Written by Cristian Reynders, MSF Field Coordinator in Northwest Syria.
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Tenosique, Mexico: MSF calls for new measures for migrants following detention centre fire
MSF calls for migrants in detention centres to be released and given access to proper medical care and protection following Tenosique detention centre fire.
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COVID-19 in France: Ensuring continued access to medical care for vulnerable people in Paris and the suburbs
Last week MSF teams began providing medical care to vulnerable people confined in emergency shelters or still living on the streets or in makeshift camps in Paris and the suburbs.
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Borno state: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria, malnutrition and water-borne diseases will not relent.
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, […]
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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Diving into the unknown: A Canadian Expat discusses the recruitment process for his first MSF mission
Thomas Briand is a Canadian from Montreal embarking on his first mission with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). He will be working in Hajja, Yemen for six months as a Finance and Human Resources manager. Briand provides valuable, personal insight on the MSF recruitment process and why he chose to transition into the […]