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Afghanistan

IDP situation deteriorates in Herat

Winter is coming and displaced populations are living in the over-crowded, ill-equipped Shayadee-camp camp where conditions are horrendous. Still more are outside the camp. MSF has taken responsibility to co-ordinate the assistance in the camp. Project Update - 16 Oct 2000
 
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Uganda

Mystery disease kills 30 Ugandans

The outbreak centres on the northern town of Gulu. Project Update - 13 Oct 2000
 
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Lebanon

MSF activities in Lebanon

Since August 1998, MSF has been helping to improve access to psycho-social support and mental health care for the conflict affected population, in the front-line areas of the Jezzine enclave and Nabatiye district, who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders. Project Update - 12 Oct 2000
 
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Palestine

MSF activities in the Palestinian Authority

Since 1996, MSF has been providing psychological care to mothers with children who are suffering from malnutrition. Malnutrition among Palestinian children is often linked, not to a lack of food, but to a weakened emotional link between mothers and their children - one result of the difficulty and stress in the mothers' daily lives. Project Update - 12 Oct 2000
 
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Palestine

MSF reinforces their teams in Palestinian Authority

Following the unexpected violent confrontations since September 29 in both Jerusalem and the autonomous Palestinian Authority, MSF has decided to send an additional medical team as well as medical supplies. Project Update - 10 Oct 2000
 
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HIV/AIDS

WHO's "massive effort" is not aggressive enough, says MSF

WHO's new "Massive Effort" to address HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria is based on a faulty premise, according to comments made today by Médecins Sans Frontières at the United Nations Geneva headquarters. Press Release - 4 Oct 2000
 
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Mental health

Exploring the limits of humanitarian aid

When we look back on 1999, we shall inevitably think about how, even at the end of the 20th century, global society has failed to secure basic respect for human beings and human dignity on any continent of the world. Project Update - 3 Oct 2000
 
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Malnutrition

How MSF teams treat malnourished children

Children found to be less than 70% of the expected weight for their height are defined as severely malnourished. MSF teams admit them to a therapeutic feeding centre, where they receive intensive care. Project Update - 28 Sep 2000
 
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Measles

How measles kills

The rash of measles covers not only the skin but also the internal body surfaces of an affected child. This is what causes the complications of measles. The rash affects the intestines, and this leads to diarrhoea. Project Update - 28 Sep 2000
 
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Measles

How MSF teams treat measles patients

MSF teams concentrate on treating the complications of measles. Chest infections, especially the most severe form known as pneumonia, are treated with antibiotics. Project Update - 28 Sep 2000
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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