Even for the long-suffering Somali population, the events of the past year have been challenging. The conflict that began two decades ago continues, and its consequences are exacerbated by drought, one of the worst on record in the country. Thousands of people have been forced to flee Somalia, and...
Visceral leishmaniasis is known worldwide as kala azar. Since 2007 Médecins Sans Frontières（MSF） is implementing a kala azar diagnostic and treatment project in Bihar state, northern India. It is ten in the morning and several people are already waiting at the lab doors to be tested for kala azar...
Since the earthquake struck southeast Turkey on October 23rd, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams - in collaboration with local organisations - have distributed 2,000 winterised tents and 2,000 cooking kits to 12,000 people living in Van and Ercis, the cities most affected by the quake. “The...
“The emergency is far from over,” says MSF. Unless the capacity to deliver aid is rapidly increased, there will be significant problems in meeting the needs of Somalis fleeing to Ethiopia, the international medical humanitarian organisation MSF said today. Malnutrition and mortality rates have only...
Following the tropical depression which caused flooding and damage in several departments of Guatemala’s Pacific coast in mid-October, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is distributing relief items to affected populations in 13 communities of the Nueva Concepción municipality. This area, located in...
MSF staff in Marere, in Lower Juba Region, southern Somalia, are treating dozens of injured following an aerial bombardment on the town of Jilib that hit a camp for internally-displaced people at around 1.30 pm on Sunday. At the time of writing at least 3 people are reported dead and 52 injured,...
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Following the earthquake that struck Eastern Turkey on 23 October, killing at least 500 people and injuring 2,500, MSF has sent a team to Van and Ercis, the most affected areas. After a first phase of assessment in order to identify the major needs and gaps, MSF will now focus, in collaboration...
After heavy fighting erupted on October 20 in Daynille, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to suspend its measles vaccination campaign in the area. The campaign had been scheduled to last three weeks and to reach 35,000 children. Measles is currently wreaking...
