MSF Ecuador https://www.msf.org/rss/Ecuador en Ecuador Earthquake: One month on, MSF finishes its activities https://www.msf.org/ecuador-earthquake-one-month-msf-finishes-its-activities Four teams from MSF travelled to the country after the first major earthquake and spent a month working in the Manabi and Esmeralda provinces, two of the worst affected areas. After an initial assessment, they focused their efforts on providing mental health support and distributing shelter kits, cooking and hygiene items. Fri, 27 May 2016 07:34:44 +0000 8d219081-893d-40f8-b28d-9cedf5cf4490 Ecuador: Mental health after the earthquake https://www.msf.org/ecuador-mental-health-after-earthquake Interview with Ionara Rabelo, MSF psychologist working in Ecuador Thu, 19 May 2016 08:09:38 +0000 ac20bb37-ec2b-4625-ba4e-14e415d3c683 Earthquake in Ecuador: Testimonies from people living in shelters https://www.msf.org/earthquake-ecuador-testimonies-people-living-shelters "Many of us have been left without jobs and we have still not been told anything official about what will happen to our homes and how we are going to revive our economy, and that fills us with despair, " says - Nancy Muñoz, Nuevo Milenio Shelter, Chamanga. "We will try to cope with the situation and we hope that we can rebuild our homes as soon as possible and live the way we once did." Mon, 02 May 2016 08:10:35 +0000 8b21fd21-9efc-41e9-ae7e-a8836b7e6a0c Earthquake in Ecuador: “We want to restore people’s normal daily activities” https://www.msf.org/earthquake-ecuador-%E2%80%9Cwe-want-restore-people%E2%80%99s-normal-daily-activities%E2%80%9D “We are carrying out psychosocial interventions to try to restore people’s normal daily activities as quickly as possible,” said Néstor Rubiano, coordinator of the MSF Colombia team in Ecuador. Mon, 02 May 2016 07:25:38 +0000 10b39fb1-8061-4a85-b657-1cfeda46a1b9 Earthquake in Ecuador: “I’m so scared to go back home” https://www.msf.org/earthquake-ecuador-%E2%80%9Ci%E2%80%99m-so-scared-go-back-home%E2%80%9D Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:46:32 +0000 fa59ca95-68c5-4d44-ab6d-0d902a9192e8 Earthquake in Ecuador: The population is fearful and nervous https://www.msf.org/earthquake-ecuador-population-fearful-and-nervous Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:03:19 +0000 5cf4c7ac-e3c0-4af2-a6ae-457ae86925b1 Ecuador: MSF teams offer psychosocial support, distribute medicines in affected areas https://www.msf.org/ecuador-msf-teams-offer-psychosocial-support-distribute-medicines-affected-areas The most acute needs are psychosocial support and donations of water, plastic sheeting and jerry cans for displaced people in shelters in the areas of Muisne, Chamanga and Cabo de San Francisco, in the municipalities of Muisne and Pedernales. MSF will also provide donations of medicines and medical supplies to various health structures in affected zones. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:49:52 +0000 b552516a-59ad-4102-8b76-94250a5bb22b Earthquake in Ecuador: “People are very scared. Many have had to leave their homes.” https://www.msf.org/earthquake-ecuador-%E2%80%9Cpeople-are-very-scared-many-have-had-leave-their-homes%E2%80%9D "For now, the most critical needs are mental health support, and water and sanitation," says Concha Fernández, the project coordinator for two of the MSF teams currently responding to medical needs in Ecuador. "That’s why in the next few days, three psychologists and one logistician from the MSF team in Colombia will join us here. In Esmeralda, we will do small interventions in shelters in Chamanga, Muisne, Portete and Cabo de San Francisco." Thu, 21 Apr 2016 07:38:20 +0000 b37f3549-5648-48c1-a21b-6e2e5c4a1274 What is the cost for health care in Ecuador? https://www.msf.org/what-cost-health-care-ecuador A new Presidential Decree threatens to place the commercial interests of the US and multinational pharmaceutical companies above the access to medicines of the Ecuadorian people Fri, 02 Jul 2004 02:30:00 +0000 f670838d-9270-43b2-bc0c-726922c3fcb5