बिहार: डॉक्टर्स विदाउट बॉर्डर्स ने भारत में अस्थायी 100- बिस्तर वाला कोविड -19 उपचार केंद्र खोला
June 19, 2020पटना : भारत में Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / डॉक्टर्स विदाउट बॉर्डर्स ने बिहार सरकार के सहयोग के साथ कोविड -19 महामारी के रोगियों का इलाज करने के लिए 100 बिस्तर वाला अस्थायी अस्पताल, पटना के पाटलिपुत्र खेल परिसर में स्थापित...
Read moreBihar: Doctors Without Borders opens temporary 100-bed COVID-19 treatment center in India
June 19, 2020Patna, Bihar: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) in collaboration with the Bihar government, opened a 100-bed temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at the Patliputra Sports complex in Patna. This COVID -19 treatment centre, the first-of-its-kind to be fully managed by...
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June 16, 2020Mental Health Helpline The recent COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in unprecedented challenges to all countries across the world. The difference in magnitude of infected cases and mortality reflects the capacity, preparedness and political commitment of different countries. The pandemic has...
Read moreMental health helpline for people affected by COVID-19 pandemic
June 16, 2020Mental Health Helpline The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in unprecedented challenges to all countries across the world. The difference in magnitude of infected cases and mortality reflects the capacity, preparedness and political commitment of different countries. The pandemic has also...
Read moreCOVID-19: Escaping first Libya, and then coronavirus in Germany
June 15, 2020Stefanie, a midwife at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Abdoulaye* from Gambia met twice within a few months in extraordinary circumstances: first on a search and rescue boat in the Mediterranean, then in quarantine for coronavirus in eastern Germany. This is...
Read moreOut of sight, people suffer from rise in violence in eastern Burkina Faso
June 5, 2020Op-ed by Abdallah Hussein, MSF head of mission in Burkina Faso While COVID-19 makes headlines around the world, less visible humanitarian crises continue to deteriorate. In the villages of Burkina Faso’s eastern region, killings, abductions and looting are now a regular occurrence. This...
Read moreYemen: “We have a lot of people that die quickly” of COVID-19 in Yemen
June 5, 2020A car drove up to the low, white building that is the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) COVID-19 treatment centre in Aden, southwestern Yemen. In it was a man aged around 60 who was coughing and struggling for breath. He managed...
Read moreCOVID-19: Unregulated market for personal protective equipment puts lives at risk
June 4, 2020Regulation to ensure that personal protective equipment (PPE) is distributed in an equitable and transparent manner during the COVID-19 pandemic must be put in place, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged. Since the beginning of the pandemic, competition in the...
Read moreMSF: Any future COVID-19 vaccines must be sold at cost and accessible to all
June 2, 2020Governments must attach strings as they pledge billions to pay for vaccines in developing countries Geneva — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged leaders to demand pharmaceutical corporations commit to selling any potential future COVID-19 vaccines at cost, as...
Read moreCOVID-19: MSF welcomes WHO solidarity call to action to share COVID-19 technology and intellectual property
May 29, 2020Initiative is an important first step, but governments must make binding commitments to guarantee access GENEVA - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomed today’s launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Call to Action for equitable global access to...
Read moreSpain: MSF concludes COVID-19 response in Spain
May 26, 2020BARCELONA - More than two months after activating teams to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is ending our direct intervention in the country, having completed our mission to support the public health system to overcome the...
Read moreBihar: MSF to set up COVID-19 treatment facility in Patna
May 25, 2020To fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will soon launch its response to coronavirus in Patna, Bihar. The teams are working to set up a 100-bed COVID-19 treatment facility in the indoor stadium of Patliputra...
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