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South Sudan

Dire medical needs in under-prepared refugee camps

Tens of thousands of new refugees crossing from Sudan into South Sudan are finding refugee camps full and unable to provide basic life-sustaining essentials. The situation in Upper Nile and Unity states is rapidly developing into a full-blown crisis as water supplies start to run out and relief is wholly insufficient. For people arriving in an already weakened state, and when shelter, food and water are lacking, medical care is not enough. Press Release - 13 Jun 2012
 
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Myanmar

MSF statement on the situation in Rakhine state

Following escalating violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has temporarily suspended activities and reduced staff. This means the disruption of lifesaving basic healthcare, including the provision of urgent antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to HIV-positive patients. MSF is concerned about the safety of all its patients and staff, and hopes to resume medical activities as soon as possible in order to avoid lives being lost. Statement - 12 Jun 2012
 
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Syria

Treating the wounded, a forgotten priority

MSF calls for the Syrian government and the international community to make treating the wounded a priority. Press Release - 12 Jun 2012
 
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South Sudan

First-hand account of the plight of the newly arrived refugees

MSF medical team leader describes the situation and the urgent need for the refugees in South Sudan to be relocated to a better place. Voices from the Field - 12 Jun 2012
 
Kala Azar in Bihar, India
Neglected diseases

Fighting Neglect: Finding ways to manage and control visceral leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease

In order to break the vicious cycle that leaves tropical diseases neglected, existing programmes that diagnose and treat patients need to be expanded and medical research to develop simpler, more effective tools needs to be supported, according to a new report, Fighting Neglect, released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Report - 11 Jun 2012
 
Kala Azar in Bihar, India
Neglected diseases

New MSF report highlights how to break cycle of neglect

To break the vicious cycle that leaves tropical diseases neglected, existing programmes that diagnose and treat patients need to be expanded and medical research to develop simpler, more effective tools needs to be supported, according to a new report 'Fighting Neglect' released by MSF. Press Release - 11 Jun 2012
 
Malnutrition and measles vaccination in Mogadishu
Somalia

Steep increase in measles cases

Measles is a major killer in Somalia and it’s easily preventable. Vaccination - with high coverage and proper vaccine management - is critical to saving lives in Somalia. MSF asks all authorities to support emergency vaccination programmes throughout Somalia. Project Update - 8 Jun 2012
 
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Somalia

The risks of childbirth

MSF expanded its medical services in Galkayo North in December 2011 by adding maternity and obstetric care. The number of deliveries has since boomed to about 200 per month, many coming from increasingly far away. Project Update - 6 Jun 2012
 
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Zimbabwe

HIV patients should not bear financial burden of donor retreat

In Zimbabwe, there are at least 66,000 people living with HIV who face the prospect of losing their current access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment because of a dangerous shortfall of international funding for local treatment programmes. MSF urges donors to make sufficient funding available for free and effective HIV treatment to all who need it. Project Update - 6 Jun 2012
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Repercussions of the conflict in Kivu

The population of the Kivu provinces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is fighting an incessant war of survival, not only against the bullets flying in the latest peak of this long-running conflict but also against the vacuum of infrastructure and health resources. Since April 2012, MSF has treated over 200 people wounded due to clashes between armed groups. Project Update - 6 Jun 2012
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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