The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) unanimously adopted new statutes of MSF International during a meeting held on 24-26 June, ending a two-year long process to reform its associative governing bodies. During a meeting of the 19 currently existing MSF...
MSF opening emergency treatment centres along Congo river On June 24 2011 the Congolese authorities officially declared three new provinces affected by the cholera epidemic. So far the disease has affected 2,787 people and caused 153 deaths in a series of locations up and down the Congo river. The...
As fighting continues to force civilians out of Libya, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls the countries engaged in this war for a stronger humanitarian response and more effective protection for the people who are fleeing the conflict. In a...
In mid-May of this year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) witnessed a significant increase in the number of cholera cases in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, especially in the densely-populated Carrefour neighbourhood. In April MSF’s cholera caseload had declined to fewer than 400 patients per...
A semblance of normalcy has returned to the port city of Misrata in western Libya. Since the anti-government rebels retook the city, boats have been bringing supplies regularly from the eastern city of Benghazi, the rebellion’s putative capital, and stores have reopened their doors. After a nearly...
With the European Council scheduled to meet again on Friday to discuss migration issues, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the terms of the bilateral agreement (memorandum of understanding) signed on June 17 between Italy and the Libyan National Transition Council. The agreement is intended...
When working in the Coordination office in the capital city, field visits really help us put things in perspective and really understand what we are working towards. I had a chance to visit 2 of our support bases in Kisangani and Goma and one of ou
Following the January 2010 earthquake Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched the largest emergency operation in its history. A year and a half later, MSF’s projects are adjusting to changing situations. Thirty-five seconds. That’s all it took for an earthquake to shatter the lives of millions of...
