"Three Time Victims" - Colombians continue to face violence, neglect and stigma in the conflict
27 Jul 2010 | Press Release |
The victims of the Colombian conflict not only suffer from the direct consequences of violence caused by the on-going conflict but also suffer from social and institutional stigma and neglect in Colombia. The MSF report “Three time victims” demonstrates how this triple victimisation impacts the mental health of people living in Caquetá department (southern Colombia). In this report, MSF calls for mental health services to be adapted to the needs of this vulnerable population. Read more...
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Video: Malnutrition - Hundreds of thousands of children under threat in Sahel
23 Jul 2010 | Photo story |
Throughout Africa's Sahel region, MSF works to treat and prevent malnutrition during a particularly extreme food and nutrition crisis.
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Slideshow: Ethiopia - from footbal field to health centre
23 Jul 2010 | Photo story |
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A photo story of a primary health care center that MSF built in Imey, Somali from scratch. MSF is raising awareness about some of the main struggles to access healthcare for people in this remote region.
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Southern Sudan – MSF expands activities as nutritional situation worsens
22 Jul 2010 | Interview |
In the last few months, a combination of bad harvests and growing insecurity has resulted in a huge increase in the rates of malnutrition in Southern Sudan. MSF emergency teams are responding to the crisis, but more feeding centres, specialised food, and staff are needed to prevent needless deaths of Sudanese children. Read more...
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Latest MSF field research shows striking gains with new approaches to HIV/AIDS treatment
22 Jul 2010 | Press Release |
Field research presented today by the international medical humanitarian organisation MSF at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna provides further evidence that implementing early treatment initiation and an improved first-line regimen significantly reduces mortality rates and makes treatment adherence easier for patients, even in remote settings. Read more...
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Running for their lives: In Zémio, people seek refuge from LRA attacks
22 Jul 2010 | Article |
An upsurge in attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army in late April caused thousands of people to leave their homes and head for the small rural town of Zémio, in the southeast of the Central African Republic. Since May, MSF has been providing medical support for the displaced people as well as for the host population. Read more...
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Video: Tension and violence continue in south Kyrgyzstan
22 Jul 2010 | Photo story |
Five weeks after violent clashes erupted in the south of Kyrgyzstan and despite an apparent return to a more peaceful situation, MSF doctors, psychologists and nurses continue to deal with cases of violence on a daily basis. More concerning still, the capacity of victims to receive adequate health care differs according to the community they belong to. Read more...
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Video: Haiti Six Months On
22 Jul 2010 | Photo story |
Six months after the earthquake in Haiti, MSF is looking to the future while continuing to attend to current needs. Read more...
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Letter From the Field: Stephen Flanagan in South Sudan
22 Jul 2010 | Article |
A letter from the field, written by MSF nurse in South Sudan,Stephen Flanagan. Read more...
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Video: Tackling TB in HIV patients
22 Jul 2010 | Photo story |
A report by Al Jazeera
In just ten years the HIV/Aids infection rate in South Africa has jumped from one per cent of the population to one-third. Seventy per cent of HIV patients are also infected with tuberculosis, which is now the biggest cause of natural death in in the country. But doctors say better treatment and education could wipe out the completely cureable infection altogether.
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