By Adam Houston, MSF’s Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer in Canada.
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Guatemala: Medical care and assistance to migrants and deportees on the border departments with Mexico
In 2021, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for migrants and asylum seekers hit Latin America. While massive migratory movements have been taking place in the region for decades, the panorama was worsened by the deportations of thousands of people from the United States and the criminalization of migration by the region’s authorities. According to UNHCR, the […]
“Many people deported to Guatemala find themselves facing an abyss with no possibility of escape”
Since November 2021, a team from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing medical care and assistance to migrants and deportees passing through Tecún Umán, a city on Guatemala’s border with Mexico. Like any border town, Tecún Umán is noisy and frenetic. Every day, from very early in the morning until late afternoon, […]
Northern Syria: An ineffective humanitarian buffer has hampered COVID-19 vaccination
The COVID-19 vaccine Humanitarian Buffer (HB) is failing its mission to support populations hit by the pandemic and struggling to have access to immunization, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The HB is part of the COVAX mechanism, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
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MSF calls on Moderna to transfer mRNA vaccine technology without further delay
Over 100 manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries could produce vaccines for COVID, other diseases and future pandemics – but only if the tech is shared. Ahead of Moderna’s annual shareholder meeting tomorrow, where it will report billions in profits during the ongoing COVID pandemic, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) again called on the US […]
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More than 33,000 people displaced in Twic County still awaiting urgent humanitarian aid after fleeing violence two months ago
After fleeing their homes more than two months ago, tens of thousands of people are still left without basic necessities in Twic County, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Despite repeated calls by MSF, the humanitarian community in South Sudan has failed to scale up assistance to people who have largely been left without […]
Haiti: In Port-au-Prince, the population suffers as armed clashes spread
For the past week, violent clashes have been taking place in Port-au-Prince, including in usually calm neighborhoods. Mumuza Muhindo, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Country Director, explains how people in the city are victims of the violence in this Q&A. Mumuza Muhindo.Christophe Da Silva/Hans Lucas rong> When did this wave of violence begin? Since the […]
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Renewed violence in Leer leads to dozens killed, including MSF staff member
The latest violence that erupted on April 4, 2022, in Leer County in South Sudan has resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians, including a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member. This is the second MSF staff member that has been killed in Leer due to extreme violence since December 2021. Peter Mathor […]
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Lassa Fever: Why a Pandemic-Potential Virus is Still Neglected
By Jason Nickerson, MSF Humanitarian Representative to Canada.
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Ukraine: In Kharkiv’s underground stations with MSF’s mobile clinics
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Kharkiv, the second largest city in the country, has been severely affected by the Russian offensive.
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