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DRC: MSF denounces ongoing violence in Salamabila
Salamabila is affected by conflicts over access to Mount Namoya, a natural gold deposit. This recurrent violence has serious consequences on the physical and mental health of the civilian populations it affects. Press Release - 20 Nov 2020
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A mental health crisis is brewing in Dadaab, Kenya
Videos and Photos - 27 Oct 2020
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Likoni: Vulnerable families reeling under anguish as COVID-19 persists with no end in sight
A recent assessment in Timbwani Ward in Likoni, Kenya found that COVID-19 had a major negative impact on the population of Likoni in various ways. The top issues cited by the community include a lack of cash and scarcity of food in the households occasioned by job losses and loss of livelihoods; mental health issues exacerbated by stress; child protection issues and increased incidences of domestic and sexual violence. Project Update - 22 Oct 2020
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Burkina Faso: The invisible scars of violence
The conflict in Burkina Faso has created a huge humanitarian crisis. Violence is having a major impact on the mental health of the population, with disorders such as anxiety and sadness, despair, sleep disorders, fatigue, irritability or anger and/or pain, which need to be properly managed. Crisis Update - 22 Oct 2020
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MSF in South Africa 2000 – 2020
Year 2020 marks 20 years of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)’s humanitarian work in South Africa.
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Desperation builds in Dadaab, as promises of durable solutions falter in the face of COVID-19
MSF is witnessing a dramatic deterioration in the mental health of camp residents In Dagahaley in Dadaab Refugee camp. Project Update - 8 Oct 2020
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Cameroon: "We are trying to give our patients hope"
Caroline Wawuda Mwakio, from Mombasa, Kenya, recently returned from Cameroon, where she was working as a Mental Health Activity Manager in MSF´s project in the Anglophone area of the country. Here she explains the humanitarian situation in the region, and her work as part of MSF´s response. Stories from the Frontline - 25 Sep 2020
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Borno state, Nigeria: “Children can draw an assault rifle better than a football or an animal"
Gwoza, a garrison town in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, is home to 60,000 people, many of them displaced from their homes elsewhere by the conflict. Living conditions are difficult, there is little humanitarian aid, and frequent clashes take place between the military and armed groups. Many people in Gwoza have witnessed acts of violence or lost loved ones, livelihoods and homes as they fled in search of safety. This includes children, many of whom arrived in Gwoza alone. Kyla Storry, MSF’s mental health activity manager in Gwoza, describes her work helping adults and children cope with their experiences. Stories from the Frontline - 8 Sep 2020
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