357 Results For "mental health"
 
Global progress tackling Tuberculosis can benefit patients in Myanmar if healthcare is urgently depoliticised
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Global progress tackling Tuberculosis can benefit patients in Myanmar if healthcare is urgently depoliticised

Disrupted treatment or the inability for people to adhere to their treatment is not only risking fatal outcomes for patients but, will lead to an amplification of drug resistance and more complicated forms of TB becoming prevalent.

Article - 17 Oct 2023
 
“A catastrophic failure of humanity”: MSF denounces six months of shameful neglect in Sudan.
War and conflict

“A catastrophic failure of humanity”: MSF denounces six months of shameful neglect in Sudan.

Sudan´s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, and without urgent action, the most vulnerable people will continue to bear the brunt of the violence, resulting in more avoidable deaths. Article - 12 Oct 2023
 
In South Sudan, mental health is still a fight
Mental Health

In South Sudan, mental health is still a fight

Article - 10 Oct 2023
 
Morocco: Treating the invisible wounds as people rebuild their lives
Mental Health

Morocco: Treating the invisible wounds as people rebuild their lives

MSF is working with Moroccan psychologists, health promoters and social workers, training them to identify people’s needs and give psychological first aid through individual or group sessions. Article - 2 Oct 2023
 
Morocco: Three weeks after the earthquake, MSF focuses on mental health response to offer psychological care to people
Mental Health

Morocco: Three weeks after the earthquake, MSF focuses on mental health response to offer psychological care to people

On Sept. 8, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco, killing 2,862 and leaving around 6,000 people injured. Article - 2 Oct 2023
 
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Nagorno Karabakh: MSF prepares to respond to people fleeing to Armenia

It's estimated that 28,000 people have already crossed the Lachin corridor, located between Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian border, seeking safety and assistance in Armenia. Statement - 27 Sep 2023
 
In Derna, MSF doctors and psychologists bring support to the mourning city
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In Derna, MSF doctors and psychologists bring support to the mourning city

In Libya, the need for psychological relief is immense among Derna’s people. MSF has begun medical activities, focusing on mental health support for people who lost everything, as well as for medical staff and volunteers. Interview - 27 Sep 2023
 
Libya: MSF ready to start medical response in Derna
Climate Emergency

Libya: MSF ready to start medical response in Derna

MSF medical coordinator Manoelle Carton describes the situation in the Libyan cities of Derna and Susah, one week after the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel. Article - 20 Sep 2023
 
North-Kivu / DRC: The daily struggles of women in Goma’s displacement camps
Refugees, Migration and displacement

DRC: The daily struggles of women in Goma’s displacement camps

Every day, an average of 70 survivors of sexual violence are treated in the structures set up by MSF in six displacement camps. Project Update - 19 Sep 2023
 
Mozambique: After years of displacement, families returning to Mocímboa da Praia were confronted with total destruction
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Mozambique: After years of displacement, families returning to Mocímboa da Praia were confronted with total destruction

The coastal town of Mocímboa da Praia and other parts of this district, which were heavily impacted by the violence, now host the largest number of returnees in all Cabo Delgao. Luis Angel Argote, coordinator of Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Mocímboa, explains the challenges of rebuilding life from zero with the ghosts from the past Interview - 13 Sep 2023