On the second of May, Cyclone Nargis swept over large parts of Myanmar. The storm caused immediate destruction on a large scale. It also created a wall of water, that washed away people and property. In the Irriwaddy delta, many tens of thousands died. Many more were left homeless. Survivors are...
In response to recent outbreaks of violence in Johannesburg, South Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières is currently providing emergency medical care for wounded people seeking shelter in police stations, community halls, and other locations to which they have fled for safety. Since December 2007, MSF...
In Bogaley and in Pyapon our teams are running 4 mobile clinics on small boats in the periphery of the towns, providing health care to the survivors. In parallel, Médecins Sans Frontières is distributing kits of non-food items and plastic sheeting. In Pyapon and surrounding villages, MSF teams...
Over the past two weeks, aid workers for the international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), have witnessed the forced return and resettlement of displaced people living in Endebess camp, western Kenya. Inhabitants of the camp are being threatened and told to leave...
A week after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed a reported 32,000 and left up to 4.8 million people homeless in China's southwestern Sichuan province, MSF has now provided over 210 tons of relief supplies as well as medical assistance to the survivors. Reinforced by an enormous outpouring of...
After the massive earthquake in Sichuan province, China, five Hong Kong volunteers of Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) departed to Sichuan yesterday to assess and provide assistance. They are namely the former President of MSF Hong Kong Dr. Emily Chan, nephrologist Dr. Philip Li, orthopaedic surgeon...
Fourteen days after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, needs remain immense in the Irawaddy Delta. Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are delivering medical assistance and relief supplies directly to tens of thousands of people. However, MSF urges for an immediate scaling up of the overall relief...
Earthquake death toll in southwest China's Sichuan Province has exceeded 19,500 Thursday, according to Chinese officials. Thousands of people remain trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. The epicentre is located in Wenchuan, northwest of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. Some 90,000...
Médecins Sans Frontières announces the launch of "MSF Field Research", a new MSF website dedicated to field research and publications. URL: http://fieldresearch.msf.org/ addition to providing humanitarian assistance, MSF has been very active in medical research and has published articles in more...
