Chris is Currently Out Of The Office was a blog published by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders from 2009 to 2015. Click on the images for each individual blog article.
Please note that this blog represents the views of an outsider, a Western humanitarian experiencing a country in its worst times, not its typical times. Every story here is about a rich, vibrant, diverse nation. Humanitarian work is overwhelmingly done by local workers who get less opportunities to write blogs and feature in newspapers. For stories written by people affected by conflict, please read Humans In Flight or Though Our Eyes and please prioritize local knowledge and experiences over Scottish humanitarians who spend a few months somewhere.
Despite government statements to the contrary, Goronyo Dam busts, creating havoc. Nigeria (September 2010)
See also Floods in Nigeria: 'All their homes, crops, and food destroyed' MSF/Chris Houston
Chris visits MSF's Lead Poisoning Remediation Program. Nigeria (July 2010)
See also Lead Poisoning Crisis in Zamfara State ,Northern Nigerira MSF
Cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea (September 2009)
See also 2,000 hit by Papua New Guinea cholera outbreak The Independent
Chris writes about the systemic data capture of sexual and gender-based violence. Papua New Guinea (July 2009)
See also Return to Abuser: Gaps in services and a failure to protect survivors of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea MSF 2016
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