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Tuberculosis: MSF findings show WHO algorithms could double the number of children diagnosed and treated 

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At the World Conference on Lung Health this week, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released data from our operational research showing the benefits of using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended treatment decision algorithms for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children.  Our findings show that these algorithms can nearly double the number of children who can be started on lifesaving TB treatment.   They are guided by scoring systems that allow physicians to start TB […]

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Sudan: The war on people, the choice is ours

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Mighty desert, mighty rivers,  The flow of life in the heat of passions  The depths of the message are hard to reach  Standing still in the action  The sands and the waters are speaking the same language  We are at the crossroad of space and time  The hardest is to face what is  The tears […]

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Mediterranean Sea: MSF relaunches search and rescue operations

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces the relaunch of our lifesaving search and rescue (SAR) activities on the Mediterranean Sea. This comes almost a year after we were forced to terminate operations with our last rescue vessel, the Geo Barents.  Our new rescue vessel Oyvon, which means “hope for the island” in Norwegian, has been refitted and equipped to conduct SAR operations on one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Oyvon was previously operated as an ambulance vessel in Norway.  […]

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South Sudan: Forgotten between borders

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An improvised escape route for people fleeing Sudan    After landing in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Rosso travelled to Abyei Special Administrative Area, a territory long disputed between Sudan and South Sudan. For years, it has been hosting internally displaced people fleeing violence in other states, but the outbreak of the war in Sudan has pushed […]

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Sudan and Chad: Surviving tomorrow, the communities displaced by conflict

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“As soon as you cross the border and enter Sudan, you immediately feel that you have reached a militarized context.” Moises Saman, Magnum photographer Seeking safety in Chad In June 2023, ethnic cleansing in West Darfur pushed hundreds of thousands of people previously trapped in the city of El Geneina across the border into eastern Chad. […]

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Haiti: How MSF is responding to a resurgence of cholera in Pétion-Ville

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In densely populated areas of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, cholera can spread rapidly. Multiple factors contribute to this spread: people living in close quarters, displacement due to violence by armed groups, the inadequacy of water and sanitation infrastructure.   In response to an increase in cholera cases in October, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a treatment centre in the Bristout neighbourhood of Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince. This site, which […]

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Afghanistan: New local requirement to wear a burqa limits access to care for women in Herat

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Since Nov. 5, local restrictions have been implemented in Herat province requiring female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burqa to enter public health facilities, including at Herat hospital. This sudden enforcement adds limitations to their participation in everyday life and puts additional barriers that affect women’s ability to access essential healthcare.  Between Nov. 5 and Nov. 7, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins […]

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Sudan: People facing extreme malnutrition in Sudan’s protracted crisis

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As starving people continue to flee atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing critical care to people who have reached the town of Tawila. Here, MSF is witnessing extreme levels of acute malnutrition, in what is now the most severe example of a […]

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Palestine: One month into Gaza ceasefire, Palestinians continue to face hardship

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One month into this fragile ceasefire, the situation in Gaza remains desperate. Palestinians are still being killed and injured by Israeli forces almost every day in the areas close to the yellow line, behind which Israel maintains control. Palestinians often risk their lives by going back to look for their houses, as this line is still not always clearly marked. To make […]

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Climate emergency: At COP30, MSF calls for concrete actions to address the health impacts of climate change

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The impact of the climate crisis is felt most acutely by people living in vulnerable situations, whose voices should be heard during the UN conference in Brazil.  While the health impacts of the climate emergency are increasingly clear, health discussions have historically been sidelined in high-level debates at the UN’s climate conferences. COP30, taking place […]

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