The escalation of the international armed conflict in Ukraine has forced more than 10 million people to cross the border into neighbouring countries since late February, with almost one-quarter of them crossing into Russia, according to the UN. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Russia are supporting already existing efforts to provide […]
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Medical data and accounts from patients evacuated on Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s medical referral train show that the war in Ukraine is being conducted with an outrageous lack of care to distinguish and protect civilians. Over 40 percent of the war-wounded on the train have been elderly people and children with blast wounds, traumatic […]
After 100 days of the war in Ukraine, our mental health teams across the country are raising the alarm on the worrying psychological symptoms they are seeing. […]
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Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Kharkiv, the second largest city in the country, has been severely affected by the Russian offensive.
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The best thing we can do is listen closely and understand the specific areas where our support can provide real added value.
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MSF is horrified by reports of bombing or missile strikes on Kramatorsk station in Ukraine.
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A Canadian doctor on-the-ground reflects on how the patients were selected for MSF’s first medical train referral in Ukraine.
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Felipe Van Braak is one of the medical team leaders in MSF’s emergency team working in Poland and at Poland’s border with Ukraine.
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