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International Activity Report 2009

Annual Report - 22 Jun 2010
 
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Somalia

MSF resumes activities in Hawa Abdi, Somalia, after security incident

On May 5, 2010 a private dispute escalated into a violent clash in the area surrounding the Hawa Abdi clinic in Somalia and triggered the occupation of the medical premises by an armed group. MSF was forced to evacuate its patients and suspend its activities, leaving thousands of Somalis living in the Afgooye corridor without access to health care. Project Update - 18 Jun 2010
 
Kala Azar treatment in Fulbaria
Bangladesh

Hope for kala azar sufferers in Bangladesh

Health ministers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh, where the disease is endemic, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2005, pledging to collaborate to eliminate kala azar from the region by 2015 in line with the Millennium Development Goals. Press Release - 18 Jun 2010
 
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South Africa

The false victory over measles

Over the past two years, several teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have responded to increasingly frequent and widespread measles outbreaks in several African nations. Even though WHO has targeted measles for eradication by 2015, the disease has seen a marked rise since 2009, following 20 years of steep decline.
In this interview, Florence Fermon, a measles specialist in MSF, explains possible reasons for the resurgence, and outlines the difficulties faced by the teams in establishing a rapid and effective response to epidemics in order to limit the number of cases and deaths.
Voices from the Field - 17 Jun 2010
 
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Measles

MSF measles programs

Project Update - 17 Jun 2010
 
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Malawi

More than 2.5 million children to be vaccinated and over 8,000 patients in care with biggest measles outbreak in over a decade in Malawi

In coordination with the country's health authorities, MSF teams are providing care and vaccination campaigns. The epidemic threshold has been surpassed in 23 of the country's 28 districts. Along with the vaccination efforts by MSF are training and medical support throughout the country. Project Update - 9 Jun 2010
 
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Somalia

23 women and children injured by shelling in Mogadishu Somalia

War wounded admitted to Daynile hospital, treated by MSF. Project Update - 7 Jun 2010
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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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