Médecins Sans Frontières - Patient Testimony_Agere Becha & Kassanesh Ambaye(12)

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF367909

Date taken / Date Recorded 13/05/2026 8:34 AM

Country Ethiopia

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Paula Casado Aguirregabiria

Copyright Paula Casado Aguirregabiria/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Publications, MSF Fundraising, Social Media, Wires

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (High 10) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m25s

Maximum Size 2160px × 3840px 105.40 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 00;00;00;00 00;00;01;11 This is my child.
00;00;01;11 00;00;02;50 She was bitten by a snake in the middle of the night,
00;00;02;50 00;00;05;32 around 3 a.m., so I brought her here.
00;00;05;32 00;00;09;11 She was sleeping when it happened.
00;00;09;11 00;00;11;51 The snake was inside the house.
00;00;11;51 00;00;13;56 Even though there was a bed net, it had holes,
00;00;13;56 00;00;16;47 and the snake was able to get through and bite her
00;00;16;47 00;00;19;44 When I looked at her she was bleeding heavily.
00;00;19;44 00;00;23;05 She looked very pale. I looked down and the floor
00;00;23;05 00;00;26;26 and bed sheets were all covered in blood.
00;00;26;26 00;00;27;28 It bit her finger.
00;00;28;25 00;00;30;41 When I started shouting,
00;00;30;41 00;00;32;52 they thought I was having a nightmare because
00;00;32;52 00;00;35;02 I had been playing a lot during the day.
00;00;35;02 00;00;44;15 But when they turned on the light, they saw that I was bleeding.
00;00;46;11 00;00;48;18 I’ve known this MSF center for a long time.
00;00;48;18 00;00;50;52 In 2006, another one of my children was sick, and I brought her here.
00;00;50;52 00;00;53;07 She had malnutrition and she recovered.
00;00;53;07 00;00;56;42 I took her to a Health Centre and then referred me here.
00;00;56;42 00;00;59;46 They were treating her and looking after her well.
00;00;59;46 00;01;02;03 Thank God, she’s a lot better now.
00;01;02;03 00;01;12;37 Since 2003, MSF has been working in Midre Genet/Abdurafi, in Ethiopia’s West Gondar Zone, initially treating Kala azar.
00;01;12;37 00;01;22;42 In 2014, MSF started providing treatment for snakebite patients to address the high burden of snakebites in the area.

Patient Testimony_Agere Becha & Kassanesh Ambaye(12)_INT

Patient Testimony_Agere Becha & Kassanesh Ambaye(12)_INT