Greece
Patient and Staff Stories - 17 Jun 2016
I’ve met the people the EU has decided to no longer welcome and protect
Dr Conor Kenny, in collaboration with Ifigenia Anastasiadi and Elisa Compagnone, recounts the evacuation of Idomeni and his experience treating refugees and migrants in Greece following the EU-Turkey deal.Patient and Staff Stories - 17 Jun 2016
Afghanistan
Press Release - 17 Jun 2016
EU States’ dangerous approach to migration places asylum in jeopardy worldwide
The medical humanitarian organisation MSF announced today that it will no longer take funds from the European Union and Member States, in opposition to their damaging deterrence policies and intensifying attempts to push people and their suffering away from European shores.Press Release - 17 Jun 2016
Financial Report
Report - 15 Jun 2016
MSF Southern Africa Annual Financial Statement 2015
MSF Southern Afrrica Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015Report - 15 Jun 2016
Gunshots, grenades and mines
“This was the first time I was confronted with injuries caused by gunshots, grenades and mines – and they were often horrific injuries,” reflects Helmut Shoengen, an anaesthetist/doctor who recently returned from working in Aden, Yemen with MSF.- 15 Jun 2016
MSF Activity report 2015: Zimbabwe
This report provides descriptive overviews of MSF’s operational activities in Zimbabwe between January and December 2015. Project summaries are representational and owing to space considerations, may not be comprehensive.Report - 14 Jun 2016
Measles
Latest News - 14 Jun 2016
Niger: MSF tackles two epidemics
With simultaneous epidemics of meningitis and measles in Niger, teams from MSF have been supporting the Ministry of Health in its efforts to bring them under control, while taking steps to prevent cholera spreading from neighbouring Nigeria.Latest News - 14 Jun 2016
Yemen: Two months of ‘ceasefire’, at least 700 civilians injured by heavy fighting in Taiz
Yemen civilians continue to be severely affected by violence, since the ceasefire started in April, MSF facilities and supported hospitals treated a staggering 1,624 people with injuries caused by the intense fighting in Taiz.Latest News - 14 Jun 2016
MSF scientific day abstract booklet
Launched in 2004 in London, MSF Scientific Days aim to connect audiences – across countries, organisations, specialties, and disciplines – to promote debate and exchange around the evidence underpinning our medical humanitarian operations.Book - 9 Jun 2016
MSF kicked off first-ever Scientific Day in South Africa
The first-ever Scientific Day in South Africa was recently held at the University of Witwatersrand School of Public Health in Johannesburg.Press Release - 9 Jun 2016
A month in focus- May 2015
Nepal: With two earthquakes in two weeks, destroying 130, 00 homes and damaging thousands more. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams were deployed rapidly in the country. The organisation now has 120 staff working in the field.Yemen: After almost two months, fighting between rebels and pro-government forces have left 1, 400 people dead.
Chad : Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks are given shelter in neighbouring Chad 18,000 people have crossed Lake Chad and are living either in camps or in the community.
Haiti: MSF runs the only facility in Port-au-Prince specialised in treating patients with severe burns.
Mediterranean Sea: It’s estimated that 20,000 people have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean in the past 15 years. At the beginning of May 2015, MSF sent medical teams aboard two ships, each equipped for several hundred people. Less than 24 hours after the first ship took to sea—369 people were rescued and taken to Italy.
Iran: In southern Tehran, women excluded from society have no access to healthcare. MSF has opened a clinic to address their needs.
Videos and Photos - 8 Jun 2016