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Sudan: Catastrophic situation in Zamzam camp, every effort must be made to finally deliver food, medicines and essential supplies to blockaded and starved communities

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As the results of a nutrition screening carried out by the Sudanese health authorities and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) earlier this month in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, indicate a catastrophic nutritional situation that is only getting worse, MSF urges the UN and international stakeholders involved in negotiating broader humanitarian access to consider all […]

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MSF responds to Cholera in Sudan: ‘He didn’t know he was going to live’

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A cholera outbreak is gripping across several states of central and eastern Sudan bringing yet more risk, death and misery to people already bruised by the country’s brutal war. Cholera adds an additional challenge to the crisis amidst mass displacement, insecurity, and difficulties accessing medical care amid a humanitarian response that is far below what […]

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Sudan: MSF calls for quick response, unrestricted access as cholera poses latest peril in war

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A cholera outbreak is gripping across central and eastern Sudan bringing yet more risk, death and misery to people already bruised by the country’s brutal war. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are supporting by treating patients and providing water and sanitation services. Ongoing war, floods and now cholera In August, Sudanese authorities […]

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[Series] Living in Myanmar: Renewed fighting in Rakhine leads Rohingya to live in constant fear

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Since the 2021 military takeover of Myanmar, people across the country have faced relentless challenges. Clashes between armed groups have erupted countrywide, impacting people’s everyday lives.  In this second part of this two-part series by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Rohingya people talk about the life-threatening humanitarian situation in Rakhine state, where fighting between […]

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Honduras: MSF responds to dengue emergency in the department of Cortés

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Due to the national health emergency caused by an increase in dengue cases in Honduras, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the Ministry of Health with human resources, medicines and medical supplies to alleviate the burden on hospitals in four municipalities in the north of the country. In June, the Honduran Ministry of […]

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Haiti: MSF denounces obstruction of ambulance

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, June 21, 2022. This ambulance prepares to transport a patient with a head injury to another health facility.

On Tuesday, September 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince and detained, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. The patient was suffering from an open fracture and in urgent need of hospital care. Held for more than an hour, […]

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West Bank: Access to medical care at risk as Israeli incursions gain in intensity

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Large-scale military incursions launched by Israeli forces on Palestine’s West Bank, and repeated attacks by the Israeli military on health workers, ambulances and medical facilities, are severely hindering people’s ability to access medical care, says international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  “There is very limited medical access in the city of Tulkarm […]

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“In Eastern DRC, mpox is just another challenge amid a torrent of vital problems”

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Dr. Tejshri Shah, Director General of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium and a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, recently returned from North Kivu, an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the country at the epicenter of the current mpox epidemic in Africa. In this short piece, she emphasizes that containing […]

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[Series] Living in Myanmar: “The day we lost everything”

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Since the military takeover in 2021, Myanmar has faced relentless challenges. Clashes between the military, armed groups and ethnic minority groups have erupted nationwide, with far-reaching consequences. “Before the 2021 military takeover, there were five tuberculosis (TB) laboratories, now, only one remains operational.” MSF staff member, Aung San TB Hospital in Yangon This series brings […]

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