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Uganda: MSF ends its support to HIV program in Arua after more than 20 years
Access to Healthcare

Uganda: MSF ends its support to HIV program in Arua after more than 20 years

Huge progress has been made in HIV medical treatment in Arua and MSF will now hand over the project to Ugandan health authorities and their partners Project Update - 11 Sep 2023
 
Malawi: “In 2001, when the counsellor said ART could prolong my life, I thought it would be two to three years but here I am, 22 years later”
HIV/AIDS

Malawi: “In 2001, when the counsellor said ART could prolong my life, I thought it would be two to three years but here I am, 22 years later”

55,000 people who tested positive for HIV were enrolled in the Chiradzulu cohort between 2001 and the closure of the project in 2023. Article - 6 Aug 2023
 
Inside MSF's Nampula Project: Exploring key interventions in three questions
Hepatitis

Inside MSF's Nampula Project: Exploring key interventions in three questions

In Nampula province, current MSF programs focus on providing care for people with neglected diseases. Interview - 29 Jul 2023
 
Kenya: Everyone is welcome at MSF’s youth-friendly health services in Mombasa
Access to Healthcare

Kenya: Everyone is welcome at MSF’s youth-friendly health services in Mombasa

“Key populations”, as they are usually called, have been defined by the Ministry of Health as those who may have unique health needs, including sex workers, people who use drugs, transgender and gender non-binary people, and sexual minority groups (e.g., men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women) and other special vulnerable groups such as street populations. Article - 7 Jul 2023
 
Ethiopia: MSF calls for immediate resumption of food distributions
Malnutrition

Ethiopia: MSF calls for immediate resumption of food distributions

As malnutrition rates surge beyond emergency levels in many areas of Ethiopia, MSF calls for the immediate resumption of food distributions which were suspended across Ethiopia in early June 2023. Press Release - 6 Jul 2023
 
Central African Republic: MSF hands over the fight against HIV to the Ministry of Health in the region
HIV/AIDS

Central African Republic: MSF hands over the fight against HIV to the Ministry of Health in the region

After seven years of intervention in the health district of Haut Mbomou, Central African Republic, MSF is scaling back its HIV-related activities and transferring the successful differentiated care model to the Ministry of Health. Article - 18 Jun 2023
 
MSF's life-saving response via the blood bank in Northern Mozambique
Medical Emergencies

MSF's life-saving response via the blood bank in Northern Mozambique

MSF health promotion teams at the Nametil health centre blood bank regularly run blood donation campaigns with the goal of finding at least three voluntary donors per day. Article - 14 Jun 2023
 
Access to medical care in South Sudan boosted as 64 healthcare workers graduate from MSF Academy for Healthcare training programme in Malakal
South Sudan

Access to medical care in South Sudan boosted as 64 healthcare workers graduate from MSF Academy for Healthcare training programme in Malakal

Sixty-four healthcare workers including nurses and nurse aides have graduated from the MSF Academy for Healthcare programme in Malakal Town, Upper Nile State. The graduates successfully completed an 18-month Basic Clinical Nursing Care Training programme designed to enhance their skills to better serve the patients. Press Release - 8 Jun 2023
 
5 key facts about MSF in Eswatini
HIV/AIDS

5 key facts about MSF in Eswatini

As MSF prepares to leave the Shiselweni region after 16 years of work, its project in Nhlangano draws to a close. However, to ensure the continued success of the Shiselweni HIV & tuberculosis (TB) programme, MSF’s teams in Eswatini remain dedicated to working with the country’s Ministry of Health. Stories from the Frontline - 26 May 2023