An Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) carried out more than 500 consultations for a group of 600 nomads over a period of just three weeks in northern Congo. The women, children and elderly nomads had gathered in a makeshift camp to escape being raped...
Hundreds of fat cows with beautiful harp-shaped horns graze on either side of the unpaved and dusty road of Gograil West County. Each cow is someone's prized possession, but although the animals are well cared for, the health of mothers and children in this parched region is too often neglected...
“The Greek government should immediately improve living and hygiene conditions in the border police stations and detention centres for migrants and asylum seekers in Evros region,” said the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. The situation in these...
Despite several aid agencies, including MSF, ready to assist the more than four hundred daily new arrivals, the negotiations for the opening of the new camp continue to be blocked. The Ifo II refugee camp was meant to house the constant influx of thousands of new arrivals fleeing war and drought in...
Since last Tuesday, torrential rains have caused severe flooding in the mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro. More than 630 people are estimated to have been killed in the flooding and resulting landslides while thousands have been left homeless. After an assessment in the most affected areas...
As Haiti remembers those killed by the earthquake one year ago, the pace of the spread of cholera seems to have slowed in the North and in Port-au-Prince, though the outbreak remains unpredictable and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are still on high alert. The number of new admissions is...
This piece was originally published in english on ForeignPolicy.com's AfPak Channe By Michiel HOFMAN As dissection of the Obama Administration’s Afghanistan strategy review continues, lost in the debate is the reality for Afghans trapped in the middle of this nine-year war. For them, seeking...
Latest round of negotiations on sensitive intellectual property issues resumes tomorrow India should resist pressure from the European Union to accept, as part of a free trade agreement, harmful provisions that will have a major negative impact on access to affordable medicines, the international...
The clashes that erupted in Duékoué in western Côte d'Ivoire on January 3 rd resulted in many injured and more than 12,000 displaced persons. In support of the general hospital in the city, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have treated 53 wounded in five days and are currently running primary...
