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Zimbabwe

Gibson Chijaka, “I am so happy and cannot hold back my joy.”

Gibson Chijaka, 16, was recently cured of DR-TB Voices from the Field - 28 Oct 2014
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

Quarantine can undermine efforts to curb epidemic

Quarantine of asymptomatic health workers can be counter-productive Press Release - 28 Oct 2014
 
Malaria

Plasmodium prevalence and artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia: a cross-sectional population-based study

Intensified efforts are urgently needed to contain and eliminate artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion. Médecins Sans Frontières plans to support the Ministry of Health in eliminating P. falciparum in an area with artemisinin resistance in the north-east of Cambodia. As a first step, the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. and the presence of mutations associated with artemisinin resistance were evaluated in two districts of Preah Vihear Province. Journal article - 27 Oct 2014
 
MSF staff  killed by armed men in the Boguila hospital compound,
Central African Republic

Population and MSF staff still under threat six months after deadly attacks

"Local people live in constant fear that they will be attacked. They try to rebuild their houses and work in the fields but, as soon as there is any kind of stability, they get attacked again." Voices from the Field - 27 Oct 2014
 
Sidama mother and child project, Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Unobstructed motherhood - women delivering safely in Sidama

Maternity waiting houses bring expectant mothers closer to health facilities before delivery, and allow monitoring of women with a history of complications. Project Update - 27 Oct 2014
 
Kibera South Health Centre
Tuberculosis

Evaluation of the modified colorimetric resazurin microtiter plate-based antibacterial assay for rapid and reliable tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing

Although modified REMA is faster and simpler compared to classic REMA, it is not reliable for
MTB drug susceptibility testing.
Journal article - 27 Oct 2014
 
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Niger

Southern Niger hit by cholera outbreak

Almost one thousand people affected in several areas in the south of the country. Project Update - 24 Oct 2014
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

MSF urges action on vaccines and treatments for Ebola workers

“This needs to be followed by massive roll out of vaccines to the general population once their efficacy is proven.” Press Release - 24 Oct 2014
 
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Haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola crisis update - 23rd October 2014

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed 4,877 lives and is currently affecting three countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Crisis Update - 23 Oct 2014
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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