Interview with MSF surgeon Dr Stefan Krieger

Hand surgeon Dr Stefan Krieger spent three weeks on an MSF mission in Gaza. He treated burn injuries and shared skills with the local surgical teams at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
For Dr Krieger, this mission provided an opportunity to address the lack of specialised medical care in the Gaza Strip. Voices from the Field - 23 Jan 2012

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Somalia

MSF closes its largest medical centres in Mogadishu after killings

Following the tragic killings of Philippe Havet and Dr Karel Keiluhu in Mogadishu, MSF is forced to end all activities in the Hodan district of the capital. For now, MSF projects will continue to provide medical care in other districts of the capital, as well as 10 locations throughout Somalia. However, the continuation of MSF work to assist Somalis in need of medical care is dependent upon the respect for personnel, patients and medical facilities. Project Update - 19 Jan 2012

South Sudan

MSF responds to latest wave of violence in Jonglei State

Following intercommunal violence on 11th January in northern Jonglei State, South Sudan, the medical humanitarian aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) referred by air 13 patients with serious wounds from the organisation’s clinic in Yuai, Jonglei State. Statement - 16 Jan 2012

Haiti

MSF increases hospital capacity in the area affected by the earthquake

January 12, 2010 will forever remain engraved in Haiti's collective memory. Nearly everyone in the country lost a relative, friend or neighbour in the earthquake that hit that day, and many survivors continue to suffer physical or psychological after-effects. The piles of rubble and gaping holes in the streets of Port-au-Prince show that the city itself still bears the scars as well. Project Update - 12 Jan 2012

South Sudan

MSF engaged in challenging emergency response after intercommunal violence in Jonglei State

On 7 January, MSF returned to Pibor town with 12 medical and logistics staff to provide an emergency response in the aftermath of last week’s intercommunal violence. As at 10 January, 60 of the 155 locally-hired MSF staff remain unaccounted for. We are very concerned for their welfare, as we are for the fate of all the inhabitants who fled into the bush to save their lives. Press Release - 11 Jan 2012

Chad

Preventing another cholera epidemic

A cholera epidemic in Chad in 2010-2011 was the largest to hit the country in the last 15 years, with more than 17, 000 registered cases. Over the last year, MSF treated more than 12,700 patients – approximately three quarters of all the cases in the country. In order to prevent another emergency, there must be improved access to uncontaminated water and sanitation facilities. Project Update - 11 Jan 2012

Brazil

MSF provides humanitarian aid to Haitian asylum seekers

MSF teams have been monitoring the situation of Haitians in this small town, located at the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, since November. In December, MSF started distributing more than 1,300 personal hygiene kits and other relief items. Project Update - 10 Jan 2012

Somalia

MSF condemns attacks on aid workers and calls for release of abducted colleagues

Two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleagues, Phillipe Havet and Andrias Karel Keiluhuo, were killed last week by a gunman while implementing emergency assistance projects in Mogadishu. Three months ago, two MSF aid workers, Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut, were abducted in Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya while carrying out emergency assistance for the Somali population. Project Update - 7 Jan 2012

Philippines

MSF's response in Mindanao Island following the typhoon

Interview with Pier-Luigi Testa, MSF's Deputy Emergency Programme Manager. Voices from the Field - 6 Jan 2012

Pakistan

In 2011, MSF provided medical care to 20,440 patients in Hangu

Despite the tense security situation in Hangu, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working inside the Hangu Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) Hospital since May 2010.
Project Update - 5 Jan 2012

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