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Italy

Lampedusa shipwrecks - and the number of victims continues to increase

Each summer, Italy receives thousands of migrants arriving in boats from Africa. Lampedusa, a small island south of Sicily, is a landing spot for more than 18,000 immigrants per year. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical care at the port where boats land after hazardous trips across the Mediterranean Sea. In recent weeks, a series of rather dramatic landings have been recorded in the Canal of Sicily, with people arriving in a very bad state.
Luciano Grisio, a doctor with MSF, describes what he sees during his work on the island.
Project Update - 12 Jul 2007
 
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Somalia

MSF national staff member shot dead in Somalia

MSF national staff member shot dead in the provincial town of Beledweyne, in the Hiraan region, Somalia. Press Release - 11 Jul 2007
 
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Thailand

Hmong refugees in Thailand are a population in danger

Project Update - 10 Jul 2007
 
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Palestine

Work in the Palestine Territories has brought both occasional suspensions of activities and a change to MSF methods

Work in the Palestine Territories has brought both occasional suspensions of activities and a change to MSF methods Project Update - 4 Jul 2007
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Emergencies in the 'Town of Stones'

During the last days of 2006, the Katanga Province region was affected by terrible floods. We estimate that a total of 32,000 people were affected by the floods - which amounts to half the population of Bukama."
Celine Zegers, MSF nurse and Head of the Emergency Operations in Bukama, has just spent six weeks in Bukama. She describes the difficult survival conditions for the homeless population, but also the positive impact of her team.
Project Update - 3 Jul 2007
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

In the DRC, ballots did not bring peace

The people find themselves caught in an impossible situation, facing daily threats, pillages, beatings, killings and rape at the hands of marauding soldiers or organised troops from both factions. Project Update - 29 Jun 2007
 
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Sudan

MSF projects in Darfur, June 2007

West Darfur In El Geneina, the provincial capital of West Darfur, MSF supports the emergency and surgery ward of the general hospital by providing medicines, medical materials and technical support, such as assistance with the management of the pharmacy. Access to medical care and emergency support is a constant problem for populations faced with on-going violence. Project Update - 25 Jun 2007
 
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Sudan

Darfur, interview with MSF's International President Dr. Christophe Fournier

Darfur, Sudan, interview with MSF's International President Dr. Christophe Fournier Interview - 25 Jun 2007

International Activity Report 06/07

Annual Report - 22 Jun 2007
 
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Belgium

'More than five million women in our waiting rooms' - as strong as they are vulnerable

MSF launches a campaign in Belgium about women in humanitarian crises. Press Release - 21 Jun 2007
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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