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Yemen: As COVID-19 spreads, fear drives people away from hospital
Many Yemenis are not seeking medical care in hospitals due to fear of contracting the virus, of stigmatization by the community or because of rumours circulating around the quality of care and protocols implemented in COVID-19 centers. Project Update - 13 Jul 2020
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More than 8,313 people access online mental health support tool in the past month
MSF's online mental health support tool helps people to deal with their emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Press Release - 13 Jul 2020
Doctors without Borders condemns the killing of a community health worker in South-West Cameroon
We are shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the killing of a community health worker who was supported by our organization in South-West Cameroon. Press Release - 13 Jul 2020
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A silent woman-killer in Malawi
Cervical cancer kills over 2,300 women in Malawi every year, or two thirds of those who become infected with it, despite it being an easily preventable disease. This grim reality is the result of issues with vaccination and screening, as well as limitations in the offer of treatment. Since 2018, MSF has been working to fill the gap in Blantyre district, where the disease is particularly common. Project Update - 10 Jul 2020
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South Africa: Supporting mental health during a pandemic
“It’s not like a broken leg that you can see and the world responds appropriately. A broken mind or soul is hard to identify” – Leigh-Anne Snyman, nurse specialising in patient support, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Project Update - 8 Jul 2020
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MSF response to the release of UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update Report
MSF joins UNAIDS in calling for countries to implement practices to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on HIV treatment services, including ways to provide people with HIV with multiple months of treatment at one time Press Release - 6 Jul 2020
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Johnson & Johnson TB drug price reduction is important step, and governments need to urgently scale up better treatment
120,707 people signed petitions urging the corporation to drop the price Press Release - 6 Jul 2020
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Julie Rolinet, MSF Health Promotion Manager in Port-au-Prince Project Update - 6 Jul 2020
Between denial and fears about COVID-19 in Haiti, health promotion on the front line
Nathalie Destiné Charles, MSF Health Promotion Team Supervisor in Martissant&
Julie Rolinet, MSF Health Promotion Manager in Port-au-Prince Project Update - 6 Jul 2020
