DRC: MSF helps thousands of displaced people in the isolated Shabunda region in South Kivu
02 Sep 2010 | Article |
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their villages in the Shabunda area of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to heavy clashes between the Congolese army and various armed groups. MSF is responding to the urgent needs of the displaced people in this isolated area by providing emergency medical care as well as treatment for cholera patients. Read more...
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Honduras: MSF tackles outbreak of dengue fever
27 Aug 2010 | Article |
Due to an alarming increase in cases of dengue fever in Honduras this year, MSF has launched an emergency intervention in Tegucigalpa, capital of the Central American country, where the majority of cases have been reported. Read more...
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Intense fighting in Mogadishu: MSF treats 127 wounded in three days
27 Aug 2010 | Article |
Mogadishu's wounded continued to be brought to Daynile Hospital on 25 August, the third day of intense fighting in Somalia's capital. MSF medical teams have treated 127 casualties since Monday, by far the largest influx of injured people since the beginning of the year. Read more...
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Pakistan: MSF increases flood response, still more to be done
26 Aug 2010 | Article |
More than four weeks since its first response to the floods that overwhelmed Pakistan, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) continues to scale up its activities in the flood-affected areas, while also preparing to expand its scope to include new locations where the floods have left thousands cut off from assistance they vitally need. Read more...
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Health promotion workers join MSF teams to help Pakistan flood victims
25 Aug 2010 | Article |
MSF's 110 international staff and 1,200 Pakistani staff are joined by health promotion workers, who play a vital role in raising people’s awareness about health risks. Read more...
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India: MSF Launches malaria intervention in Mumbai
19 Aug 2010 | Article |
Following a sharp increase in malaria cases in Mumbai, MSF has launched a malaria intervention to help local health authorities fight the disease. Read more...
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Pakistan: Patient Despite Their Plight
18 Aug 2010 | Article |
“I walked from Gul Bela, a village nearby to come here... These women and I haven’t registered our names but we are still hoping to get something, because our homes are completely destroyed, our men are sick from drinking bad water. The floods have left us with nothing.” Read more...
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Pakistan: Working to Avoid Disease Outbreaks
16 Aug 2010 | Article |
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As flooding continues to convulse Pakistan, MSF and others are working to stave off outbreaks of disease and to provide essential health care to a population sorely in need of it.
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MSF is shocked by killing of IAM medical team in Afghanistan
10 Aug 2010 | Article |
MSF is shocked by the killing of a medical team from the humanitarian organisation 'International Assistance Mission' (IAM) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This can only detrimentally affect and undermine the work carried out by the medical community in the country, and the Afghan people relying heavily on this much needed assistance. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and our medical colleagues at IAM. Read more...
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Pakistan: New rise in water levels delays aid effort
09 Aug 2010 | Article |
As new areas of Pakistan get affected by floods daily, the zones that had received the first blow suffer fresh water level rise. Continuous and sometimes heavy rains that fell on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces have significantly impeded on humanitarian and medical aid. Read more...
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