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Identical Twin Boys, 1 day old
South Sudan

Innovation: How ultrasound is saving lives in South Sudan

Stephen is a midwife from South Sudan, working with MSF in Malakal camp to provide care to people displaced by conflict. In this blog post, he explains how new kit and training in "point-of-care" ultrasound scans are helping midwives like him make lifesaving diagnoses. blogs.msf.org - 12 Nov 2018
 
Maryam, noma survivor
Website

Noma, a neglected disease

MSF website dedicated to noma, a disfiguring, neglected disease that affects mostly children under five living in poverty. Learn about the disease, people who have it, and what MSF is doing to support them in Sokoto Noma Hospital in Nigeria. noma.msf.org/
 
Peshawar Women Hospital
Pakistan

Increasing newborn babies' chances of survival

MSF supports maternal and child healthcare services and awareness-raising activities in Peshawar and other areas of Pakistan, which has the highest rate of newborn mortality in the world. Project Update - 8 Nov 2018
 
ER in Sinuni Hospital
Iraq

Rehabilitated hospital improves access to healthcare in Sinjar district

MSF has started activities in Sinuni, the most densely populated town in Sinjar district, where access to healthcare has been drastically compromised by severe damage to medical infrastructure, the displacement of health professionals, and ongoing insecurity in parts of the governorate. Press Release - 8 Nov 2018
 
North Yemen: living under daily coalition airstrikes
Yemen

Influx of war wounded as fighting intensifies in Hodeidah, Hajjah, Saada and Taiz

As fighting intensifies in Hodeidah and other parts of the country, MSF is extremely concerned for patients and staff at its health facilities, as well as for the thousands of people who live near frontlines. Press Release - 7 Nov 2018
 
Yemen: Ad Dhale Closure
Yemen

Projects in Ad Dhale close due to insecurity and threats

After multiple security incidents directly targeting patients, staff and MSF-supported medical facilities in the area, we are left with no choice but to close all medical and humanitarian activities in Ad Dhale governorate. Press Release - 7 Nov 2018
 
Day of Violence in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic

More than 10,000 seek refuge in Batangafo hospital

Following clashes between armed groups that took place on Wednesday, 31 October 2018 in the north and centre of the Central African Republic (CAR), more than 10,000 people fled to seek refuge in the compound of a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Press Release - 2 Nov 2018
 
Cécile (cropped Hero image)
Democratic Republic of Congo

Sexual violence committed by armed men in Kasai

Between May 2017 and September 2018, MSF treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in the town of Kananga in Kasai Central, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eighty per cent reported having been raped by armed men. Press Release - 1 Nov 2018
 
Kasai Central, VSX Témoignage 1 (STILL)
Democratic Republic of Congo

"When I tell this story, I see a film playing before my eyes"

MSF patients in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo, share their stories of sexual violence. These testimonies were collected during a field visit by an MSF communications team in September 2018. Voices from the Field - 1 Nov 2018
 
Midwife Story
Ethiopia

A name full of hope

Midwife Christine Tasnier and her colleagues work in the maternity ward of the 120-bed health centre MSF runs in Kule refugee camp, in Ethiopia. Around 54,000 refugees live in the camp, having fled the conflict in South Sudan. Voices from the Field - 30 Oct 2018
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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