In Iraq’s northern sub-district of Qayyarah, merely 60 kilometers south of Mosul the capital of Nineveh province, traces of a war subsided three years ago are still starkly evident. There, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs the only hospital specialized in burns in Nineveh, a province still reeling from the shock of a ferocious war […]
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COVID-19: MSF response in Spain
Leveraging its experience and expertise in managing epidemics in contexts where health and social care systems are fragile or unable to cope with such situations, MSF is stepping up its COVID-19 response.
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Medical Issues
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treats patients suffering from a wide array of illnesses and health needs. Here are some of the medical issues we see and what we do about them. […]
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Worldwide, at least one in three women has experienced some form of sexual violence.
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COVID-19 in Iran: MSF ‘deeply surprised’ as Iranian authorities put a stop to coronavirus response
MSF is ready to deploy its emergency team and inflatable 50-bed facility elsewhere in Iran or to other countries where they are urgently needed.
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Maternal Health
Our maternal health programs in more than 25 countries focus on reducing maternal and infant mortality.
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COVID-19 in Codongo, Italy: ‘Our priority is to protect hospital staff’
One of the key aims of our team is to protect hospital staff from being infected with the virus.
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World Tuberculosis Day 2020: COVID-19 and TB require global solidarity
TB is the world’s leading infectious disease killer with nearly 10 million people affected and 1.5 million deaths in 2018
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World Tuberculosis Day 2020: Tackling TB in Sudan and South Sudan
If left untreated, TB severely weakens people and can be fatal. TB is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide.
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COVID-19 in Iran: MSF provides support with response in second worst affected province
MSF has sent a 50-bed inflatable treatment unit and an emergency team of nine people to Isfahan, the second worst affected province in Iran, to increase hospital capacity for treating the critically ill.
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