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Stories from the Frontline - 12 Mar 2021
“Seeing mothers with complicated deliveries leave the hospital with their babies in their arms is my joy”
Alsahlmus ‘Ali’ Oketch, 39, is the Operating Theatre (OT) Supervisor for Mrima Hospital in Likoni Sub County, Mombasa – a role he has served since early 2017.Stories from the Frontline - 12 Mar 2021
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Countries must stop blocking and move toward formal negotiations on pandemic monopoly waiver at WTO
MSF International President appeals to governments stonewalling on landmark proposal Press Release - 9 Mar 2021
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Tigray Crisis: “We are suffering from a lack of medical care”
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. Inside Tigray, most of the displaced people stay with the host community, while tens of thousands live in informal sites or are still hiding in the bush or the mountains. MSF is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation of hundreds of thousands of people who have been deprived of medical care for months and have received little humanitarian assistance Crisis Update - 5 Mar 2021
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Mozambique: Giving people an outlet to express their pain
In northern Mozambique, the traumas that internally displaced people (IDPs) have lived through are taking their toll - MSF mental health workers are giving them an outlet to express their pain. Crisis Update - 3 Mar 2021
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TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 Tools: what are the implications for Africa?
Videos and Photos - 3 Mar 2021
Ebola
DRC: MSF responds to 12th Ebola outbreak in North Kivu
On 7 February 2021, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu province. This is the twelfth outbreak of the deadly disease in the country. Press Release - 2 Mar 2021
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If approved, first shipments of J&J COVID-19 vaccine should go to low- and middle-income countries
J&J must prioritise its supply for low- and middle-income countries and immediately fulfil its pledge to the COVAX Facility. Press Release - 25 Feb 2021
Cholera
Behind my mask: Dr. Asma's Story
I am Dr. Asma Aweis Abdullahi, medical activity manager in Baidoa project in Somalia. I have been working with MSF since April 2018. Stories from the Frontline - 25 Feb 2021
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A half decade legacy of providing primary health care at Nduta refugee camp – northwest Tanzania
MSF has decided to focus on specialized and secondary health care with the aim of improving the quality of care for refugees and host communities. Press Release - 23 Feb 2021
Attacks on medical care