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International Activity Report, 2007 Located on the 'Ring of Fire', Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and landslides. MSF began working in the country in October 1995. After the 2004 Tsunami, MSF set up a clinic in Aceh and ran projects in eight affected districts providing medical care including surgery, vaccinations and psychological support. MSF continues to assist victims of natural disasters through its emergency programmes and provides healthcare in remote areas.  Responding to emergencies MSF responded to a measles outbreak in Mamuju District, West Sulawesi, and worked with the local health authority to set up a mass vaccination campaign reaching over 7,000...
15 May 2012
Afghanistan. Vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio
Afghanistan: A young child receives a vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio
  A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar action plan for global vaccination may fail to deliver if it does not directly address the weaknesses in routine immunisation programmes. Nineteen million children are being missed each year and this challenge must be explicitly addressed, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today.   Afghanistan: A young child receives a vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio. Photo: Ton Kuene   A ‘Global Vaccines Action Plan’ has been designed to implement the ‘Decade of Vaccines’ project and will be considered by Health Ministers gathering next week in...
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