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21 May 2013
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Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Unni Karunakara, International President of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)Armed men in hospitals, harassing patients; health facilities used to identify and apprehend enemies; clinics abandoned and hospitals destroyed. Overwhelmed emergency services, where medical staff are in terror of reprisals for having provided care for a patient; ambulances blocked from accessing the wounded, or...
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21 May 2013
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A man comes out of a mosque in the north of Syria. It is the main Muslim place of worship for Syrians forced to leave their homes and now living in a camp alongside the Turkish border, in Aleppo province. A few months ago, 4,000 people were staying in this temporary settlement – now there are around 10,000. Most live in tents, but Hussein Alwawi and his family have found refuge inside the local mosque.Syria: A mosque in a transit camp in Aleppo province, next to the...
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20 May 2013
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Àngels Mairal, a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) psychologist, arrived in Yemen this past March. After a few weeks, the Yemeni authorities started releasing migrants who had been detained on illegal farms, some of them victims of torture. At the same time, deportations of foreigners from Saudi Arabia into Yemen increased, as did the number of migrants who voluntarily wanted to return home. Mairal has been assisting this population.Hindia and her children have been in...
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20 May 2013
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MSF runs a mental health program in Ain el-Helweh, in Saida, Lebanon. More and more patients are Palestinian refugees who fled Syria and suffer from a high level of trauma. Mahmood, Siham and their son Mahmood (6) were forced to leave Syria. Photo by: Auriele Lachant/MSF“I’m deeply sad inside, but I need to appear strong in front of my family. It’s very difficult. Seven of my relatives were killed by the bombings and shootings in Syria. We saw their...
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17 May 2013
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JUBA – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemns the destruction at its hospital in Pibor town, South Sudan, purposefully conducted to render the hospital inoperative. This deprives around 100,000 people of healthcare, as they fled into the bush seeking safety from the conflict between the SPLA (South Sudan Army) and the David Yau Yau armed militia group.MSF hospital in Pibor, South Sudan, purposefully damaged to render it inoperable. Photo:...
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17 May 2013
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GOMA – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is treating survivors of an attack on Mpeti in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The village, which is home to around one thousand people, was attacked by men armed with bayonets, machetes and wooden clubs on Tuesday morning.MSF staff member doing an assessment in the camp, finding out health issues of the displaced by interviewing mothers and screening the children. Mugunga 1, Goma, North Kivu. Photo:...
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16 May 2013
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Overcrowding and poor living conditions in Iraq’s Domeez camp have led to a recent deterioration in refugees’ health. As the camp swells with new arrivals has doubled its number of staff, who are currently providing 3,500 consultations per week, running emergency vaccination campaigns and going from tent to tent with supplies of clean drinking water. MSF emergency coordinator Stéphane Reynier, just back from Domeez, describes the effect of poor living conditions on the...
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16 May 2013
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- MSF marks clinic inauguration by hosting Urban Survivors photo exhibitionNairobi - The international humanitarian medical organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today inaugurates a new clinic in Kibera South. The centre offers comprehensive primary healthcare and maternity services integrated with the management of chronic diseases like HIV, targeting one of the most vulnerable populations in Nairobi. The ceremony will also mark the opening of Urban Survivors, a photo/...
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15 May 2013
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Around 75,000 Sudanese refugees are now living in Yida camp in the north of the country. The camp now spreads more than 12 sq.km. Refugees continue to pour in and the aid workers are struggling to keep up. Duration: 2minutes 23seconds
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14 May 2013
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Visit MSF projects around the world and see what we really do. This month, we are getting a clearer picture of the AIDS epidemic in Malawi and we visit our team in Jordan who are rebuilding shattered lives in the Middle East.We are also preparing for the rainy season in South Sudan and we look to kala azar's forgotten patients.
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