By Adam Houston, Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer for MSF Canada.
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World TB Day: Canada needs to invest in tools that will save lives
By Adam Houston, Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer for MSF Canada.
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Young women supporting young women making health choices
Tanatswa (20) is a vibrant peer educator for Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She is a core member of the MSF Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) project in the high-density suburb of Mbare, Harare in Zimbabwe. Growing up, Tanatswa had a passion to do something meaningful and life-changing in her community. She grew up in Mbare, […]
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Ukraine: As daily lives are torn, health needs on the rise
The humanitarian situation in Mariupol remains extremely dire. […]
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Ukraine: Urgent humanitarian race against time
Anja Wolz, MSF Emergency Coordinator currently based in Lviv, Ukraine, explains the urgency of this stage of the humanitarian response.
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Ukraine: In Odessa, ‘everyone is preparing for the worst’
A Q&A with Carla Melki, MSF Emergency Coordinator, who just returned from the port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine.
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Ukraine: MSF rushes emergency medical supplies to Kyiv
MSF’s first international supplies had arrived in Ukraine. […]
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Ukraine: ‘We are calling for respect for human life’
Laurent Ligozat, MSF Emergency Coordinator in Ukraine, shares his concerns about the safety of civilians in the city.
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MSF staff report dire conditions in Mariupol – Call for safe passage of civilians
The city of Mariupol is among the areas now heavily affected by the war in Ukraine. Multiple staff members of MSF are sheltering in the city with their families.
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South Africa: Supporting COVID-19 vaccination for the hard to reach in Khayelitsha
A vaccination support program developed by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Khayelitsha in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health (WCDoH), South Africa has shown that it is possible to target individuals with comorbidities that increase the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19. Most facilities in South Africa do not offer targeted vaccination support […]
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