“This is the first time I’ve fled DRC”, explains 53-year-old Imani who lived through the war in Ituri in the 2000s. “It’s different this time. In the 2000s our homes were torched too, but we
Despite being curable, the world is losing the battle against tuberculosis (TB). The road ahead is rife with challenges, from diagnosis to treatment, for patients and treatment providers alike. In this Q&A, Dr. Francis Varaine,
Yesterday afternoon, Thursday 22 March, two airstrikes hit a densely populated neighborhood in the town of Harem (Idlib governorate), resulting in a mass casualty influx of 63 injured and 38 dead to the nearest field
Amsterdam – The international humanitarian medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls out Italian and other European governments and condemns all actions which prevent lifesaving rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean and which
By Meinie Nicolai, nurse and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) General Director Most people in East Ghouta live underground. Medical care is increasingly provided in basements. What is happening there cannot bear the light
More than six months into the beginning of the latest Rohingya exodus, people continue to flee from Myanmar into Bangladesh fearing for their lives and seeking safety. A total of 3,236 refugees are reported to have entered Bangladesh in
Having fled indescribable violence in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh must now contend with new dangers: precarious living conditions, the upcoming rainy season and fears for personal safety after dark. The camp itself is a
It’s 8 AM, and the MSF compound in Akobo, South Sudan is a hive of activity. In front of the logistics tent, staff carefully load tables, chairs, floor mats, septic boxes, medicines and other supplies
MSF releases new advocacy report which explains 2017 Rohingya violence survey findings In the early hours of 25 August 2017, the Myanmar military launched “clearance operations” in Rakhine State, ostensibly in response to coordinated attacks by
Shailja was three months pregnant when she first came to MSF SGBV project, a community-based clinic run by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in North West Delhi’s densely populated Jahangirpuri area. She
At least 344 wounded and 71 dead every day, 7 days a week, for 2 weeks – non-stop Brussels – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today releases medical data collected from the hospitals and
Name : Designation : Sevantee Ghosh, a medical doctor from Kolkata, has been working with MSF’s hepatitis C project in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, since January 2017. In this piece, she looks back on a year
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