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Abs Hospital, Hajja, Yemen
Yemen

MSF treats more than 40 wounded following deadly airstrike on marketplace

“Yesterday´s attack is not the first, and it is unlikely to be the last. The constant and indiscriminate violence in this area is creating humanitarian needs that are increasing by the day. Now is not the time for humanitarian organisations to downsize their responses,” says Juan Prieto, MSF Country Representative in Yemen. Project Update - 16 Mar 2016
 
Dec 2013 - 2015: Relentless violence in Unity State, South Sudan
South Sudan

Leer population take shelter from violence in the MSF compound

MSF asks the local authorities to take immediate action to ensure protection of civilians in Leer and other conflict affected areas of South Sudan. Statement - 16 Mar 2016
 
Humanitarian challenges

Volunteers and responsibility for risk-taking: Changing interpretations of the Charter of Médecins Sans Frontières

MSF's Research Unit on Humanitarian Stakes and Practices (UREPH) is pleased to announce the publication of the article "Volunteers and responsibility for risk-taking: Changing interpretations of the Charter of Médecins Sans Frontières" by Caroline Abu Sa'Da and Xavier Crombé, published in the International Review of the Red Cross. Journal article - 14 Mar 2016
 
The refugees are being squeezed further north in Calais' Jungle
France

Anger, loss as French police raze Jungle camp

“The French police have no humaneness. And if the police take away all the Jungle, we will make a new Jungle somewhere,” said Ahmad, from Darfur, Sudan. Project Update - 14 Mar 2016
 
Suar and his daughter
Syria

My story could easily be the plot of a movie

Suar, a Kurdish refugee from Syria, describes his journey that involved people smugglers, minefields and the loss of his most precious possessions. Now settled in Domeez camp, where he works for MSF as a nurse, Suar is upbeat about the opportunities afforded him by life as a refugee. Voices from the Field - 14 Mar 2016
 
PCV Vaccination Campaign in Yida Camp
Access to medicines

MSF launches challenge to Pfizer’s patent on the pneumonia vaccine in India to increase access to more affordable versions

MSF has filed a ‘patent opposition’ in India to prevent US pharmaceutical company Pfizer from getting a patent on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), so more affordable versions can become available to developing countries and humanitarian organisations. “Pneumonia kills a child every 35 seconds,” says Dr. Manica Balasegaram. “As doctors who have watched far too many children die of pneumonia, we’re not going to back down until we know that all countries can afford this vaccine.” Crisis Update - 11 Mar 2016
 
New shelters in Grande Synthe
France

Out of the mud and into shelters: move from Basroch camp accomplished

Between 7 and 9 March 2016, MSF, Grande Synthe municipality and various partner organisations helped the 1,300 migrants in the camp in Basroch to move to the new site known as the “Linière”. Project Update - 10 Mar 2016
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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