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Myanmar

MSF prevented from reaching most communities affected by violence in Rakhine State

As MSF medical teams work to reach communities affected by the violence in Rakhine State they face ongoing antagonism generated by deep ethnic divisions. Press Release - 5 Nov 2012

Nigeria

MSF provides medical assistance in flood-affected areas

After severe floods hit eastern Nigeria in September, MSF provided medical assistance and distributed aid kits to populations in need. Hundreds of villages were destroyed and thousands of people were affected by the floods. MSF staff also found high rates of malaria, particularly in the Mayorenewo area, where more than 80 per cent of the patients tested positive. Project Update - 2 Nov 2012

Zimbabwe

First patient cured of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

After two gruelling years of treatment, Mary Marizani is MSF’s first patient in Zimbabwe to beat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). While this is great news, there is still an urgent need for better treatment that cures people in less time and with fewer side effects. Project Update - 31 Oct 2012

South Sudan

Story of a mental health patient

Athena Viscusi has recently returned from South Sudan, where she was working as MSF’s mental health officer in Jamam refugee camp in Maban county. Here, Athena tells the story of one particular patient who left an indelible mark on the team. Voices from the Field - 31 Oct 2012

South Sudan

Mental healthcare for refugees

The mental stress of being a refugee can disable a person – even the whole family – making an already difficult situation even harder to cope with. Depression, anxiety and fear are common symptoms, as are unexplained physical complaints. In the camps for refugees who have crossed from Sudan’s Blue Nile State into South Sudan’s Maban County, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting its medical activities with psychosocial work. Project Update - 30 Oct 2012

Chad

Hunger season ends but malnutrition remains

The harvest is almost in, but MSF continues to admit new patients to its emergency feeding programme in eastern Chad. More than 1,000 children are currently being treated in an MSF feeding centre in Biltine district. The hunger season may be over, but causes underlying the nutrition crisis persist and need to be addressed. Project Update - 25 Oct 2012

Honduras

Facing an epidemic of urban violence

In Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, MSF is providing assistance to vulnerable populations who face extreme levels of violence and lack access to healthcare. An MSF mobile team has been visiting the most violent neighbourhoods every day, providing medical care to people living on the streets. Project Update - 25 Oct 2012

Pakistan

MSF treats patients with acute watery diarrhoea

During the monsoon season, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa saw an increase in the number of people diagnosed with acute watery diarrhoea, a condition caused by dirty drinking water, poor sanitation, and poor hygiene conditions. In response to the growing number of cases, the teams from MSF and the Ministry of Health set up temporary treatment centres in Timergara, Hangu and Sadda. Project Update - 23 Oct 2012

Haiti

Cholera remains major public health problem

Hundreds of thousands of people are still at risk from cholera two years after the epidemic began in the aftermath of the earthquake which devastated the country. In Port-au-Prince, more than 350,000 survivors of the earthquake are still in camps, and many thousands are living in shantytowns, where sanitary conditions are deplorable. Project Update - 19 Oct 2012

Afghanistan

MSF to resume medical activities in Khost

MSF will resume medical activities in its maternity hospital in Khost Province, Afghanistan. MSF suspended its activities following an explosion in the hospital in April, 2012. Press Release - 17 Oct 2012

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