PHOTO ESSAY: BEHIND THE SCENES
Mobilising for emergencies Rapid and effective response to emergencies is at the core of our work. From organising the provision of water and sanitation in a camp to setting up a field hospital or coordinating the delivery of pre-packed kits, supplies or medicines, these images capture the complex logistics not often visible but vital in providing medical assistance in a variety of locations at a moment’s notice.
With planes unable to land due to extensive flooding in South Sudan, supplies are shipped by barge along the river from Malakal in the north to Ulang. The trip takes two days, delivering essential items such as buckets, plastic sheeting, rope, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking pots and water containers. © Verity Kowal/MSF Gul Mohamed and his six-year-old grandson, Mohamed, inside one of the MSF tents at the Herat Regional Hospital, Afghanistan, where survivors of the earthquake received treatment. Following the third 6.3 magnitude earthquake MSF established 10 medical tents to extend the hospital’s capacity as it quickly became overwhelmed. © Paul Odongo/MSF
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