In the wake of an armed attack on an Ebola treatment centre in Democratic Republic of Congo, aid workers were pushed to radically rethink their approach to the disease, says Trish Newport, emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). “We’re being attacked in the Ebola treatment centre!” This is what I heard […]
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International Women’s Day 2020: Why are so many women dying of 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.
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Photo story: Preventing cervical cancer in Malawi
In late January 2020, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) implemented an HPV vaccination campaign for 8,500 nine-year-old girls in the Chiradzulu district of Malawi. Cervical cancer is largely preventable, and yet it is fatal for a disproportionate number of women in low- and middle-income countries. Particularly in sub-saharan Africa, cervical cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related mortality in women. Effective prevention The most effective prevention […]
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Afghanistan: Multiple barriers increase struggle for medical care
Despite decades of international aid and investment, Afghans still struggle to access basic and emergency medical care due to insecurity, distance, cost and the fact that many health facilities lack the staff and equipment they need, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today on the release of its report Reality Check: Afghanistan’s neglected healthcare […]
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Idlib, Syria: MSF to scale up its response as tensions reach a new peak
With thousands of people displaced by the military offensive on northwestern Syria’s Idlib province, international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is planning step up medical assistance and aid distributions in response to their escalating needs. MSF is also asking Turkish authorities to facilitate the transit of staff and essential supplies into northwest […]
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Syria: Indiscriminate attacks in Idlib
Indiscriminate attacks on civilians areas had predictably horrific consequences yesterday in Idlib governorate, Syria
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Conflict in Syria: As government forces move into Idlib, ‘people are facing a desperate situation’
In northwest Syria, airstrikes combined with a ground offensive conducted by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have triggered a huge wave of displacement in the last opposition-held area in the country. With towns and camps west of Aleppo hit by shelling in recent days, roads are packed with cars and trucks as people […]
Colombia: Venezuelan migrants face crossroads at border
Nearly 44,000 Venezuelans fleeing the economic and political crisis gripping their country have arrived in Arauca, northeastern Colombia, in recent years. Although they find what they need to survive there, many face precarious situations that are not being adequately addressed. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offer vital medical services in the Tame region’s […]
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US/Mexico: Migrations Policies’ Health Impacts
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 […]
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Sierra Leone: Nurses and midwives’ new skills revitalize health system
Forty-seven nurses and midwives have returned home to Sierra Leone to take up jobs in hospitals and health centres across the country after successfully completing a two-year diploma in Ghana. The return of these upskilled medical staff will boost Sierra Leone’s efforts to recover from the devastating blow to its health service caused by the […]
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