Mental Health
Travelling the world for better mental health care
By Harriet Ogayo MSF in the news - 16 Oct 2019![Two-and-half year old Justin* receives his shot the investigational Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV,at a vaccination point set up in the community of Kimbangu in the city of Beni. [© Samuel Sieber/MSF ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf287201_medium.jpg?itok=hu8R6loI "Two-and-half year old Justin* receives his shot the investigational Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV,at a vaccination point set up in the community of Kimbangu in the city of Beni. [© Samuel Sieber/MSF ]")
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Vaccinating against Ebola: The challenges of containing the outbreak in Beni
Beni is one of the recurring hotspots of the current Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Nord Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). MSF has recently started supporting vaccination activities but reaching the right people in time is a complex endeavour. Project Update - 3 Oct 2019![Thousands of life jackets left behind by arriving migrants are gathered at a dump on Lesbos Island, Greece. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf237451_medium.jpg?itok=UXf4DivG "Thousands of life jackets left behind by arriving migrants are gathered at a dump on Lesbos Island, Greece. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change]")
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Stories from the Frontline - 9 Sep 2019
Greece: Islands once again at breaking point
As sea arrivals reach record high numbers, vulnerable people on Lesbos remain trapped in overcrowded and unsafe conditions – without access to urgently needed mental health and medical care.Stories from the Frontline - 9 Sep 2019
![Refugees trapped in Moria camp on Lesbos Island. The awful conditions at Moria camp/Olive Grove and arbitrary administrative situations have had a dramatic impact on their health and in particular their mental health. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf237457_medium.jpg?itok=EjAONYf9 "Refugees trapped in Moria camp on Lesbos Island. The awful conditions at Moria camp/Olive Grove and arbitrary administrative situations have had a dramatic impact on their health and in particular their mental health. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change ]")
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A disastrous policy: vulnerable people trapped on the Greek islands pay the price of inhumane policies of the EU-Turkey deal
In Lesbos and Samos, thousands of people are left in inhumane conditions with very limited access to water, sanitation and health. Article - 5 Sep 2019![June 2018: A group of Rohingya refugees await assignment to their new homes in in the Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar. [© Pablo Tosco/Angular ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msf235448_medium.jpg?itok=rROvJNqY "June 2018: A group of Rohingya refugees await assignment to their new homes in in the Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar. [© Pablo Tosco/Angular ]")
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The Rohingya in Bangladesh: “The population has been completely suspended in time”
Arunn Jegan, Emergency Coordinator for MSF Bangladesh describes the situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Stories from the Frontline - 26 Aug 2019
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Childhood in conflict – children in displaced camps in need of immediate protection
Along with water, shelter, food and healthcare, protection is a basic need for displaced people - especially children who have lived most of their lives in the protracted conflict Stories from the Frontline - 14 Aug 2019![January 2018: A family that's just arrived at the IDP camp in Monguno, north-east Nigeria. [ © Maro Verli/MSF ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf225114_medium.jpg?itok=EkuKueJk "January 2018: A family that's just arrived at the IDP camp in Monguno, north-east Nigeria. [ © Maro Verli/MSF ]")
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Article - 13 Aug 2019
Ten years of violence and displacement - the crisis in north-east Nigeria is not over
The crisis is not over – Borno state is still in the grip of a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis and civilians are caught up in the middle of violenceArticle - 13 Aug 2019
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"Pulka is my new home"
Twenty-year-old Mamma Mohammed was threatened, locked up and forced into marriage by members of an armed group. Pregnant, she finally escaped to the town of Pulka, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where she is staying in a camp for displaced people. Mamma Mohammed is now recovering from her traumatic experiences with the support of MSF’s mental health and psychosocial support team. This is her story. Stories from the Frontline - 5 Aug 2019
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Niger: “Imagine being dumped in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, with no food or water”
Far from stopping the flow of people, the recent criminalisation of migration by both European and non-European governments has significantly increased the vulnerability of people on the move Article - 29 Jul 2019![Local volunteers, health workers and MSF staff members celebrated the opening of mental health activities in West Point, Liberia. [© Clément Lier/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf279222_medium.jpg?itok=RwWZ1gMK "Local volunteers, health workers and MSF staff members celebrated the opening of mental health activities in West Point, Liberia. [© Clément Lier/MSF]")
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