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Syria

MSF: Four years into the Syrian conflict, medical aid is paralysed by lack of access

As the war in Syria enters its fifth year, desperately-needed aid is failing to reach millions of people who are trapped by the conflict, and a massive increase in medical assistance is required.
 Press Release - 11 Mar 2015
 
HIV/Aids

Medical and psychological support for teenagers with HIV

Adolescence can be difficult. Being an HIV-positive adolescent is even more difficult. From a medical point of view, life has become easier for those living with HIV, thanks to modern antiretroviral therapy.
 Press Release - 5 Mar 2015
 
Mali

Mali: “Today, humanitarian aid is more necessary than ever in the north”

Seïdina Ousseini has been a MSF field coordinator in Ansongo, for one year. He explains how MSF is struggling to provide medical assistance to Malians who are faced with a political crisis and insecurity.

 
 Press Release - 5 Mar 2015
 

MSF briefing paper: EU High Level Conference on Ebola

While the number of new patients in Liberia is declining, numbers are still fluctuating in both Guinea and Sierra Leone. 
 Briefing Document - 3 Mar 2015
 
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