Pakistan

Doctors Without Borders will be the first global medical humanitarian organisation to adopt South Africa's Triage Score (SATS) emergency response system in several countries where their teams provide emergency medical care. "It is something South Africa can be proud of. Taking the system and implementing it across the world is a major accolade for the country," says South African MSF emergency doctor Mohammed Dalwai.... "A triage system had never before been used in the Pakistani hospital and the response to its introduction was overwhelming. It shows that SATS can be successfully implemented in other countries," says Dalwai. Read full article.  

A young Rylands doctor who implemented the South African Triage Score (SATS) while working at a Pakistani hospital for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) received such success that MSF will now adopt the score (which helps to reduce waiting time for emergency patients) as its own in its projects worldwide... "I think it's really cool that a system that was adopted for South Africa in South Africa is now going to be used by MSF in Afghanistan, Haiti, Ethiopia and Somalia. It's very exciting," Dr Dalwai said... MSF will be the first international medical humanitarian organisation considering roll-out of the SATS in multiple low-resource, high burden...

Severe flooding in Pakistan has affected millions of people, with the southeastern province of Sindh particularly badly hit. Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have seen canals bursting their banks and flooding villages, leaving tens of thousands of families homeless for the past two months.  Photo: PK Lee/MSF MSF has been providing basic healthcare to displaced families living in camps or in tents on the roadside. Although the rains have finally stopped and the water is starting to recede, thousands of people are still unable to return home. MSF continues to work in the area, providing basic healthcare and monitoring the health of affected communities. Badin district, in southern Sindh, was one of...

Following a bomb blast today at a funeral in the Jandol area of Lower Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, dozens of severely injured people have been treated  by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)  teams and existing medical staff in the Timergara District Hospital emergency room.   Seven people died before arriving to the hospital. Medical teams carried out emergency surgery and stabilised many patients. Eight people with head injuries and open fractures have been referred to Peshawar for further treatment.   “Most of the patients are severely injured, with open fractures and limb, chest, and abdominal injuries,” said Dr. Zaheer, assistant medical officer for MSF in...