After more than a decade of armed conflict, outbreaks of severe malnutrition, malaria, measles and cholera, approximately 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Borno state now face the spectre of COVID-19. Many live in vastly overcrowded camps with poor water and sanitation facilities, limited supplies of hygiene essentials such as soap and water, […]
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COVID-19: MSF launches it’s largest ever response in Belgium
With just over 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 recorded for a population of 11 million, Belgium is one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic.
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Italy: “A new approach to public health, the big change needed to fight COVID-19”
By Dr Claudia Lodesani, MSF Italy president and emergency coordinator for COVID-19.
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Closing Canada’s border to refugee claimants is dangerous and illegal, and must be reversed
Today’s statement urges for continuity and continued measures that will protect both public health and the health of all.
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COVID-19 in Italy: Medical staff working beyond limits in Italian epicentre
In Italy, we are supporting three hospitals at the first epicentre of the outbreak in the North
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COVID-19: MSF calls for no patents or profiteering on drugs, tests and vaccines in pandemic
MSF calls for no patents or profiteering on drugs, tests, or vaccines used for the COVID-19 pandemic, and for governments to prepare to suspend and override patents and take other measures, such as price controls, to ensure availability, reduce prices and save more lives.
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Idlib, Syria: MSF continues providing relief items and adapts response to COVID-19 threat
Tthe COVID-19 epidemic has become a huge challenge worldwide and in Syria.
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COVID-19: Inclusion of asylum seekers is more effective than closing borders
The US government’s decision to block asylum proceedings and close the US-Mexico border threatens the healthy and safety of thousands.
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COVID-19 in Cote d’Ivoire: Preparation is key to coping with pandemic
MSF has been working for the past 15 days to respond to the coronavirus pandemic recently declared in Côte d’Ivoire.
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COVID-19 in West Africa: Focus on the most vulnerable and learning from the past
Dr Dorian Job, MSF West Africa Program Manager in Dakar, provides an update on the situation and priorities at this stage.
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