Escalating conflict and insecurity in Libya are leading thousands of people to flee, taking their chances on unseaworthy boats across the Mediterranean. On December 20 2019, Ocean Viking rescued 112 people from a rubber boat 32 nautical miles off the Libyan coast, 21 of whom had survived a deadly airstrike on Tajoura detention centre […]
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Venezuela: Fighting malaria and failing health system in Bolivar
When one thinks of a nation going through a severe political and economic crisis, the first thing that comes to mind is probably not gold. But in Bolivar, Venezuela’s biggest state, illegal gold mining has been booming for years and the yellow metal has become a motivation for many Venezuelans to head towards the […]
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MSF 10 monumental moments
Here’s a look at just a few of the humanitarian emergencies that Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has responded to over the last 10 years.
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Northwest Syria: Despair and displacement in winter
Intense military offensives by the Government of Syria and its allies in southern Idlib, involving shelling, aerial bombing and ground offensives, have resulted in a massive new movement of people to escape the war zone. The northern part of Idlib, near the Turkish border, already hosted around 1.5 million vulnerable people, and according to the […]
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Iraq: MSF treats wounded protesters in Baghdad
In 2017, when the war to retake Iraqi cities from the Islamic State (IS) group was leaving scores of people dead, wounded or maimed, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened the Baghdad Medical Rehabilitation Centre (BMRC) in the Iraqi capital to provide early medical and physical rehabilitation to the men, women and children […]
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Haiti: Damage to health structures remains 10 years after earthquake
As the world marks 10 years since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is paying tribute to the earthquake’s victims and highlighting the current deterioration of the medical care in the country, in a report released today. “The catastrophic earthquake killed thousands of people, displaced millions, and destroyed 60 percent of […]
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