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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
 

Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients

Initial results of a clinical trial of the experimental drug favipiravir suggest that it can reduce mortality among patients with low levels of the Ebola virus in their blood.
- 24 Feb 2015
 

Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients

 
Preliminary data from the JIKI clinical trial, which is testing the efficacy of favipiravir in reducing mortality associated with Ebola, provide two important pieces of information
Press Release - 24 Feb 2015
 
Ukraine

Ukraine: “When the shelling starts… you just run to the closest basement”

A testimony from Alyona, a woman who fled Debaltseve, Ukraine, with her husband and son at the end of January.
Latest News - 19 Feb 2015
 

Asylum seekers and migrants left in cold Serbia

Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who have risked their lives to reach Europe are being left stranded in forests and abandoned buildings in Serbia in harsh winter temperatures without sufficient food or shelter.
Press Release - 19 Feb 2015
 

Syria: MSF calls for wounded to be evacuated from Aleppo

MSF urged all parties to the conflict to facilitate the evacuation of the wounded people due to the fierce clashes in the recent days in Aleppo, a city in northern Syria.
Press Release - 19 Feb 2015
 
Treating XDR-TB patients in Grozny
Drug-resistant TB

Tuberculosis: a symposium to discuss new treatments and approaches in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The fourth TB Symposium for Central Asia and Eastern Europe, jointly organised by the Armenian Ministry of Health and MSF, will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, on 17 and 18 February.
Press Release - 17 Feb 2015
 

DAILY SUN:Beating cancer myths

World Cancer Day happened last week and people living with cancer - a South African support group representing thousands of patients publicly signed the Fix the Patent Laws Campaign.
Latest News - 16 Feb 2015
 

Fighting Ebola, Ending Stigma: “I came really close to killing myself”

"Eight staff members from the clinic where I worked, including myself, got infected through that delivery.  Only two of us survived after being admitted at the Ebola management center."
Patient and Staff Stories - 12 Feb 2015
 
Drug-resistant TB

ART initiation report and toolkit

Patient education and counselling in preparation for anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation is considered a key determinant of treatment adherence.
Briefing Document - 11 Feb 2015