who recalls his mission in Sudan in 2007.		  
       
11 May 09   A Silent Epidemic  
    Irish Times-Letters to the Editor-Marc DuBois (Director)  
    Marc DuBois, Director of MSF Ireland, calls attention to the
meningitis epidemic in West and Central Africa, that has
claimed upwards of 2,000 lives.		  
       
8 May 09   Tramore nurse saving lives in Colombia  
    Munster Express  
    An article about Ruth Spelman, from Tramore,
Co Waterford, who is currently working with MSF in Colombia.		  
       
3 May 09   Victims of MDR-TB neglected by govts-MSF  
    Irish Medical News  
    MSF condemns certain governments for not moving swiftly
enough against MDR-TB in their countries, and calls on them
to commit to treating more people who have this disease.		  
       
26 Apr 09   Thousands flee as Tamil Tigers fight on  
    Sunday Times-Nicola Smith  
    Nicola Smith talks to Paul McMasters, an MSF surgeon, who
describes the war wounded coming into Vavuniya Hospital,
Sri Lanka.		  
       
26 Apr 09   First-hand experience of the terrors of Darfur  
    Sunday Business Post-Peter Geoghegan  
    Peter Geoghegan reviews "Six Months in Sudan: AYoung
Doctor in a War-torn village", by James Maskalyk, an MSF
volunteer, who recounts his mission in Sudan in 2007.		  
       
22 Apr 09   New Ross girl on mission to Myanmar  
    New Ross Echo-Brendan Keane  
    Brendan Keane writes about Deirdre Mangaoang, born and raised
in New Ross, previously Human Resources officer for MSF Ireland,
who is going on a mission to Myanmar.		  
       
13 Apr 09    Surgery and sanctuary for those wounded in Iraq's war  
    Irish Times-Michael Jansen  
    Michael Jansen visits the Jordanian Red Crescent Hospital in
Amman, where refugees are treated.		  
       
11 Apr 09   Irish youth can make a difference  
    Irish Examiner- Letters Page- By Ross Duffy (Head of Office)  
    Ross Duffy echoes President Obama in calling for Irish youth to
become engaged, and to speak out against injustice.		  
     
18 Mar 09   MSF Ireland chief warns of grim times ahead for Darfur
    Metro Eireann-Catherine Reilly
    Catherine Reilly talks to Ross Duffy (Head of Office) about the
expulsion of MSF and a number of other NGOs from Darfur,
and what this will mean for the people living there.
     
17 Mar 09   'I went from working in a hospital ward in Galway to
working with the victims of sexual violence in Colombia'
    Women's Way- By Angharad Williams
    Angharad Williams writes about Ruth Spelman, from Tramore,
Co Waterford, who is currently working with MSF in Colombia.
     
13 Mar 09   Abduction of MSF staff in Darfur
    RTE1- Morning Ireland
    Interview with Ross Duffy (Head of  Office) regarding the
abduction of MSF staff in Darfur.
     
8 Mar 09    Dublin MEPs give their backing to anti-FGM campaign
     Sunday Business Post- By Susan Mitchell
    Médecins Sans Frontières releases a report on sexual violence
in countries such as Congo (DRC), Burundi, Columbia, South
Africa and Sudan to coincide with International Women's Day.
     
8 Mar 09   MSF's expulsion from Darfur
    Newstalk- Wide Angle
    Arjan Hehenkemp, Director of Operations, talks about MSF's
expulsion from Darfur.
     
7 Mar 09   MSF's expulsion from Darfur
    Newstalk- Saturday Edition
    Interview with Vanessa Van Schoor, Operational Manager,
about MSF's recent expulsion from Darfur.
     
5 Mar 09   The 'Shattered Lives' of sexual violence
    RTE.ie
    Shattered Lives: Documentary, report and testimonies
released by MSF to coincide with International Women's Day
to honour the estimated one in four women who experience
sexual violence.
     
5 Mar 09   MSF expelled from Darfur
    RTE- Morning Ireland
    Ross Duffy (Head of Office) speaks about MSF's expulsion from
Darfur.
     
