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{{ subitems[item.mlid].linktitle }}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.
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View more information about Ebola
Ebola virus disease first appeared in 1976 and has a high mortality rate. It is easily transmitted through close contact – leading to rapidly growing outbreaks that are difficult to contain.
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View more information about Malnutrition
Five children die every minute because their diet lacks essential nutrients. They will continue to do so unless food aid changes.
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View more information about Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) kills 1.6 million people every year. MSF has been treating TB patients for over 30 years.
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View more information about Malaria
Malaria is the world's most deadly parasite, killing hundreds of thousands of people and infecting over 200 million every year - mostly children in Africa.
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View more information about Cholera
Cholera is a deadly by treatable disease that affects millions worldwide.
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View more information about Mental Health
MSF provides care and counselling to people around the world.
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View more information about HIV / AIDS
The virus has killed more than 32 million people since 1981. We pioneered treatment in Africa and have helped millions of people globally.
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View more information about Safe Abortion
Unsafe abortions are a major problem in many parts of the world. Without proper healthcare or sanitary conditions, abortions can be fatal for mothers.
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View more information about Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Worldwide, at least one in three women has experienced some form of sexual violence.
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View more information about Maternal Health
Our maternal health programs in more than 25 countries focus on reducing maternal and infant mortality.
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View more information about Telemedicine
MSF's telemedicine program brings advanced care to places where specialists can't always go.
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View more information about Yellow Fever
Yellow fever can be prevented with a vaccine - yet it's a disease that claims the lives of an estimated 30,000 - 60,000 people each year.
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View more information about Measles
Measles remains a leading killer of young children in parts of the world, even though an effective, low-cost vaccine has been available for decades.
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View more information about Cervical cancer
In 2018, an estimated 311,000 women died of cervical cancer. More than 85 percent of those women lived in low- and middle-income countries. In the same year, 570,000 new cases were diagnosed.