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Médecins Sans Frontières joins forces with Mali’s Ministry of Health to treat patients infected with COVID-19 in Bamako
MSF has been supporting Malian health authorities to provide care to COVID-19 patients in a dedicated treatment unit in Bamako, in addition to infection control in hospitals and public health awareness in communities. Press Release - 16 Apr 2020
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Sudan: MSF supports hospitals and isolation sites in response to COVID-19
Following confirmation of the first cases of COVID-19 in Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started supporting the Sudanese Ministry of Health (MoH), private facilities and designated COVID-19 health structures with logistics, technical assistance, infection control measures and training of healthcare staff. Article - 16 Apr 2020
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Kenya: Adapting to COVID-19
Across our projects in Kenya, MSF is working to adapt its programmes to respond to COVID-19 Article - 16 Apr 2020
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MSF supports COVID-19 response in Cameroon
Five regions of Cameroon are affected by the pandemic, since a first case was confirmed on 5 March. The virus has quickly spread beyond the two main cities, making Cameroon one of the main COVID-19 hot spots in West and Central Africa. Article - 16 Apr 2020
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Tanzania: Spread of COVID-19 could be devastating for refugees and host communities
Pete Clausen is MSF's head of mission in Tanzania, Article - 14 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: MSF launches its largest ever response in Belgium
MSF has launched its largest ever response in Belgium to support key areas including infection control in hospitals, care for the elderly and support for vulnerable groups such as homeless people and undocumented migrants. Crisis Update - 7 Apr 2020
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Borno state: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria, malnutrition and water-borne diseases will not relent
After over a decade of armed conflict, outbreaks of severe malnutrition, malaria, measles and cholera, approximately 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Borno state now face the spectre of COVID-19. Crisis Update - 6 Apr 2020
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Northwest Syria: “COVID-19 has added another layer of complexity to a situation that was already catastrophic”
Cristian Reynders, MSF field coordinator in northwest Syria Stories from the Frontline - 3 Apr 2020
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