Médecins Sans Frontières in South Africa

AIDS Care Gap between Europe and Southern Countries Risks Becoming a Chasm 09 Mar 2010 \| Press Release
AIDS leaders gathering in London today face the daunting challenge of implementing new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for earlier treatment with better AIDS drug cocktails at a time when donors are backing away from the promise of “universal access”, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Read more...

MSF in Afghanistan: Ahmed Shah Baba in Eastern Kabul
09 Mar 2010 | Article

MSF has been supporting the district hospital of Ahmed Shah Baba in Eastern Kabul since October 2009. The population of Kabul has tripled over the last 10 years. Some people are fleeing conflict torn areas to the relative safety of the capital, others, pushed by poverty, are trying to make a living in Kabul. Read more...

Earthquake in Chile: MSF supporting hospitals, organizing mobile clinics, sending in more supplies by plane
08 Mar 2010 | Article

This past weekend, a team of psychologists arrived in Chile to assist people affected by the earthquake, many of whom are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to our staff. Ongoing tremors in the days following the earthquake have generated widespread panic in the population and made it necessary to pay especially close attention to the psychological impact the disaster had on people in the affected areas.