Attacks on medical care
Sudan: MSF urges respect for medical action after violent incursion
Fighting between elements of two different sections of the Sudanese security forces in Central Darfur state led to a violent incursion in an MSF-supported health facility that left one MSF staff member injured. Crisis Update - 15 May 2020![One of the wards in the maternity. [© Frederic Bonnot/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf319116_medium.jpg?itok=c2I9fEoN "One of the wards in the maternity. [© Frederic Bonnot/MSF]")
Attacks on medical care
Crisis Update - 15 May 2020
"They came to kill the mothers"
It is now clear that the attack on Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul on 12 May, was a deliberate assault on a maternity hospital. Frederic Bonnot, MSF’s Head of Programmes in Afghanistan gives a first-person accountCrisis Update - 15 May 2020
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COVID-19 and lack of protective equipment threaten life-saving medical care for vulnerable people in Mathare, Kenya
For the over half a million people living in Mathare, one of Kenya’s largest slums, the arrival of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country may present an even bigger risk than being infected with the virus. The disruption of the local health care infrastructure caused by the outbreak has badly affected their ability to find essential medical care, leaving many at risk of being deprived of life-saving services. Article - 15 May 2020
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South Sudan: Increase in COVID-19 patients is very worrying
In two weeks, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in South Sudan has jumped from six to over 200, MSF Head of Mission in South Sudan, Claudio Miglietta, shares this flash quote. Crisis Update - 14 May 2020
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Dealing with COVID-19 in Somalia and Somaliland amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis
Dealing with COVID-19 in Somalia and Somaliland amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis Article - 13 May 2020
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Wax ka qabashada COVID-19 ee Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland iyada oo ay jirto dhibaato ama khalkhal bani-aadamnimo oo socota
Wax ka qabashada COVID-19 ee Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland iyada oo ay jirto dhibaato ama khalkhal bani-aadamnimo oo socota Article - 13 May 2020
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Nearly two years on, measles epidemic in Chad is not under control
Since the measles epidemic was declared in Chad in May 2018, parts of the country remain gripped in an outbreak that is increasing in intensity and shows no signs of slowing down. Article - 7 May 2020
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Article - 6 May 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo: “COVID-19 must not jeopardise the fight against major killer diseases like measles”
Overshadowed by outbreaks of Ebola last year and by COVID-19 today, the measles epidemic in DRC continues to kill children every day.Article - 6 May 2020
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Niger – Working with communities during a pandemic
Dr. Ann W. Mumina is the medical coordinator for MSF in Niger. In this interview, she explains the importance of working with communities to strengthen our response to the covid-19 pandemic, through the example of Niger. Stories from the Frontline - 6 May 2020
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