A political crisis has divided Mali since the end of January. People are leaving the regions in the north of Mali; refugees and displaced people have been hiding in the bush or fleeing en masse to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania. Often they settle in places where people are living already –...
Since late January, some 57,000 Malians have entered the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania. Refugee numbers are steadily increasing, from 200 arrivals on April 5 to 1,500 a day. In response to this massive influx, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is bolstering its activities and emergency medical aid...
Victims are mostly women and children; MSF is calling on all parties to the conflict to spare civilians On 22nd February, a camp of Tuareg civilians was targeted in an airstrike by the Malian army in the north of the country. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams and the Malian Ministry of Health in...
Following the displacement of people as a result of violence in neighbouring Mali, close to 10,000 Malians have found refuge in the Tillabéry region in Niger. A team from the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) travelled to the area to evaluate the most pressing needs...
Tuberculosis: progress in screening, South Sudan: A nation facing major challenges, Fistula: The backyard disease, Mali: vaccinating against meningitis epidemics, HIV/AIDS -- marching for generics
Background MSF works in the Kangaba region in southern Mali, where malaria is the main killer and most prevalent. Mali is a poor country and few people have access to health care, particularly during the rainy season when many villages become isolated, and when malaria spreads most rapidly. The MSF...
“We help people to help themselves” How MSF health promoter empowers people in the south of Mali in their fight against malaria “Do you know who I am?” “You work for Médecins Sans Frontières.” “And what does Médecins Sans Frontières do in Mali?” “You help treat diseases like Malaria.” ”We treat...
