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Amman, reconstructive surgical care
Jordan

Amman, Jordan: Stories of patient treated in MSF's renovated reconstructive surgical hospital

Four patients share their stories of being treated in MSF's reconstructive hospital in Amman.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 9 Sep 2015
 
Jordan

Jordan: MSF Officially Opens Upgraded Reconstructive Surgery Hospital

Nine years after it was first established, MSF opens a new reconstructive hospital in Amman, Jordan 
 Press Release - 8 Sep 2015
 
Snakebites

Snakebite: How a public health emergency slithered under the radar

An estimated five million people around the world are bitten by venomous snakes every year. One in ten will die or be left with permanent consequences. Snakebite kills as many as 100,000 people and leads to disability and disfiguration for some 400,000 victims globally each year. 
 Briefing Document - 7 Sep 2015
 
South Sudan

Global health community slithers away from snakebite crisis as antivenom runs out

Tens of thousands of people will continue to die of snakebite unnecessarily unless the global health community takes action to ensure treatment and antivenom is made available.
 Press Release - 7 Sep 2015
 
HIV/Aids

HIV/TB counselling: Who is doing the job?

In settings with a high HIV/TB burden and significant shortages of human resources for health (HRH), task shifting strategies have relied on lay workers to provide HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and adherence support for HIV and TB treatments.
 Report - 3 Sep 2015
 
Cholera

MSF completes cholera vaccination campaign in Juba, South Sudan

MSF together with the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, completes vaccination campaign, vaccinating over 160,000 people in mos affected areas.
 Press Release - 3 Sep 2015
 
Mental Health

Lake Chad region: The fear that follows them

Today, working in the Dar Es Salam refugee camp in the Lake Chad region, MSF’s psychologists listen to stories of horror and the ongoing fear that plagues the daily lives of survivors.
 - 3 Sep 2015
 
Malaria

DRC: Katanga measles epidemic keeps worsening

Measles epidemic worsens in Katanga with a shortage of sufficient resources. This being the largest since 2011.
 Press Release - 1 Sep 2015
 
A child holding up their vaccination card
Activity Report

MSF in Central African Republic: Activity update 2015 August

The Central African Republic faces a situation of chronic and prolonged health emergency. The political crisis and violence that shook the country since 2013 have exacerbated the shortage of health services as a whole and 72  percent  of health  facilities  have  been  damaged or destroyed. At present, the vast majority of public health  structures  depend  on  the  support  of  humanitarian and religious organisations. 
 Report - 31 Aug 2015
 
Malaria

Two MSF aid workers killed in South Sudan

We're deeply shocked and saddened by the killings of our colleagues. It’s an indication of current level of violence that people living in Unity state today are exposed to.
 Press Release - 26 Aug 2015