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Ethiopia: “They saw soldiers and civilians coming in, wounded or dead”
Psychological support for MSF staff on the border with Tigray, Ethiopia Project Update - 19 Dec 2020
Fieldworker Stories
What our fieldworkers learnt from 2020
Every year, around 3,000 MSF field staff provide lifesaving medical assistance to people who would otherwise be denied access to even the most basic health care. 2020 threw a curveball at them with the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what lessons they learnt from this challenging year.
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Five people, five reasons we need to overcome monopolies on medicines
Five people, five reasons why we need governments to back this key waiver on patents and monopolies for COVID-19 medical tools during the pandemic. Stories from the Frontline - 16 Dec 2020
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Governments must act fast on consensus supporting historic move to suspend monopolies during pandemic
Over 100 countries support the landmark proposal. E-swatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Pakistan and Bolivia have officially joined as co-sponsors of the proposal Press Release - 15 Dec 2020
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Recurring nightmare - civilians wounded and killed in indiscriminate frontline hostilities in Yemen
What we are seeing in our small hospital is disturbing and the number of civilians needing major war-trauma surgery is rising Press Release - 15 Dec 2020
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Nigeria: Killings, looting and abductions in Zamfara state
Tens of thousands of people who have been internally displaced by violence and criminal activity in Zamfara struggle to survive each day. There is almost no humanitarian assistance for people left behind in this neglected crisis. Crisis Update - 10 Dec 2020
Fear of violence and poor living conditions: Life inside South Sudan’s largest displacement camp
After armed conflict erupted in South Sudan in 2013, thousands ofpeople fled their villages seeking protection in UN Mission in South
Sudan (UNMISS) bases. Today, there are 5 Protection of Civilian
sites in South Sudan and Bentiu is the largest, hosting 97,000
people. Article - 3 Dec 2020
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