Patients with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) need better access to diagnosis and to treatment that is safe and effective, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a new report that calls for an improved global response to NTDs in order to prevent further deaths and disability. “NTDs almost exclusively affect people living in extreme […]
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In the last two years, the unrest ravaging eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many thousands of people to flee their homes. Many have found refuge on the other side of the border between North and South Kivu, where they share limited resources and land with equally vulnerable populations. “We heard […]
The displaced people of Bouar are facing an unprecedented crisis and an effective and coordinated humanitarian response is urgently needed.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a severe toll on Rohingya refugees’ mental health.
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With the health system collapsing, the state’s capital stops receiving serious cases from other towns.
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Palestine is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases, both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Of the more than 43,000 cases confirmed in the West Bank since the start of the pandemic, more than a third have been in Hebron governorate.
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the situation in Riang, in Jonglei state, eastern South Sudan, where the health of communities is increasingly at risk. In January, an MSF emergency team flew into Riang and found remote communities struggling to access clean water, safe water storage, latrines and basic healthcare. Years […]
A mental health crisis is growing in the Dadaab refugee complex, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been stuck for decades now. A fatal mix of pent-up despair, anxiety and fear, combined with new uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, is forcing refugees to take extreme measures. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) […]
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Cervical cancer kills over 2,300 women in Malawi every year, or two thirds of those who become infected with it, despite it being an easily preventable disease. This grim reality is the result of issues with vaccination and screening, as well as limitations in the offer of treatment. Since 2018, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans […]
Marc Schakal, MSF Program Manager for Yemen, here explains what the risks are for aid to Yemen – and the Yemeni people – if there is not a broad exemption for humanitarian work to these sanctions.
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