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MSF is an independent international humanitarian organisation committed to two objectives: providing medical aid to people affected by conflicts, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, regardless or race, religion, politics or gender; and raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.
Take the Patent Pool Plunge!
01 Jul 2009 | Photo story
Have a look at these animations explaining why people in developing countries can’t get the HIV medicines they need to survive and how setting up a ’patent pool’ could change that. MSF calls on researchers and pharmaceutical companies to act: put your patents in the pool! Read more...
Shelter main priority for cyclone Aila survivors
29 Jun 2009 | Article

One month after cyclone Aila struck Bangladesh and the eastern Indian state of West Bengale, people continue to suffer from ongoing floods during high tide. Shelter, drinking water, food and sanitation are badly needed. People in remote areas have reportedly still not received any help yet.
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MSF to support hospitals in Lashkar Gah and Kabul, Afghanistan
29 Jun 2009 | Press Release
MSF has reached an agreement with the Afghan authorities  to set up activities in  two hospitals. The medical humanitarian organisation aims to start working in the Provincial Hospital of Helmand in Lashkar Gah, and the District Hospital in Arzan Qimat, Kabul province in September. For its work in Afghanistan , MSf will  not accept financial support from any government and chooses to rely solely on private donations, thus safeguarding its independence from political and  military powers. Read more...
Hijack of an MSF rented vehicle in Somalia ends in a tragic death
25 Jun 2009 | Article
In the early evening of Wednesday 24th June 09, an MSF rented vehicle was attacked in North Galcayo, as it returned from transferring a patient from South Galcayo to North Galcayo hospital. Read more...
World Refugee Day June 20, 2009
20 Jun 2009 | Article

Download the report: “No Refuge, Access Denied: Medical and Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa
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