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COVID-19 lays bare failed politics of aid to help migrants stranded in Libya
The combination of the escalating armed conflict coupled with increased indiscriminate attacks on civilians, the arrival of COVID-19 to a war-torn country with a collapsing healthcare system, the reduction of the humanitarian space available for actors due to travel and security restrictions, is creating a crisis within a crisis in Libya and could ultimately become a humanitarian catastrophe. Crisis Update - 8 Jun 2020
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COVID-19 in Niger: Facing multiple challenges
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been supporting the national response to the COVID-19 health emergency in Niamey, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger but in a context characterised by stigma and violence, there are many challenges. Article - 8 Jun 2020
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Eastern Burkina Faso: Out of sight, people suffer from unprecedented rise in violence
In eastern Burkina Faso, the fight against COVID-19 is just one of many priorities and should not divert resources from other life-saving interventions highlights Abdalla Hussein , MSF Head of Mission in the country Crisis Update - 5 Jun 2020
Attacks on medical care
Mozambique: Violence surges in Cabo Delgado forcing thousands to flee, destroying homes and further jeopardizing access to health care
Access to the northern region of Mozambique has become more difficult since violence erupted in late 2017. However, humanitarian assistance is crucial for the displaced population already suffering from malaria and cholera outbreaks and little access to HIV and TB care. These medical conditions are compounded by the violence in the province. Project Update - 5 Jun 2020
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Democratic Republic of Congo: 200,000 people forced from homes and health centres destroyed as violence surges in Ituri province
Inter-community violence and the cycle of attacks and retaliations between armed groups and national army have put people in distress and prevent humanitarian workers from assisting already vulnerable populations in the region. Crisis Update - 4 Jun 2020
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MSF launches new online mental health tool during COVID-19 pandemic
The tool provides practical solutions and advice to help people cope with their emotions during the pandemic, and is free to use via the MSF website Article - 2 Jun 2020
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Any future COVID-19 vaccines must be sold at cost and accessible to all
Governments must attach strings as they pledge billions to pay for COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries and governments and Gavi must demand pharmaceutical corporations to sell the vaccine at cost. Press Release - 2 Jun 2020
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Yemen: In Aden’s only COVID-19 treatment centre we are seeing a catastrophe unfold
MSF is treating severely ill patients at its COVID-19 centre in Aden, many of whom are dying Press Release - 26 May 2020
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"We’ve adapted our entire way of working”: Keeping essential medical services running during the COVID-19 pandemic
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in every one of MSF’s approximately 450 projects in more than 70 countries. Since the beginning of the pandemic, MSF has had two main priorities: first, to keep existing essential medical services up and running for the hundreds of thousands of patients who rely on us; and second, to prepare for, and respond to the spread of the virus itself. Faced with challenges on a scale never experienced before, MSF’s teams, like frontline healthcare workers everywhere, have had to quickly adapt to the new realities of a COVID-19 world. Article - 26 May 2020
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