Mediterranean Migration: Place of safety needed for 356 people rescued in Central Mediterranean
August 14, 2019AMSTERDAM – After four consecutive days of lifesaving search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean, there are 356 vulnerable men, women and children currently on board the Ocean Viking. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and SOS MEDITERRANEE have...
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Mediterranean migration: Europe must act now to end preventable deaths in Libya and at sea
August 7, 2019Op-ed by Dr Joanne Liu, International President On 25 July, tragedy once again hit the Mediterranean. An estimated 150 people drowned whilst fleeing Libya. It brings this year’s toll in the Central Mediterranean Sea to at least 576 people. This...
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Venezuela: MSF helps rebuild medical facilities and address mounting health needs
July 25, 2019Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is expanding its medical activities in Venezuela, where years of economic and political crisis are taking a heavy toll on households and health facilities alike. With hyperinflation reaching over two million percent this year according...
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