Blogs & Stories
Jun 11, 2020
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Zahra Koochizad is the MSF midwife supervisor in the MSF maternity wing of Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was working on the maternity ward on 12 May 2020, the day of an attack by unknown assailants who killed 15 mothers and an...
May 21, 2020
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We at MSF have seen many things while working in Aden: we kept our hospital open during the darkest days of fighting in 2015, and are used to receiving hundreds of wounded in just a few hours, like we did last August. There is something uniquely sad...
May 06, 2020
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As novel coronavirus (COVID-19) overwhelms some of the world’s most advanced health systems, our teams are adapting our activities to aid those most at risk. When COVID-19 first began to spread, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF...
May 05, 2020
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In recent weeks, there have been numerous discussions in Malaysia related to the country’s ability to provide a safe haven for people in need of protection, after having survived a treacherous journey by sea. The authorities cited COVID-19 concerns...
Apr 28, 2020
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Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the quality and safety of personal hygiene products, including alcohol-based disinfectant products, have been brought to public attention. In February 2020, the Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong seized a...