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Chad

First signs of malnutrition among refugees

MSF urgently appeals for UN intervention. From the outset of this crisis over six months ago, MSF has been providing water, shelter and medical assistance but is pushed to the limits of its capacity. Press Release - 28 May 2003
 
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China

MSF opens free HIV/AIDS treatment clinic in China

"The opening of this free clinic illustrates the willingness of Chinese authorities to tackle a health issue that is still largely taboo in Chinese society." - MSF spokesperson. Press Release - 28 May 2003
 
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Côte d'Ivoire

Feeding supplies in response to increasing malnutrition

Over the past two weeks, MSF teams saw an increasing number of severely malnourished children in the hospital of Man and a TFC was opened to save those most at risk. Press Release - 27 May 2003
 
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Liberia

Extremely grave situation for the civilian populations trapped in the Liberian war

MSF demands that all be done to bring immediate assistance to tens of thousands civilians. Press Release - 26 May 2003
 
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Algeria

MSF sends in more staff to assist victims of earthquake

Activity will be focused mainly on Boumerdès and some other small villages to the east of Algiers, close to the epicentre of the earthquake. Press Release - 26 May 2003
 
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China

MSF opens program in China to help stop spread of SARS

MSF will provide 'SARS kits' containing materials such as protective gloves, gowns, overalls, masks, shoe covers and caps. The organisation will also assist with redesigning the hospital lay-out in order to accommodate infectious disease patients. Press Release - 23 May 2003
 
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Palestine

Palestinian Territories - Beit Hanoun: Attacks against civilians and their property

The long series of Israeli military incursions into the town of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip continues and intensifies. The latest has given rise to violent offensive against civilians and their property. MSF, present in Gaza since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada, deplores the wanton destruction of people's lives and is alarmed at the medical, psychological and material consequences on local families affected by this disaster. Press Release - 23 May 2003
 
ARV treatment in Khayelitsha
Access to medicines

Drug Patents Under the Spotlight: Sharing practical knowledge about pharmaceutical patents

Patents have been one of the most hotly debated topics on access to essential medicines since the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the conclusion of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in 1994. Report - 22 May 2003
 
Access to medicines

MSF puts drug patents under the spotlight

"Developing countries should not hesitate to check and challenge the validity of patents," says Ellen 't Hoen of MSF. "This is already beginning to happen in some countries, such as Kenya and Thailand." Press Release - 22 May 2003
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF working again in Bunia

MSF is worried about the situation in Ituri Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and demands access to vulnerable civilians. Press Release - 21 May 2003
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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