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NATO Statement Endangers Patients in Afghanistan
11 Mar 2010 | Press Release
MSF strongly objects to a recent statement made by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in which he implies that NGOs should be the “soft power” component to a military strategy. Read more...
DRC: Thousands of displaced civilians trapped by conflict - wounded unable to reach hospitals in Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu
11 Mar 2010 | Press Release
MSF is deeply concerned by the rapidly worsening situation in the isolated area of Hauts Plateaux in the region of Uvira, South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of civilians are trapped by conflict that has been raging in the area since the beginning of February 2010 between the Congolese army (FARDC), FDLR rebels and various armed groups. Violence against civilians is frequent, but the constant threat to civilians prevents wounded people from reaching the local hospital where an MSF surgical team is working. Read more...
Fighting kala azar in the Indian state of Bihar
11 Mar 2010 | Article
In Bihar, one of the poorest states of India, kala azar is endemic. It affects mostly rural and remote areas where people often live in dire conditions. “A lot of our patients live in dung houses with their animals around them. They are exposed to sand flies and do not know how to protect themselves. They rarely know about this disease and don’t recognise the first symptoms,” explains MSF doctor Gaurab Mitra who has been involved since the beginning of the project. Read more...
“ The way we treat patients without discrimination is what makes most difference.”
11 Mar 2010 | Interview
MSF has been working for over two years in Bihar state, northern India, treating patients suffering from visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar. MSF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, provides treatment and care at Hajipur hospital and four primary health centres in Vaishali district along with health education and support to hospitals in eight other districts of Bihar. Read the interview with MSF Doctor Gaurab Mitra, describing the project. Read more...