25 Feb 09   Kimmage doctor pleads for international volunteers
    Southside People- By Niall Bourke
    A Kimmage based doctor, Maria Dominguez, joins forces with
MSF in making an urgent plea for Dublin doctors, nurses,
logisticians, and accountants to follow in her footsteps.
     
23 Feb 09   Cholera continuing to rage in Zimbabwe
    Irish Medical News
    MSF warns of appalling suffering as Zimbabwe's cholera crisis
continues to rapidly deteriorate.
     
17 Feb 09   Beyond Cholera: Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Crisis
    RTE1- Drivetime
    Interview with Manuel Lopez, Head of Mission in Zimbabwe,
about the current situation in Zimbabwe.
     
7 Feb 09   UN Peacekeepers not protecting the population of Haut Uélé
    Newstalk- Saturday Edition
    Ross Duffy (Head of Office) talks about the failure of UN peacekeepers
to protect the population of Haut Uélé, DR Congo.
     
4 Feb 09   Bars to medical aid
    The Irish Times- Letter to the Editor- By Ross Duffy (Head of Office)
    Ross Duffy highlights that MSF has been blocked from the Vanni
region in Sri Lanka and cannot gain access to the estimated 250,000
civilians trapped there by heavy fighting.
     
19 Jan 09   Humanitarian law ignored by cynical Israel
    The Irish Times- Opinion- By Ross Duffy (Head of Office)
    Ross Duffy discusses the horrific death rate caused during Israel's
three-week offensive in Gaza.
     
16 Jan 09   Israeli Offensive in Gaza
    The Irish Times- Letter to the Editor- By Ross Duffy (Head of Office)
    MSF personnel on the ground report that the daily three-hour
ceasfire is not being observed.
     
12 Jan 09   Médecins Sans Frontières
    Irish Medical News- By Fionnuala Finnerty
    Fionnuala Finnerty reports on international humanitarian
organisation MSF.
     
10 Jan 09   The forgotten humanitarian crises of 2008
    Southern Star- Letter to the Editor
    Letter to the Editor regarding MSF's Top Ten Humanitarian Crises 2008.
     
7 Jan 09    Starting the new year on a Ugandan mission
     The Echo- Patrick McCarry
     Patrick McCarry writes about Clondalkin midwife, Sam Perkins,
who is about to depart on a 7 month mission to Uganda with MSF.
     
3 Jan 09   Gaza
    Newstalk- Saturday Edition
    Interview with Jessica Pourraz abou the humanitarian and medical
situation in Gaza.
     
31 Dec 08   Top Ten Humanitarian Crises
    RTE1- Drivetime
    Interview with Ross Duffy (Head of Office) about the current
situation in Gaza and the Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2008.
     
22 Dec 08   Somalia tops list of world's worst humanitarian emergencies
    The Irish Examiner- By Juno McEnroe
    Mass forced diplacement and unmet medical needs make up some
of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, acording to MSF's
annual report of the top 10 countries in turmoil.
     
6 Dec 08   Dr David Nott performd heart surgery with text message instructions
    RTE1- Marian Finucane
    Dr David Nott talks to Marian Finucane about performing
life-saving heart surgery on a teenage boy by using text message
instructions from a colleague.
     
4 Dec 08   Text instructions help doctor with life-saving surgery
    The Irish Examiner
    Vascular surgeon David Nott, an MSF volunteer in war-torn Congo, performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text
message instructions from a colleague in London.
     
27 Nov 08   The Irish nurse who's saving lives in the Congo
    The Irish Independent- By Clodagh Finn
    Clodagh Finn writes about Irish nurse Helen O'Neill, operational
advisor with MSF, who has helped bring medical aid to the world's
worst war zones for 12 years.
     
14 Nov 08   Challenging conditions in the Congo
    Irish Medical Times- By Alan Deeley
    Alan Deeley reports on Médecins Sans Frontières' current work in the crisis-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo.
     
30 Oct 08  
DRC: Conflict Causes Humanitarian Crisis
   
RTE Radio 1 - Morning Ireland
    MSF Operational Advisor, Helen O'Neill, talks to Morning Ireland
about the escalating conflict in the Kivu region of northeastern
Congo. She reveals that thousands of people are fleeing the violence
in panic, displaced yet again without access to healthcare, fleeing with
the clothes on their back and their children to try and find safety.
     
