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Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated.

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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Despite all the preventive measures taken... expectations are bleak. Ayla Emmink, doctor in South Sudan responding to COVID-19

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Speech by MSF International President Joanne Liu to the EU high level meeting on Ebola

Speech 3 Mar 2015
 
Jonathan Dixon, National Staff Nurse
Haemorrhagic fevers

Epidemic is not over – key areas still need to be tackled

Crisis Update 3 Mar 2015
 
Macenta, Guinea - Ebola
Haemorrhagic fevers

“To create awareness among a population, you must listen”

Voices from the Field 26 Feb 2015
 
Clinical Trials in Guéckédou, Guinea
Haemorrhagic fevers

Preliminary results of the JIKI clinical trial to test the efficacy of favipiravir in reducing mortality in individuals infected by Ebola virus in Guinea.

Press Release 24 Feb 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients

Press Release 24 Feb 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Crisis Update - 12 February 2015

Crisis Update 12 Feb 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Fighting Ebola, Ending Stigma

Voices from the Field 12 Feb 2015
 
MSF Ebola Rapid Response
Haemorrhagic fevers

Catching up with Ebola

Voices from the Field 12 Feb 2015
 
Ebola declining in Liberia
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“We need to make sure that no one slips through the cracks”

Project Update 9 Feb 2015
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