Some 8,500 people have been expelled from their makeshift camp in Bambari, Central African Republic (CAR) after renewed fighting broke out in the region, says international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Several thousand people have sought refuge in the compound of a mosque in Bambari town where they are living in very precarious […]
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Lebanon: MSF participating in COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the most vulnerable populations across the country
MSF started vaccinating elderly people and medical personnel in nursing homes against COVID-19 in March 2021.
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Greece: New MSF report shows scale of suffering caused by EU hotspot system
In a report released today, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) once again calls on EU leaders to completely change their approach to migration and to stop intensifying their existing containment and deterrence policies, which are causing avoidable harm to the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants. “For more than five years, […]
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MSF Response: Canada declares donation of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine donation announcement at this weekend’s G7 Summit falls far short of Canada’s, and the world’s, commitment to ensuring equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.
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Haiti: Violence puts health system at risk
MSF warns that medical care cannot be sustained while armed clashes and robberies affect health facilities, vehicles, patients and staff.
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MSF response to WTO TRIPS Council moving toward text-based negotiations on the ‘TRIPS waiver’ proposal
In a major breakthrough today at the TRIPS Council meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), members agreed to engage in a text-based process on the monopoly waiver proposal – the ‘TRIPS waiver’ – first proposed by South Africa and India in October 2020 and now sponsored by 63 WTO members. The next General Council […]
DRC: MSF General Hospital looted and burnt down
Boga’s General Referral Hospital, which is supported by MSF, has been the target of a deliberate attack in the context of ongoing clashes in the city.
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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Fire destroys Rohingya refugee shelters and MSF clinic
A large fire has broken out in camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh where around 900,000 refugees are currently living. According to United Nations (UN) estimates, around 15 people lost their lives during the massive blaze, 560 people were injured and up to 10,000 families (more than 45,000 people) have been displaced, but the final numbers are […]
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Palestine: Immunization urgently needed as COVID-19 overwhelms West Bank hospitals
Since February, another heavy wave of COVID-19 has swept through the West Bank. Over 20,000 patients are currently being treated for COVID-19.
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Panama: MSF begins operations with migrations in the Darién forest
MSF calls for the creation of safe routes between Colombia and Panama for people in transit.
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