A team of five people is already on the ground in Kerman MSF, together with the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), is providing medical care for "crush syndrome" - caused when damaged muscle tissues release massive quantities of toxins into the bloodstream - for the earthquake victims...
Donations for Iran: HSBC Account 002-6-398222 The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing emergency aid to the people of Bam in south-east Iran since the city was struck by an earthquake of 6.3 on the Richter scale on 26 December, 2003...
Tons of supplies arrives Bam To meet the enormous needs caused by the earthquake in Iran, Medecins Sans Frontieres is sending teams to reinforce those already present in the field. A team of 4 people (medical and logistical) will arrive in Bam today where 2 doctors are already working. Teams have...
MSF calls for more concern towards AIDS patients around the world Today, 40 million people are HIV positive in the world. More than six million people are in urgent need of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, and only 400,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world are receiving the...
"We are not actors in the war on terrorism" Slamming an explosive-packed ambulance into the Baghdad headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday was a heinous assault on innocent civilians and independent humanitarian aid work and must be condemned in the strongest...
We express our deep sorrow to the relatives, friends and colleagues Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns yesterday's attack on an ICRC compound in Baghdad. MSF also wishes to express its deep sorrow towards the relatives, friends and colleagues of those who were killed in the attack...
MSF shocked and saddened Médecins Sans Frontières is shocked and saddened by the deaths of a large number of Iraqi and international staff in yesterday's brutal attack on the United Nations office in Baghdad. We extend our deepest condolences to those who have lost relatives and friends. For the...
Disorder and political struggles in Baghdad and elsewhere have left the health system in disarray The United States-led coalition has failed to meet its responsibility under international humanitarian law to ensure that the health and well being of the Iraqi people is being provided for, stated the...
Treatment allows patients with AIDS to lead a normal life For the first time in the history of Laos a patient is receiving antiretroviral drugs (HAART -Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy) for the treatment of AIDS. HAART is a highly effective combination of drugs that allows patients with AIDS...
