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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MSF staff member David Deng Aleu killed in intercommunal violence in Agok

It is with great sadness that Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirms the death of David Deng Aleu, a South Sudanese nurse that worked in the MSF hospital in Agok. David was killed inside his home on Thursday, February 10, 2022, when intercommunal fighting broke out in Agok, a town 38km south of Abyei in […]

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After flooding, displaced Malawians are living in dire conditions

Southern Malawi – the area hardest hit by Tropical Storm Ana – is having to rebuild after destructive winds and flash flooding washed away roads, damaged power supplies and left around 32,000 families without shelter. 152,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are now spread across 178 displacement camps in the region and are in desperate need […]

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Madagascar: People in Mananjary cut off from healthcare after two cyclones

Between February 5 and 22, 2022, cyclones Batsirai and Emnati hit the east coast of Madagascar, destroying numerous healthcare centres. More than 150,000 people have been affected by these cyclones. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are struggling to reach isolated rural areas where people have very limited access to healthcare and other essential services. It […]

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