27 Oct 08   Suffer Little Children & Even the Young are Maimed and Killed
    Irish Examiner -  By Juno McEnroe
    Irish journalist, Juno McEnroe, reports directly from North Kivu
where fighting has displaced thousands in a vicious war and MSF
teams battle to respond to the needs of the victims.
     
20 Oct 08   DRC: Army Rocket Ripped Off Janviere's Arm
    Irish Examiner -  By Juno McEnroe
    Interview with Janviere, a young boy in the MSF clinic in Ruthshuru,
North Kivu, whose arm was torn off by an army rocket. (Juno McEnroe reports direct from the Democratic Republic of Congo)
     
29 Aug 08   A PR Tightrope: The pharmaceutical industry and drugs for developing countries
    Business and Finance Magazine - By Célia Zwahlen
    Dr Tido von Schoen-Angerer, executive director of MSF's Campaign
for Access to Essential Medicines, contributes to an article on the role
the pharmaceutical industry plays in meeting the health needs of the developing world.
     
21 Aug 08    Darfur: Living at death's door
     The Irish Examiner
    Read a first-hand and powerful reflection on life and survival for
the people of Darfur, by Banu Altunbas, head of mission for MSF in
Darfur until July 2008.
     
15 Aug 08   Sickness in the jails of Moldova's rebel enclave
    The Irish Times - By John Fleming
    Healthcare is a rare luxury in Transdniestria, particularly for
HIV-positive prisoners.
     
05 Aug 08   MSF launches new open-access medical research website
    Irish Medical News
    Read about the new MSF website, which publishes the results of
MSF's field research for free -  www.fieldresearch.msf.org.
     
23 Jul 08   Irish Professionals Urgently Needed Across World
    The Southside People
    Dublin Doctor, Margaret Fitzgerald,  talks about her time with MSF
in Malawi and appeals for Dublin professionals to put their skills and
ideals into practice overseas.
     
12 Jul 08   MSF Patients and Clinics Attacked in Kerfi, Chad
    Irish Independent - Letter to the Editor
    The recent attacks in Kerfi highlight the dire humanitarian situation
facing the people in eastern Chad.
     
11 Jul 08   Nurney Nurse Fights Ethiopian Food Crisis
    The Carlow Nationalist -By Brendan Lawrence
    Irish Nurse, Lily Cummins,  talks about her work as part of the MSF emergency response team in southern Ethiopia.
     
3 Jul 08    Shocking Conditions in Chad Camps Revealed
    The Evening Herald - By Michael Lavery
    Features interview with MSF Head of Mission in Eastern Chad,
Karline Klejer, about the situation facing people in the area.
     
20 Jun 08   Clare Nurses Who Made a Difference
    The Clare Champion
    Two Irish nurses talk about their experiences with MSF in Sierra Leone
and Myanmar (Burma).
     
13 May 08   Myanmar Cyclone: MSF Aid Arrives in Yangon
    BBC Radio Ulster: Evening Extra - 03:11 min
    Radio Interview: Ross Duffy (Head of Office), on the challenges
facing MSF teams on ground in Myanmar and the urgent need for
increased aid.
     
11 May 08   Myanmar Cyclone: MSF Responds to Emergency
    Newstalk 106: The Wide Angle - 12:53 min
    Radio Interview: Joe Belliveau, MSF's Head of Operations for
Myanmar, on the crisis facing the population.
     
7 Dec 07  
Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
   
RTE Radio, Morning Ireland - 05:02 min
   
Radio interview: Colin McIlreavy, Irish Head of Mission in Somalia, on the deteriorating conflict in Somalia.
 
25 Nov 07   People of Darfur Continue to Suffer
    Newstalk, The Wide Angle - 10:24 min
    Radio interview: Ross Duffy (Head of Office) on the situation in
Sudan in light of the latest round of peace talks.
     
May 07    Put Your Ideals Into Practice: Working With MSF
    RTE Television, Nationwide
    TV Broadcast: Watch interviews with returned MSF aid workers
and Irish medical staff preparing to depart on their first MSF mission.

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