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India

Kashmir unrest one-month update - MSF donates external fixators for trauma victims, continues psychological first aid

Project Update - 9 Aug 2016

Syria

MSF-supported hospital in Idlib bombed to the ground amid increased intensity of attacks

Press Release - 8 Aug 2016

Mali

Recent clashes in the north are hampering the deployment of humanitarian assistance

Project Update - 4 Aug 2016

Sexual violence

Untreated Violence: The need for patient-centred care for survivors of sexual violence

MSF’s report on #UntreatedViolence in Rustenburg reveals that sexual violence, including rape, is at worryingly high levels in the Platinum Mining Belt area: one in four women had been raped in their lifetime, and approximately half have experienced some form of sexual or intimate partner violence. Yet fewer than half those surveyed knew about how to prevent or mitigate the serious health consequences of rape, such as HIV infection, unwanted pregnancy and psychological trauma. msf.org.za - 1 Aug 2016

Paediatric care in national hospital in Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Many children would be saved if they arrived at the hospital earlier

In the region of Bafata, in the northeast of the country, we are working in the regional hospital and at several health centres in rural areas. Voices from the Field - 29 Jul 2016

Ukraine

MSF concludes medical humanitarian activities in Bakhmut

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concluding its activities in Bakhmut areas today – covering locations in northern parts of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. MSF has been assisting people affected by the conflict in these locations since May 2014, providing direct support to more than 40,000 residents and 10,000 displaced people. Press Release - 29 Jul 2016

Syria

Trapped, under attack and struggling to survive in Aleppo

Fighting has intensified over the past three weeks and the long-suffering people of Aleppo city are bearing the brunt of the devastation. Continuous aerial attacks pound the east of the city, while shelling strikes the west, causing many casualties and injuries. Project Update - 28 Jul 2016

India

MSF calls for affordable pneumonia vaccines ahead of Pfizer’s patent hearing in India

“The pneumonia vaccine is the world’s best-selling vaccine, and last year alone, Pfizer brought in more than US$6 billion dollars in sales just for this product - meanwhile many developing countries, where millions of children risk getting pneumonia, simply can’t afford it”, said Dr Greg Elder, Medical Coordinator for MSF’s Access Campaign. “To make sure children everywhere can be protected from deadly pneumonia, other companies need to be allowed to enter the market so they can supply this vaccine for a much lower price than Pfizer charges.” Press Release - 28 Jul 2016

MSF intervention in Banki, Borno State, Nigeria , July 2016

Project Update

Crisis Info - July 2016

Crisis Update - 27 Jul 2016

Nigeria

MSF warns of large-scale humanitarian disaster in Borno State

More than 500,000 people are living in catastrophic and unsanitary conditions in a number of villages and towns across Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. “In Banki, as in a number of other areas, people have almost no access to humanitarian aid,” says MSF’s emergency programme manager Hugues Robert. Press Release - 27 Jul 2016

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