While the majority of the Haitian population is still extremely vulnerable, the UN donor conference to be held in New York on 31 March must not take measures that would limit the access to health care of the population, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Since...
The Moroccan Government and EU countries must address the needs of victims of sexual violence Sub-Saharan migrant women have endured various forms of sexual violence in their countries of origin and on their way to Europe. Many are forced to leave their homes because of violence related to conflict...
"We have treated our first patients in Am Timan over the weekend!", Martine FLOKSTRA exclaims happily at the end of her mission, ready to head back to Holland . As a member of the emergency desk of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), she had been sent to Chad to facilitate the opening of a new project...
The sound of coughing fills the short passageway outside the female ward of Scott Hospital in Morija , Lesotho . Apart from the nursing staff here in the ward there are no visitors among the neat row of beds. The beautiful landscape of majestically rising mountains and mottled green fields is...
Tavan, a cured patient helps others through tough DRTB treatment. With a sturdy build and a firm handshake, today, Tevan is a picture of health, but around two years ago, the cured drug resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) patient was in extremely bad shape. "One day at work I felt unwell and became very...
At the end of the twentieth century, optimism prevailed. People said tuberculosis was on its way to being eradicated around the world. However, the disease, which in the past afflicted hundreds of thousands of “consumptives” in Europe with the most privileged seeking treatment in sanatoriums in the...
I come from a country with a good healthcare system. I come from a country where resources seem endless. I have come to a place where nothing is certain and everything is complicated. It has been a huge adjustment to work here. Working in Boguil
“Here, doctor is free and medicine is free. I don’t even have my own home, but still, I was able to get my one year old child vaccinated and examined in this hospital.” Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the district hospital of Ahmed Shah Baba in Eastern Kabul since October 2009...
MSF demands that all parties to the conflict respect medical structures The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) deplores a serious incident that happened in the isolated village of Katanga in the region of Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu. On Thursday 11th March, armed...
The numerous tremors that followed the February 27 earthquake in Chile have added new levels of stress to an already shaken population. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has therefore made mental health care a priority in its response to the disaster. Simultaneously, as the nights grow colder and the...
