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Voice from the Field: Marilize Ackerman is back from Haiti

01 February 2012
1. Marilize holds one of the premature babies, or ‘petit poids’ in Choscal Hospital, Cite Soleil, Haiti.
  Marilize holds one of the premature babies, or ‘petit poids’ in Choscal Hospital, Cite Soleil. Photo: MSF   MSF South Africa recruit, Marilize Ackerman (33), recently returned home after working in Haiti for eight months with MSF as a Human Resources and Finance Manager. She worked on two MSF hospital projects in the island nation’s capital Port-au-Prince. Here she gives a glimpse into life in Haiti two years after the earthquake.   “Most of my mission was spent at Choscal Hospital in the heart of Cite Soleil, the biggest and poorest slum in Haiti – not to mention the Northern hemisphere. Within hours of the earthquake in 2010, MSF had partnered with the...
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MSF in Haiti: Two Years on

11 January 2012
MSF teams treating cholera patients in Saint-Marc, Artibonite region in Haiti.
MSF teams treating cholera patients in Saint-Marc, Artibonite region, Haiti.
Two years after the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, nearly 500,000 displaced Haitians are still living in extremely precarious conditions. MSF is still working to contain the cholera epidemic and to provide emergency medical care. Access to free care in Haiti remains indeed virtually non-existent for people who live in precarious conditions, those who are far from urban centers or those who can not afford health care in the private facilities that exist in Haiti. In the aftermath of the earthquake of January 2010, MSF launched the largest emergency response in its history, providing care for 358,000 people, making 16,570 surgical operations and making 15,100 deliveries over a 10-months period. During the cholera...
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Haiti: MSF increases hospital capacity in the area affected by the earthquake

10 January 2012
Haiti
Haiti earthquake, one month on
Two years after the earthquake, the health care system in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas is still in disarray. Most Haitians still lack proper access to emergency care. December 2010. Two weeks after the opening of the cholera treatment centre in Cap Haitien Gymnasium, the sensitisation team has moved from 6 members to more than 40 community health workers. Photo: Aurelie Lachant / MSF January 12, 2010 will forever remain engraved in Haiti's collective memory. Nearly everyone in the country lost a relative, friend or neighbour in the earthquake that hit that day, and many survivors continue to suffer physical or psychological after-effects. The piles of rubble and gaping holes in the streets...
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Earthquake in Turkey: MSF distributes specialised tents as winter arrives

09 November 2011
Earthquake in Turkey
MSF distributes specialised tents after an earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
Since the earthquake struck southeast Turkey on October 23rd, MSF teams - in collaboration with local organisations - have distributed 2,000 winterised tents and 2,000 cooking kits to 12,000 people living in Van and Ercis, the cities most affected by the quake. MSF distributes specialised tents after an earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Photo: MSF   “The population is still suffering aftershocks and they are very scared of going back to their homes. Also, it has started to snow and these people are very worried about the lack of shelter with winter coming”, explains Guillem Pérez, emergency coordinator.  “Temperatures are very low at night, the current situation...
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MSF provides assistance to quake affected villages in Turkey

28 October 2011
Following the earthquake that struck Eastern Turkey last Sunday, killing at least 500 people and injuring 2,500, MSF has sent a team to Van and Ercis, the most affected areas. After a first phase of assessment in order to identify the major needs and gaps, MSF will now focus, in collaboration with Turkish NGOs, on providing relief goods in rural areas where assistance has been more difficult to be deployed.   “The main hospitals have not been affected by the earthquake. The health system was strong and is responding adequately to the medical needs. In Van and Ercis, the two main cities, theresponse by the Turkish authorities has been globally good,” explains Jerome Souquet, MSF emergency program manager. “However,...
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MSF Activity Report 2010

20 July 2011
MSF Activity Report 2010
MSF Activity Report 2010
Open publication - Free publishing - More 2010 The International Activity Report 2010 gives details of the worldwide operational activities of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Overall, 27,650 MSF staff members worked on 427 projects in 60 countries, bringing medical assistance to people affected by natural disaster, armed conflict and epidemics. Our teams carried out some 7.3 million outpatient consultations and over 58,000 surgical interventions.  
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Month in Focus: Japan - Survivor trauma

24 June 2011
Japan
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In post-earthquake Haiti, medical needs are still great

20 June 2011
The needs are for surgery, post-operative care, and obstetric care.
The needs are for surgery, post-operative care, and obstetric care.
The earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010 reportedly left 300,000 wounded, and 1.5 million homeless. Soon afterwards, a cholera epidemic swept the country, killing more than 5,000. Photo: Yann Libessart/MSF Although the situation is no longer covered as extensively as it was in 2010, huge health needs remain in Haiti. Photo: Yann Libessart/MSF The needs are for surgery, post-operative care, and obstetric care. Photo: Yann Libessart/MSF Cholera is still a concern. In Port-au-Prince, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treatment centers have seen an increase in cases since mid-May. Photo:...
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A Look at Haiti, One Year After the Devastating Earthquake

10 January 2011
A Look at Haiti, One Year After the Devastating Earthquake
A Look at Haiti, One Year After the Devastating Earthquake
One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak. By the end of 2010, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) estimates that it will have spent all of the 104 million euros ($138 million) donated by private individuals to mobilize its earthquake relief effort and respond to the cholera epidemic.
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