Aug 31 2010: Jacqueline Koch writes from Pakistan about the devastation she has witnessed and how our health teams are overcoming huge obstacles to reach some of the remotest areas hit by the floods.

Aug 27 2010: Jacqueline Koch, Merlin Senior Communications Officer, is in Pakistan at the moment and reports here on what she's seeing on the ground.

Aug 19 2010: For the past month, Jo Reid has been part of Merlin's emergency response to the new wave of displacement in the Beni area of north eastern DR Congo (DRC). As we mark World Humanitarian Day today, she reflects on the different kinds of humanitarians she has encountered through her work there.

Aug 17 2010: As the floods in Pakistan continue to devastate millions, Merlin's Sally Clarke followed one of our mobile clinics on a visit to treat some of those affected.

May 6 2010: Collette Bochomoli, 61 years, is Elila’s only midwife. Incredible, if you think that Elila village has nearly 6,000 inhabitants and the only way to get there is by river.

Apr 29 2010: To many, conflict seems an incurable disease. Malaria is not. Merlin-trained health workers are on the frontline, providing health care for those affected by war and rolling back the avoidable deaths caused by malaria.

Apr 13 2010: Lizzy Berryman is Merlin's Country Health Director in Haiti. This is her second field diary.

Apr 9 2010: Lizzy Berryman is Merlin’s Country Health Director in Haiti. Here she writes about the vital importance of our mobile clinics, as they enter their fourth week of operation.

Apr 6 2010: Jacqueline Koch recently visited Merlin's projects in Haiti. Here she writes about visiting a mobile clinic to find out what it really means to have limited access to health care.

Mar 30 2010: Alex Cottin was on the ground in Haiti in the days after the earthquake struck. Here he reflects on the experience.