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Malnutrition

Nigeria – Health Disaster in Borno State

The health situation in Borno State in northeast Nigeria is critical.Aid agencies must deploy a massive relief operation to respond to this health disaster.
 
 Press Release - 20 Jul 2016
 
Inauguration of new Surgical Department in Ramtha Project, Jordan

MSF calls for medical evacuation of Syrian war-wounded into northern Jordan

This call coincides with the opening of a new surgical department within MSF’s emergency trauma surgery project in Ramtha government hospital, 5 km from the border with Syria, to treat the large numbers of wounded.
 Press Release - 20 Jul 2016
 
HIV/Aids

Getting to 90 90 90 what will it take?

Perspectives and realities from the field
 Briefing Document - 18 Jul 2016
 
HIV/Aids

MSF AT AIDS 2016: Abstracts

The UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets demand HIV testing and counselling (HTC) for all sectors of the population at risk of HIV acquisition. Community testing modalities may offer better access than HTC at health facilities to some hard-to-reach groups, but at additional cost which requires some justification.
 Book - 18 Jul 2016
 
Centre Hospitalier Kabinda (Bureau SIDA- MSF Kinshasa)
HIV/Aids

MSF uses AIDS conference in Durban to call for comprehensive plan for immediate implementation of quality HIV care in neglected communities

While significant progress has been made in South Africa since the first Durban conference in 2000, deadly and unnecessary HIV trea­tment gaps persist in other countries.
 Press Release - 18 Jul 2016
 
HIV/Aids

Cynthia Dounkel "Since 2013 I live in Mpoko camp. I feel a slight change."

 Cynthia Dounkel, 26 years old was referred to Hôpital Communautaire from MSF’s clinic in the displacement camp Mpoko near Bangui airport. She has HIV and tuberculosis and suffers from Kaposi's sarcoma. 
 - 18 Jul 2016
 
HIV/Aids

Faustin: "If my wife had left that day, I would have died."

Faustin, 34 years old, and his wife Olga have three children together. The couple are both HIV positive, while Faustin also suffers from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis which is not detected in the sputum. 
 Patient and Staff Stories - 18 Jul 2016
 
MSF staff and patient holding hands
Activity Report

Neglected Trauma

MSF Report – Neglected Trauma
 Report - 15 Jul 2016
 
Doctors Without Borders in Central Africa Republic.
HIV/Aids

John Sekibibi "We decentralised ART services which really made it easier for patients to get care"

John Sekibibi, who hails from Rwanda, has worked on numerous HIV/AIDS projects with MSF in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger. 
 Fieldworkers Stories - 15 Jul 2016
 
Rescues Dignity September 2015
Mental Health

Italy: mental health disorders in asylum seekers and migrants overlooked by inadequate reception system

A high number of migrants and asylum seekers are suffering from mental health disorders following experiences in their home countries, the trauma of the journey to Europe and due to the inadequate reception conditions in Italy.
 Press Release - 15 Jul 2016