Volunteering in Africa with Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was established in the early 1970s by a group of French doctors during the Biafra War; 30 years later there doesn't seem to be a 'hotspot' in the world where its volunteers aren't. But what's it like on the ground? Read these four first-hand descriptions to find out:
• Steve Hide, a logistician with MSF in Angola
• Tom Quinn, a nurse in Liberia
• Olivia Hill, a nurse and midwife ub southern Somalia
• Ben Cowan, a logistician in Sierra Leone