An infant at the NGO German Doctors Hospital in Valencia, Mindanao, Philippines.
Hilltribe people get free medical treatment in the hospital of the German Doctors in Valencia, Mindanao, Philippines.
40 year old Maryam has suffered from a severe lung disease her whole life and had been waiting a long time for a lung donor. The family of young man who became critically brain damaged after an accident, decided to donate his vital organs, in accordance with his wishes. Maryam was given his lungs. Now it has been a while since Maryam underwent the surgery and is slowly getting back to normal life. She visits the grave of the man who’s death gave her life.
Shahnaz Begum, 36, jumped from 3rd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the deadly fire that permanently damaged her eye. She sustained serious spinal injuries from the fall.
Hasan Mia, 30, jumped from the 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building when it went ablaze two years ago. He still struggles with mental illness.
Shama, 20, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the fire that killed 117 people in 2012. She sustained serious injuries to her leg and the right side of her body that still cause her complications two years later.
Rowshonara, 37, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the deadly blaze. She still fights to overcome the deep mental and emotional trauma.
Khadeza Akter Sume, 20, jumped from the 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building when a fire killed 117 people in 2012. She still struggles to cope with the trauma.
Anzu, 45, jumped from 4th floor of the Tazreen Fashion building, which burnt down in 2012 killing 1167 people. Two years later, she is haunted by the fire and has trouble sleeping.
Mahinur, 32, jumped from 3rd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the deadly blaze. Two years later, she remains psychologically scarred by the traumatic event.
Sume Akter, 23, broke her leg and hand when she jumped from the 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the blaze that killed 117 of her colleagues in 2012.
Reshma, 20, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building when a fire broke out that killed 117 people in 2012. She still suffers backbone and leg problems due to injuries she sustained from the fall.
Banu Rani, 35, was severely injured when she jumped from the 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the blaze.
Moushumi Begum, 24, was pregnant with her daughter Zinti when she jumped from 3rd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building. Her daughter is alive and well, but Moushumi remains deeply scarred by the fire that took 117 of her colleagues' lives.
Morsheda Begum, 27, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the deadly 2012 factory fire, breaking several bones
Rupa Begum, 26, jumped from 2nd floor of the building, breaking her nose as she fell to the ground.
Mahfuza Akter, 20, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building when went ablaze in 2012, killing 117 of her coworkers. Two years later, the emotional and psychological trauma remains.
Afroza Begum, 26, jumped from 3rd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building. Since the fire, she has struggled with mental illness.
Anzu Ara, 26, jumped from 2nd floor of the Tazreen Fashion building to escape the factory fire that claimed 117 lives. "Sometimes the intensity of the pain drives me mad," she said. "I break things in desperation. I wake up screaming 'fire! fire!' at night. I can't sleep."
Cambodia is one of the 22 countries most affected by tuberculosis in the world. The country ranks second in the prevalence rate of tuberculosis, after South Africa. To get cured, the patients have to go through a stringent six-months daily-dose therapy of multiple medications. Often, these medications cause severe side-effects and co-infections with other diseases like HIV/AIDS, Cancer, etc make the lives of patients impossible due to drug interactions. This leads to lack of compliance which may result in multi-drug resistant TB, a lethal form of the disease and almost a death warrant. Once infected, the cure from this disease under the public sector of such a country is not a small hope to live by. Therefore, there is a stark dejection in the lives of people suffering from tuberculosis.
Despite the wetness, darkness and cold, mothers are forced to raise up their children in these difficult conditions.
Syria, Robia. March 18, 2013.
Elderly man, an IDP, walking with a kid throughout ruins of Serjilla.
Syria, Serjilla. March 17, 2013.
IDP's settlement in the ancient ruins. Living in these conditions can cause tuberculosis, rheumatism and leaves people exposed for Leishmaniasis.
Syria, Shensharah. March 18, 2013.
Temporary shelter for IDP. In windy, misty, and winter weather people suffer from the cold. Soon with the change of the season, sun, flies, and and lack of water will became the new curse.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Ruins of Roubia became shelter for refugees from Kfroma village.
Syria, Robia. March 17, 2013.
Herb and flower picking has become a daily routine for kids who had to seek shelter in this barren land.
Syria,Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
IDP's who run from villages in Jebel Zawiyya.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Small boy at the doorstep of a grave which became home for refugees from nearby villages.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Young boy in temporary resident crypt.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
At this time most of the kids can't go to schools. This IDP boy lives in a crypt underground.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Refugees from Kfaroma. Many families live in ancient crypts underground.
Syria, Robia. March 17, 2013.
Refugees from Jebl Zawiyya. Access to food is very difficult and is one of the biggest problems for IDPs who are faced with hunger and sicknesses.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Tray with containers of orange juice.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Ms. Amina with her newborn baby Yahya. Amina is extremely exhausted and isn't able to provide milk for her son.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
A kid hanging up laundry between the trees. Lack of fresh water is among many problems for IDP in Syria.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
A woman preparing a meal. Twigs are used for the fuel for a simple grate.
Syria, Shensharah. March 17, 2013.
Dead cities in Syria are the remains of the Roman and Byzantine settlements in the north-western of Syria. In 2012, during the civil war in Syria, more than one million people had to abandon their homes and sought safe shelter. They came to the places where the Ancients buried their dead. In places such as Shansharah, Robia, Serjilla the living found shelter within the dead in ruins and tombs, often underground. They are exposed to cold, and are often wet, hungry, and vulnerable to disease.
Many who fled from their homes, couldn't take much with them, the heaviest luggage they carry is their memories filled with the images, sounds and smells of an ongoing war. Although they hide, danger accompanies them each day with the constant risk of shelling coupled with gnawing hunger. The risk of contracting Tuberculosis or Leishmaniasis is an everyday reality.
Photographs by Maciej Moskwa/TESTIGO Documentary.
Caves became shelter for many families form Maarat Noman, a town which is under continuous shelling.
Syria, Om Alsyar. March 16, 2013.
An injured father and his son who is playing with a toy gun.
Syria, Om Alsyar. March 16, 2013.