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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A multidisciplinary approach to stem the spread of cholera
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A deadly measles outbreak is spreading like wildfire
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10 facts on a year of Ebola in DRC
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DRC Ebola outbreak response struggling one year on
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Massive mobilisation urgently needed to curb fast-spreading measles outbreak
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MSF treats exponential increase in cholera cases since start of 2019
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Ebola response failing to gain the upper hand on the epidemic
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Even during a widespread measles epidemic, we can save kids’ lives
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Potential new Ebola drugs being trialled in MSF treatment centres
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New survey shows outdated policies and practices risk further spread of drug-resistant TB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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