As a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19 spreads through Southern Africa, health workers in Mozambique, Eswatini and Malawi are struggling to treat escalating numbers of patients with little prospect of a vaccine to protect them from the virus.
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Ahead of the next round of talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss a proposal by South Africa and India to waive monopolies on COVID-19 medical tools during the pandemic, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called on the wealthy countries opposing the proposal not to block it and ruin its lifesaving potential for […]
Fabrice Weissman, who is member of the MSF COVID-19 response team in Malawi, describes the situation.
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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 […]