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MSF COVID-19 Response in Lebanon
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

“COVID-19 has brought suffering to people everywhere, but its impact is not shared equally”

MSF International President Dr Christos Christou tells the United Nations Economic and Social Council that countries must address the inequality and exclusion seen in healthcare. Speech - 10 Jun 2020
 
Burnt out building in Macomia Mozambique
Mozambique

Thousands displaced, healthcare jeopardised, as violence surges in Cabo Delgado

Violence has erupted again in northeastern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, forcing people to hide in the bush and jeopardising access to healthcare. Press Release - 5 Jun 2020
 
Out of Darkness- fighting Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C

Increasing access to hepatitis C treatment in Ukraine

Around 3.6 per cent of Ukrainians live with hepatitis C, well above the estimated European average of 1.5 per cent. Hepatitis C is a major cause of chronic liver disease globally. Project Update - 2 Jun 2020
 
MSF Measles Intervention Bossangoa: Measles Hospital Ward
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Continuing essential medical services during COVID-19

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in every one of MSF’s projects. Since the beginning, our priority has been to keep existing essential medical services up and running. Project Update - 28 May 2020
 
Responding to COVID-19 in Ukraine
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Responding to COVID-19 in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine

Project Update - 8 May 2020
 
MSF provides support with response in second worst affected province in Iran
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

MSF sends hospital and medical team to treat COVID-19 patients in Iran

MSF has sent a 50-bed inflatable hospital and a medical team to Isfahan, in central Iran, to increase hospital capacity in treating those critically ill with coronavirus COVID-19. Project Update - 22 Mar 2020
 
Training session for COVID-19 in Cambodia
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Preparing for COVID-19 in South-East Asia

MSF emergency coordinator Dr Tankred Stöbe visited several countries in South-East Asia to assess their preparedness for potential outbreaks of COVID-19 coronavirus. He describes providing training to healthcare staff in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. Interview - 5 Mar 2020
 
MSF has started an intervention for the outbreak of COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting preparedness efforts to fend off coronavirus

MSF emergency coordinator Dr Tankred Stoebe is currently travelling across southeast Asia to assess how MSF can support countries for potential outbreaks of COVID-19 coronavirus. Voices from the Field - 14 Feb 2020
 
Measles outbreak in Maiduguri
Nigeria

Medical assistance urgently needed outside northeast ‘garrison’ towns

Solutions can be found to provide medical assistance in areas of Nigeria the government doesn't control, says MSF’s head of programmes in Nigeria and Niger. Interview - 19 Dec 2019
 
MSF activities in South Teheran
Iran

After a cold night on the streets, a warm reception

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) project coordinator in south Tehran, Iran describes a day at a clinic, where most patients are homeless and take drugs. Voices from the Field - 6 Nov 2019
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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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