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Women's health

Kenya: "we see how difficult life is and we opt to get married very young"

Nineteen-year old Laventa lives in Kibera, a slum area in Nairobi discusses the importance of family planning with her husband.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 3 Mar 2015
 

Ebola: Epidemic is not over – key areas still need to be tackled

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues, albeit with decreasing intensity. The virus has infected more than 23,700 people across the region since the outbreak was declared 11 months ago.
 Press Release - 3 Mar 2015
 
Access to Healthcare

MAMELA magazine Issue 15, March 2015

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa's magazine Issue 15, March 2015
 Magazine - 2 Mar 2015
 
HIV/Aids

Women's Health: why adolescent health?

For IWD 2015 we're focussing on the medical needs of our adolescent patients. Adolescent girls are often overlooked within the maternal and child health sector.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 2 Mar 2015
 

Delivering comprehensive obstretic care for young mothers in Nigeria

In northern Nigeria, marriage and pregnancy during the teenage years are the norm rather than the exception. Most girls are married by the age of 19, partly as an attempt to prevent pre-marital sexual activity.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 1 Mar 2015
 

Early pregnancy poses risks for mothers and babies

Worldwide, 95 per cent of births to adolescents occur in developing countries, where family planning coverage remains low. 
 Patient and Staff Stories - 1 Mar 2015
 
Cholera

Cholera in Mozambique: a worrying situation

Cases of cholera have been recorded in Mozambique since last December, but the epidemic has quickly expanded in the month of February, infecting about 3.500 people and killing 37.
 Latest News - 26 Feb 2015
 

Ebola: “To create awareness among a population, you must listen”

In Guinea, dozens of MSF health promoters have been visiting the affected regions to talk about the disease and how it is transmitted.
 - 26 Feb 2015
 
Central African Republic

CAR: Ongoing violence in Bambari area

A volatile situation in Bambari, in Central African Republic, is having an impact on the town’s residents and reducing aid agencies from responding to people’s urgent health needs.
 Press Release - 26 Feb 2015
 
Central African Republic

CAR: MSF starts a vaccination campaign in the largest IDP camp in the country

MSF starts this week a round of vaccinations for at least 18,000 children up to 15 years old, most of them living the IDP camp Batangafo, northern Central African Republic.
 Press Release - 25 Feb 2015