Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Report - 14 Dec 2017
Health Survey in Kutupalong and Balukhali Refugee Settlements, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
The health survey was a retrospective survey using simple random sampling, a method by which households are selected by chance (random GPS coordinates within the area of interest)Report - 14 Dec 2017
Bangladesh
Latest News - 13 Dec 2017
Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh: A summary of findings from six pooled surveys
MSF conducted a mortality survey in camps in Cox’s Bazar to get a clearer picture of the crisis following the influx of more than 647,000 refugees from Myanmar over the border into Bangladesh.Latest News - 13 Dec 2017
Bangladesh
Press Release - 13 Dec 2017
MSF surveys estimate 6,700 Rohingya were killed in Myanmar
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed during the initial 31 days following the start of the violence, including at least 730 children below the age of 5 years.Press Release - 13 Dec 2017
Uganda
Latest News - 12 Dec 2017
Uganda: MSF wraps up its intervention in response to a Marburg fever outbreak
Ugandan authorities have declared the end of the Marburg outbreak that affected the Eastern part of the country since October.Latest News - 12 Dec 2017
HIV/Aids
Latest News - 12 Dec 2017
8 ways user fees for health are harmful to people
The eight ways user fees for health are harmful to peopleLatest News - 12 Dec 2017
HIV/Aids
- 12 Dec 2017
Health policies must focus on needs of individuals
Dr Mercedes Tatay, MSF's International Medical Secretary, explains why health policies should focus on needs of individuals.- 12 Dec 2017
HIV/Aids
Briefing Document - 12 Dec 2017
Taxing the ill: How user fees are blocking Universal Health Coverage
Direct payments by patients at the point of health care delivery, commonly known as user fees, lead to low utilization or exclusion of health care services on offer, difficult assessment of health needs and epidemic risks, and impoverish entire households. Vulnerable groups are particularly affected.Briefing Document - 12 Dec 2017
Yemen
- 11 Dec 2017
Yemen: “Just living has become more difficult”
Monia captures her experience of the violence and highlights how life has changed over the course of the last two and a half years of conflict in Yemen.- 11 Dec 2017
Central African Republic
Patient and Staff Stories - 7 Dec 2017
Batangafo: “People are afraid for their lives. It’s the only thing they have left.”
Since late July 2017 fighting between ex-Seleka and Anti-balaka factions has once again set Batangafo and its surroundings on fire.Patient and Staff Stories - 7 Dec 2017