29 January 2009, 226 sick and wounded civilians, 51 of them children, were evacuated by ICRC and UN, from the Vanni. Delays at the government checkpoint in Omanthai meant that patients were arriving throughout the evening and night and into the very early morning in Vavuniya Hospital. Some were...
CNN reports on MSF’s surgical services at the inflatable tent hospital in Gaza city. The President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Hong Kong, Dr FAN Ning and a Hong Kong registered nurse are working with MSF in Gaza. Warning: The video may contain disturbing information. Embedded video from CNN...
Dr. Ahmed BILAL works with Médecins Sans Frontières in one of Pakistan’s hardest-to-reach areas. This week, in eastern Balochistan, his team saved the lives of three babies born in the new MSF clinic set up to provide mother and child healthcare to one of the most disadvantaged populations in the...
Medecins Sans Frontieres is very concerned for the safety of an estimated 250,000 people trapped in heavy fighting in the Vanni. Hundreds of civilians are reported to have been wounded and killed during the last days as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled area has shrunk in the...
Since October 2008, following the latest fighting between armed groups in North Kivu province, MSF teams have been assisting refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the Ishasha border crossing, the number of new arrivals has decreased significantly as the fighting in DRC eased. In...
Specialized Surgeries, Post-op Care, Pediatric Care, and Mental Health Activities Increasing Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams began carrying out specialized surgical procedures today in inflatable medical structures erected by MSF late last week in Gaza City. The two hospital tents...
The three MSF clinics are now open in the Gaza Strip and a surgical team is working in Al Shifa hospital, while a mobile hospital is being set up to focus on patients who need further surgical care. Surgical team is working in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City since sunday January 18. A vascular...
The President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Hong Kong, Dr FAN Ning, departs for Israel today with a registered nurse from Hong Kong also joining the MSF mission. Both of them will first join MSF’s medical team in Jerusalem and will further head to the Gaza Strip. They will be the first two Hong...
Daily Pause in Violence Insufficient; Other Crossing Points Blocked and Civilians Remain Trapped Despite statements by Israeli authorities, the worsening security situation in the Gaza Strip is severely limiting international humanitarian assistance in support of Palestinian emergency medical...
A new surge in fighting in the Galgaduud region of central Somalia has led to many casualties and forced thousands to flee. Following heavy fighting between two groups last Sunday, the Somali medical teams of the humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have treated 46 casualties at...
