Two in three people seeking mental health support from MSF have symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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Northwest Syria: Surge in COVID-19 cases adds new challenges to humanitarian response
Northwest Syria is currently witnessing a sharp increase in the number of patients with COVID-19, which is now ten times higher than what it was just a month ago.
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South Sudan: Heavy floods threaten the lives of thousands of people in Greater Pibor Administrative Area
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the impact of ongoing severe flooding in Greater Pibor, South Sudan, which has displaced thousands of people and worsened an already devastating humanitarian emergency. MSF is urging organizations in the area to scale up their response to prevent further disaster. “When the fighting renewed in […]
Sea-Watch 4: Detaining of fifth search and rescue ship in five months condemns people to die at sea
The Sea-Watch 4 becomes the fifth NGO ship to be immobilized by Italian port authorities in less than five months.
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Mexico, Honduras & El Salvador: A Multidisciplinary COVID-19 response
Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador have been responding to the COVID-19 emergency for the last six months and all three countries are now showing a decreasing number of cases.
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Brazil: MSF works to prevent spread of COVID-19 among indigenous people in Mato Grosso do Sul
Indigenous communities in Brazil have been especially vulnerable to COVID-19. In the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which is home to many indigenous communities, teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are helping prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19. With few doctors in Mato Grosso do Sul, there is often no […]
Moria Camp: If the only way to break free is to burn your house, something is wrong
By Aurélie Ponthieu, Humanitarian Specialist for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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Borno state, Nigeria: Difficult living conditions and frequent clashes
Gwoza, a garrison town in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, is home to 60,000 people, many of them displaced from their homes elsewhere by the conflict. Living conditions are difficult, there is little humanitarian aid, and frequent clashes take place between the military and armed groups. Many people in Gwoza have witnessed acts of violence or […]
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Search and Rescue: 11 days after the first rescue, the Sea-Watch 4 is allocated a port of safety
MSF humanitarian affairs advisor, Hassiba Hadj-Sahraoui provides an overview.
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Central African Republic: During the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria remains the number one killer of children
The hospital in Batangafo – a town of 31,000 people, including 22,000 displaced from elsewhere in the Central African Republic – is bustling with activity.
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