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Refugees from CAR seek shelter in DRC
Central African Republic

Refugees and host community struggle to survive in northern DRC

Refugees speak of the horrors they have witnessed on the other side of the Ubangi River. Project Update - 27 Feb 2015
 
Macenta, Guinea - Ebola
Haemorrhagic fevers

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

Creating awareness is a key component of the response to an Ebola epidemic. Voices from the Field - 26 Feb 2015
 
Bata IDP camp
Central African Republic

MSF starts a vaccination campaign in the largest displaced persons' camp in the country

Camp numbers continue to grow as families flee violence in the region. Project Update - 25 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.

Preliminary data from the JIKI clinical trial, which is testing the efficacy of favipiravir in reducing mortality associated with Ebola. Press Release - 24 Feb 2015
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

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

The ongoing clinical trial, led by French research institute INSERM, was launched on 17 December 2014 at an Ebola treatment centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Guéckédou, Guinea, where the current outbreak started. Press Release - 24 Feb 2015
 
Measles vaccination campaign in Yida refugees camp
South Sudan

Fighting a measles outbreak in Yida refugee camp

Project Update - 13 Feb 2015
 
Measles vaccination campaign in Yida refugees camp
South Sudan

Measles vaccination in Yida refugee camp

Photo Story - 13 Feb 2015
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

Crisis Update - 12 February 2015

Since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was officially declared on 22 March in Guinea, it has claimed more than 9,100 lives in the region. The outbreak is the largest ever, and is currently affecting three countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Outbreaks in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal have been declared over. A separate outbreak in DRC has also ended. Crisis Update - 12 Feb 2015
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

Fighting Ebola, Ending Stigma

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

Catching up with Ebola

MSF’s outreach strategy considers every new case as a full-fledged epidemic and implements simultaneously all the various aspects of the response. Voices from the Field - 12 Feb 2015
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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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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