Over 150 people were killed and more than 13,000 were displaced by the intense rains and floods which hit El Salvador after Hurricane Ida swept through the country early this month. The authorities declared a state of emergency in the regions affected and many communities were isolated for days...
The Cape Verde Ministry of Health has reported 13,187 suspected cases of dengue Fever in four islands within the archipelago between 1st of October and 9th of November. The outbreak is the first ever in Cape Verde and is the biggest recorded in Africa. The number of cases has increased sharply...
Seven Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) vaccination sites, where thousands of civilians had gathered, came under fire during attacks by the Congolese army against the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF denounces this clearly...
Funding by rich countries to combat malnutrition has remained flat for seven years, according to a report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This barely accounts for three percent of the funds needed to reduce the 3.5 to 5 million annual deaths of children under five attributed to...
Zaidir, 37 years old: I have lost everything Zaidir, 37, was living in Kampung Panas, a village close to Pariaman, with 12 family members. His village was swept away by a landslide and 7 family members were killed. "I was very upset, because I lost everything, my house and my family members," he...
A retreat from international funding commitments for AIDS threatens to undermine the dramatic gains made in reducing AIDS-related illness and death in recent years, according to a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The MSF report highlights how expanding access to HIV treatment has not...
Late at night on Friday 30 October, typhoon Mirinae made landfall on the eastern coast of Quezon province. Packing winds of 150 km/h with gusts of up to 186 km/h, Mirinae, also called Santi, brought heavy rain and floods to the area before weakening into a tropical storm and veering towards Vietnam...
Following a serious outbreak of severe parasitic disease, kala azar, in Southern Sudan, medical humanitarian aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is responding to the emergency in several locations across both Jonglei and Upper Nile States. MSF is treating patients in its clinics in Pibor...
Clashes near Shangil Tobaya, a town in Northern Darfur, Sudan, have led to a number of casualties and the displacement of hundreds of families. The medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has treated 12 wounded people since 20 October in its medical facility. Nine had to...
Daisy Plana, an MSF psychologist from the Philippines, provides psychosocial support in the villages around the city of Pariaman to the victims of the earthquake that hit Sumatra, Indonesia on 30 September. What is the need of mental support in the villages? There is a huge need. The people are...
