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COVID-19 in Codogno, Italy: ‘Our priority is to protect hospital staff’

Posted on 24 March 2020 (6 June 2025) by jeremy

One of the key aims of our team is to protect hospital staff from being infected with the virus.

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Northwest Syria: The struggle of the population continues

Posted on 18 March 2020 (3 December 2025) by jeremy

The military offensive carried out by the Government of Syria and its allies in Northwest Syria, has led to the displacement of almost a million people in the space of just four months in the Idlib region. People have had to flee from their homes or from the camps they were already displaced in, to […]

US/Mexico: Migrations Policies’ Health Impacts

Posted on 11 February 2020 (3 December 2025) by jeremy

New migration policies imposed by the United States and Mexico are trapping many Central Americans in dangerous conditions, with severe consequences for their physical and mental health, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a report released today. The report, No Way Out, is based on 480 interviews and […]

Northwest Syria: COVID-19 adds an additional layer of complexity

Posted on 7 April 2020 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

Written by Cristian Reynders, MSF Field Coordinator in Northwest Syria.

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Tenosique, Mexico: MSF calls for new measures for migrants following detention centre fire

Posted on 6 April 2020 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

MSF calls for migrants in detention centres to be released and given access to proper medical care and protection following Tenosique detention centre fire.

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COVID-19 in France: Ensuring continued access to medical care for vulnerable people in Paris and the suburbs

Posted on 3 April 2020 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

Last week MSF teams began providing medical care to vulnerable people confined in emergency shelters or still living on the streets or in makeshift camps in Paris and the suburbs.

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Borno state: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria, malnutrition and water-borne diseases will not relent.

Posted on 3 April 2020 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

After more than a decade of armed conflict, outbreaks of severe malnutrition, malaria, measles and cholera, approximately 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Borno state now face the spectre of COVID-19. Many live in vastly overcrowded camps with poor water and sanitation facilities, limited supplies of hygiene essentials such as soap and water, […]