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DRC: Health promotion during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Sabrina Rubli, a Health Promotion Activity Manager. She is a Canadian working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) based in Goma, Democratic of Congo (DRC). “Corona is just another way for the government to kill us, since ebola didn’t work.” “This is just another way for NGOs and the government to make money.” “We can’t wash […]
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Countering COVID-19 not a free pass to court tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea
European governments must stop using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to enforce deadly migration control policies and must immediately lift the obstacles preventing NGOs from saving lives at sea.
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Iraq: MSF supports hospitals responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
Recent days have seen a significant rise in the number of patients with COVID-19 in Iraq, with over 1000 infections and 60 confirmed deaths, according to the MOH.
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Northwest Syria: Navigating COVID-19 in precarious context
The necessary supplies for his treatment were not available in one of the medical facilities and the other one was not yet ready to admit suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 in Tanzania: Refugees in host camps most vulnerable
An open letter from Pete Clausen, MSF Head of Mission in Tanzania.
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COVID-19: MSF supports response in Cameroon
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Cameroon has emerged with one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
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‘We can’t let them down’: COVID-19 hurts the most vulnerable
COVID-19 will take a particular toll in the places where MSF was already needed to deliver emergency medical care.
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Paris, France: COVID-19 response must be accessible for most vulnerable
By Annelise Coury, who is coordinating MSF’s response to COVID-19 in the region.
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MSF responds to COVID-19 in Canada
MSF announces collaboration to assist people experiencing homelessness at Toronto’s 1st COVID-19 Recovery site.
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