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Mozambique - Beira
Cyclone Idai & Southern Africa flooding

“A lot of water” - on the ground after Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

MSF emergency coordinator Gert Verdonck, shares his first impressions of the scene of devastation in Beira, Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai.
Voices from the Field - 20 Mar 2019
 
Goura, Cameroon - Displaced from Rann, Nigeria
Cameroon

Nothing to drink and nowhere to sleep for thousands who’ve fled Rann, Nigeria

MSF staff have treated hundreds of people with urgent needs living in a makeshift camp in far northwestern Cameroon after 35,000 fled violence in Rann, northeastern Nigeria. Press Release - 14 Feb 2019
 
Measles epidemic in (ex-) Katanga Province
Democratic Republic of Congo

Even during a widespread measles epidemic, we can save kids’ lives

A measles epidemic was declared in March 2018 in the former province of Katanga, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nearly 12 months on, MSF teams are still responding to the outbreak, vaccinating and treating children. Interview - 14 Feb 2019
 
Djugu displaced people, DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Ten thousand people living in desperate conditions in northeastern DRC

A year after violence in northern DRC forced people to flee their homes, 10,000 people are living in often dire conditions, with little food, water or shelter. MSF is urging for their needs to be quickly met. Project Update - 7 Feb 2019
 
Rohingya Exodus - 6 months
Rohingya refugee crisis

The 5 things we've found after one million consultations in Cox’s Bazar

Between August 2017 and December 2018, MSF staff provided more than 1 million consultations to Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, after fleeing violence in Myanmar. Medical coordinator Jessica Patti reflects on the five things we've found in that time. Project Update - 5 Feb 2019
 
Haibata and her granddaughter in Barsalogho IDP camp
Burkina Faso

Escalating violence leaves displaced with significant needs

In the wake of violence which has displaced thousands of people from northern Burkina Faso, water, hygiene and medical needs in camps are significant. MSF is providing help. Project Update - 31 Jan 2019
 
Cameroonian Refugees in Cross Rive State
Nigeria

Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people flee the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon to seek refuge in southern Nigeria’s Cross River State. Teams from MSF have launched an emergency response to provide aid to the refugees and the communities hosting them. Photo Story - 25 Jan 2019
 
Emergency intervention in Dessa, Tillabery
Niger

“These displaced people live in fear of being attacked at any time”

After increased insecurity in the Tillabéry region of Niger caused large numbers of people to flee their homes, MSF carried out an emergency response in early January 2019. Interview - 17 Jan 2019
 
Tackling antibiotic resistance in Mosul
Antibiotic resistance

“Without urgent action, common infections and minor injuries could be deadly again”

Ernestina Repetto, MSF advisor on infectious diseases, answers the big questions on antibiotic resistance. Interview - 17 Jan 2019
 
Surviving conflict in northeast Nigeria
Nigeria

Crisis update: Borno and Yobe states, January 2019

Despite a massive deployment of aid in Borno state since 2016, the humanitarian response remains insufficient, many urgent needs remain unmet and hundreds of thousands of people remain heavily dependent on aid for survival, both in the state capital Maiduguri and in isolated enclaves in the countryside controlled by the military. Crisis Update - 14 Jan 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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