Helmer Charris has worked for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for 11 years in various roles, including as a doctor, deputy project coordinator and medical advisor. His assignments include working in many emergency responses in countries including Sierra Leone, Ethiopia [the conflict in Tigray], Mexico, Yemen, South Sudan and, most recently, Panama. Helmer worked in Panama […]
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Humanitarian needs across Palestine are mounting due to widespread unemployment, economic decline and the recent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the West Bank, systematic repression and discrimination by Israeli authorities against Palestinians continue, with home demolitions, forced relocations and violence by Israeli settlers on the rise. For many people, such experiences have long-term consequences, […]
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In Kigoma region, in north-western Tanzania, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing health care to Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp, as well as Tanzanians in neighbouring host communities for over eight years. During the rainy season, malaria is highly endemic, leaving its residents vulnerable to contracting malaria year-round. The risk of […]
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In 2021, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for migrants and asylum seekers hit Latin America. While massive migratory movements have been taking place in the region for decades, the panorama was worsened by the deportations of thousands of people from the United States and the criminalization of migration by the region’s authorities. According to UNHCR, the […]
Since November 2021, a team from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing medical care and assistance to migrants and deportees passing through Tecún Umán, a city on Guatemala’s border with Mexico. Like any border town, Tecún Umán is noisy and frenetic. Every day, from very early in the morning until late afternoon, […]
The COVID-19 vaccine Humanitarian Buffer (HB) is failing its mission to support populations hit by the pandemic and struggling to have access to immunization, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The HB is part of the COVAX mechanism, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
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Over 100 manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries could produce vaccines for COVID, other diseases and future pandemics – but only if the tech is shared. Ahead of Moderna’s annual shareholder meeting tomorrow, where it will report billions in profits during the ongoing COVID pandemic, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) again called on the US […]
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After fleeing their homes more than two months ago, tens of thousands of people are still left without basic necessities in Twic County, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Despite repeated calls by MSF, the humanitarian community in South Sudan has failed to scale up assistance to people who have largely been left without […]
For the past week, violent clashes have been taking place in Port-au-Prince, including in usually calm neighborhoods. Mumuza Muhindo, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Country Director, explains how people in the city are victims of the violence in this Q&A. Mumuza Muhindo.Christophe Da Silva/Hans Lucas rong> When did this wave of violence begin? Since the […]
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