The Humanitarian Lens

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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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Episodes

Why contraception is essential health care in humanitarian crises

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 provides contraception care in contexts facing conflict, displacement, and limited access to health services. Drawing on her work with Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republ...

Apr 23, 2026•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Understanding the aid shift and its devastating impact on global health programs

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 the past year. MSF does not accept US government funding, but our teams have witnessed the devastating impacts on the communities we assist: Clinics closed. Medicines sat stranded at ports. Health workers lost their jobs. Dr. Abdelmoneim talks about h...

Feb 10, 2026•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3

A doctor's account from Gaza

Pediatrician and epidemiologist Dr. Aqsa Durrani recounts her two-month assignment with Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, highlighting the dire humanitarian situation. She describes the systematic destruction, the challenges patients face in accessing care amidst constant bombardment and blockades, and the profound emotional toll of witnessing widespread loss and hunger. Despite the despair, she draws hope from the resilience and compassion of her Palestinian colleagues.

Jul 10, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Sudan: How MSF is responding to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency

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 humanitarian emergency in Sudan. More than two years of war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have left more than 30 million people in need humanitarian aid. More than 12 million have fled their homes, in...

Jun 24, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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