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Everyday Emergency

Everyday Emergency

Written by: Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
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Welcome to Everyday Emergency, a podcast by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

We bring you true stories and expert insight from people on the frontline of humanitarian events. From the conflicts that hit the headlines to underreported crises, we’ll be talking to our medical, logistical and humanitarian staff about working to save lives in some of the world's most challenging places.

If you would like to support our life-saving medical work around the world, please visit msf.org.uk to make a donation or get involved.

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Episodes
  • A crisis in the crossfire: Making childbirth safer in Northern Nigeria
    Jan 29 2026

    In Northern Nigeria, the conflict between government forces and armed groups is hitting communities hard. Vast numbers have been forced to flee, grabbing what they can, leaving behind their homes and livelihoods.

    Amid the fear, kidnapping and violence, another crisis is unfolding: the number of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth is among the highest in the world, with one woman dying of these complications every seven minutes according to figures from the UN.

    In this episode of Everyday Emergency, we're joined by Hauwa Tanko Audu, a health promotion supervisor, who tells us how the MSF team in the city of Maiduguri are working to ensure women and newborns have access to life-saving care.


    Presented by Amber Dowell

    Edited by Sandy McKee

    Photo: Eugene Osidiana / MSF

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    18 mins
  • Moments that mattered: MSF's life-saving work in 2025
    Dec 26 2025

    For this special episode of Everyday Emergency, we’re taking a look back at MSF’s work over the last 12 months.

    This year, MSF teams were on the ground during some of the world's biggest crises. We provided essential medical care as the wars in Gaza and Ukraine continued, violence escalated in Sudan, and millions of people across the globe were caught up in crises that didn’t always make the headlines - from deadly disease outbreaks and natural disasters, to growing malnutrition.

    If you would like to support our life-saving medical work around the world, please visit msf.org.uk to make a donation. Thank you.

    Presented by Amber Dowell

    Sound production and editing by Sandy McKee

    Written and produced by Kate Lee

    Series production by Mark Lankester

    Photo: MSF

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    30 mins
  • The unexpected power of play: Healing children in humanitarian crises
    Nov 20 2025

    In almost any humanitarian crisis – from disease outbreaks to conflict zones – children are among the most vulnerable. Last year alone, almost half of all patients admitted to MSF hospitals around the world were children under the age of five.

    But, while access to medical care is absolutely essential, for our youngest patients, there is something else that improves their health, promotes recovery and helps them develop: play.

    In this episode of Everyday Emergency, we speak to Katherine Haciömeroğlu. She is a child life specialist who has been working with MSF teams around the world to harness the power of play and help children living through healthcare crises to access the benefits of this perhaps unexpected humanitarian work.

    If you would like to support our life-saving medical work around the world, please visit msf.org.uk to make a donation. Thank you.

    Presented by Amber Dowell

    Edited by Sandy McKee

    Photo: MSF

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    27 mins
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