You think becoming a doctor is hard? Try to imagine becoming one in a conflict zone, in one of the most dangerous and remote areas of DRC.

Doctor Innocent´s parents were illiterate, but it didn’t stop him from dreaming big. Now he is only 32 but he’s already a doctor and the first Congolese man to lead an MSF emergency team in South Kivu, one of Congo´s most troubled provinces.

This fifty-person unit is ready 24/7 to assist victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts or epidemics in extremely remote places. To reach them, they often have to cross areas infested with armed groups or walk for long distances through dense jungle.

Being a leader of an emergency team may be rewarding, but it´s also extremely challenging, and there are sacrifices Innocent has to make.

It is mostly thanks to local staff like Innocent and his team that MSF is able to respond to acute emergencies all over the world.