Last year witnessed three round vaccinations of hepatitis E, where MSF teams in collaboration with the health authorities in South Sudan had carried out a mass campaign in response to an outbreak, with a main objective in the fight against a disease that is especially fatal for pregnant women...
Two weeks after Storm Daniel caused devastating floods that engulfed Derna and killed thousands in a few hours, search and rescue operations are about to end and reconstruction is starting. The need for psychological relief is immense among Derna’s people. MSF has begun medical activities, focusing...
In Jonglei state, northeastern South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are rushing four critically ill patients by ambulance boat to the MSF hospital in Old Fangak. Among the people on the boat, Nya Sibet Mar is holding her two-year-old daughter, Nya Thor, who is suffering from severe...
MSF medical coordinator Manoelle Carton describes the situation in the Libyan cities of Derna and Susah, one week after the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel. What is the situation in Derna one week after Storm Daniel? “In Derna, the situation is now quieter compared to the chaotic...
Manoelle Carton, MSF Medical Coordinator for Libya, describes the situation and MSF's ongoing assessment in Derna: "We arrived in Derna as MSF assessment medical team, we are medical and logistic, we are four. We arrive in Derna yesterday morning. The situation is still quite chaotic, with a lot of...
MSF is extremely saddened by the tragic news of the storm that hit eastern Libya and the high number of reported victims. We currently do not work in the areas of Libya affected by the floods. However, an emergency team composed of logistician and medical workers is being deployed to Derna and is...
In a parched landscape, an MSF tractor roars as it approaches a small village in Dentiuk, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. It is towing a trailer to which a creaking wooden canoe is strapped. “Are you sure we are in the right place?” asks the driver. “It might not look like it, but when the rains...
Major floods have hit central and southern Chad since mid-August, with the latest floods affecting the capital, N’Djamena, where rivers have burst their banks and whole neighbourhoods have been left underwater. Médecins Sans Frontières has launched an emergency response to address the most acute...
Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe. In particular, the changing climate is having devastating consequences for people living in conflict situations and those who don’t have access to basic health care. Médecins Sans...
It has been seven weeks since the flood emergency was declared by the Government of Pakistan, calling on the international community for support. With harsh winter conditions forecast, flood-affected populations will be particularly vulnerable in the coming months. THE RESPONSE SO FAR – IN NUMBERS...
