Outbreaks of cholera, measles and yellow fever can spread rapidly and be fatal. Malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries. Millions are living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Viral haemorrhagic diseases such as Ebola or Marburg are rarer, but are potentially fatal. The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every country on earth, infecting tens of millions of people and resulting in the death of over a million more.
The people at highest risk are mainly those living in poverty or in areas of great instability, such as in armed conflict or during mass displacement, where living conditions are precarious, access to healthcare is limited, and vaccination coverage is low.
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Voices from the field
Despite all the preventive measures taken... expectations are bleak.Ayla Emmink, doctor in South Sudan responding to COVID-19
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DRC's thirteenth Ebola outbreak
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Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report 5 - May to September 2021
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Pandemic preparedness and response: some lessons learnt
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Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report 4 - January to April 2021
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Public health partnership launched to tackle silent epidemic of hepatitis C
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COVID-19 pandemic threatens to deteriorate in Brazil as 500,000 deaths recorded
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DRC's twelfth Ebola outbreak
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Four questions on India’s second wave of COVID-19
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Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report 3 - September to December 2020
Research & Analysis
MSF publishes study on the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic tests
Treating, Containing, Mobilizing: The Role of MSF in the West African Ebola Epidemic Response
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MSF supported research on Ebola
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New survey shows outdated policies and practices risk further spread of drug-resistant TB
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Epidemics: Neglected emergencies?
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Ebola: Pushed to the limit and beyond
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