Diphtheria, a disease long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination, is now reemerging in Bangladesh where more than 655,000 Rohingya have taken refuge since 25 August, following an
Since 25 August, MSF has massively scaled up its operations in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Number of MSF health facilities: 19 health posts, three primary health centres and four inpatient health facilities Number of staff: 2,258 national and international
Take a look back at the best and worst moments from our work around the world this year MSF’s Pictures of the Year collection looks back on a year of providing medical care in
Name : Designation : Arunn Jegan was working on his first MSF field assignment as the Project Coordinator in the Kamrangirchar slum of Bangladesh for eight months before he was pulled in to respond to
Gilead recently launched one of these drugs for $100/pill in China Geneva, 18 December 2017 – The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has filed a legal patent challenge in China against
Surveys conducted by MSF in refugee settlement camps in Bangladesh estimate that at least 9,000 Rohingya died in Myanmar, in Rakhine state, between 25 August and 24 September. As 71.7% of the reported deaths were
Cases of cholera may have declined in Yemen, but the ongoing war and blockade are now creating a new threat to public health, as a suspected diphtheria outbreak takes hold. By 4 December, 318 suspected
Interview with Dr Mercedes Tatay, MSF’s International Medical Secretary, ahead of the Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017 Between 12-15 December the Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017 will take place Tokyo, Japan. This major gathering co-hosted
Australian emergency medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Kate White, reflects on how the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh has changed in recent weeks. In a relatively short time, MSF has gone
Sana’a/Hajjah – A week of heavy violence, coupled with a crippling blockade preventing vital supplies into the country, shows new levels of disregard by warring parties for the civilian population, medical facilities and patients, says the
During the early morning of 4 December, several armed men broke into the /Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) compound in Mweso, in Masisi territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. They subjected the staff
Mumbai Mumbai: The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been working hand-in-hand with the Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS) and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) since 2016 to support
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