One year since the start of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Haiti, people all over the country are still threatened by the deadly disease. Healthcare services and measures to prevent the spread of cholera are still inadequate, medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned. “Haitian...
Following the abduction of two Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) staff in Dadaab, Kenya, on 13 October, the international medical organisation MSF has no verifiable information on the identity or motives of the abductors. MSF firmly and clearly disassociates itself from any armed activities and...
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today called on the warring parties in Libya to immediately halt all attacks on and intrusions into medical facilities in the town of Sirte. All wounded patients must have access to care and must be able to receive...
As violent conflict continues in northern Afghanistan, the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a 55-bed surgical hospital in Kunduz Province. The hospital, which opened on August 29, provides urgent surgical care and follow-up treatment for people suffering...
In this interview conducted on 13th October 2011, Dr Gabriele ROSSI, MSF emergency coordinator, describes a very serious situation in Sirte. On the night following the interview, six patients died at Ibn Sina hospital because they could not be operated on. In the north part of town, thousands of...
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is providing medical assistance in six low-lying areas hit by back-to-back typhoons and floods in the Bulacan province in Luzon, the Philippines. The emergency team composed of medical doctors, nurses and...
Yesterday, Thursday October 13, an MSF team suffered an attack in Dadaab, Kenya. One of the MSF drivers, Mohamed Hassan BORLE, age 31, was injured during this attack; his medical condition is stable, he is out of danger and remains hospitalized. Two international staff, both Spanish, were taken. As...
Ravaged by 20 years of civil war, the Somali capital has experienced an influx of displaced persons in the last three months. Providing aid to people who have fled hunger and fighting is a constant challenge in this chaotic urban setting. Since July, more than 150,000 Somalis have left the...
MSF confirms that this morning, Thursday October 13, a MSF team suffered an incident in Dadaab, Kenya. One driver was injured during the incident; he's currently hospitalised and stable. Two international staff, both Spanish, were taken. As yet, MSF has not been able to re-establish contact with...
Cholera is still rife in Haiti and far from under control. Having ravaged other parts of the island in June, it is now returning to the Haitian capital with a vengeance. According to figures from the Ministry of Public Health and Population, at the end of August over 446,000 people had been...
