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Suzanne & Mariel assess condition of 10-year-old Nyaduoth in the MSF hospital © Gabriele Casini/MSF
Access to Healthcare

South Sudan: massive influx of wounded and displaced people as clashes continue in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor administrative area

Our teams have received a mass influx of 83 wounded patients in Pieri and Lankien over the space of just five days between 9-13 March, and have treated 45 gunshot wounds in Pibor over the past month Press Release - 17 Mar 2020
 
MSF has started an intervention for the outbreak of COVID-19
COVID-19 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: What is MSF doing?

The COVID-19 epidemic has already spread to more than 100 countries around the world. These include countries whose health systems are fragile and where MSF teams have a long-standing presence, as well as regions such as Europe, where the capacities are more robust but where the epidemic is particularly virulent. Travel restrictions generated by the outbreak also directly affect MSF's work around the world.
What questions does MSF face in this context?
Crisis Update - 14 Mar 2020
 
Lesbos and Samos
COVID-19 Coronavirus

Evacuation of squalid Greek camps more urgent than ever in light of COVID-19

All over the world governments are cancelling events and prohibiting large gatherings, but on the Greek island camps people have no option but to live in close proximity. Their health is in danger Press Release - 13 Mar 2020
 
Epidemics

What is COVID-19 and how can we protect ourselves?

Videos and Photos - 13 Mar 2020
 
Patients waiting to take their methadone at the Karuri MAT clinic [© Paul Odongo/MSF]
Access to Healthcare

“I never thought I would get hooked,” reprieve for drugs users through a holistic approach

MSF's new facility in Kiambu, Kenya offers a one-stop clinic for people who use drugs (PWUDs) and aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with illicit opioid drug use Article - 13 Mar 2020
 
Rotation 7- Ocean Viking - Disembarkation Pozzallo, Sicily
COVID-19 Coronavirus

MSF starts COVID-19 response activities in four northern Italian hospitals

We are providing support to help with the huge needs and workload of local hospital staff in responding to this pandemic, to help care for patients. Press Release - 12 Mar 2020
 
Access to Healthcare

Solar Panels Help Save Lives in DRC

Videos and Photos - 11 Mar 2020
 
Access to Healthcare

A Cervical Cancer Survivor Tells Her Story

Videos and Photos - 11 Mar 2020
 
Awareness-raising and information activities on Ebola in DRC (© Alexis Huguet)
Access to Healthcare

Ebola: Reflections after the fire

In the wake of an armed attack on an Ebola treatment centre in Democratic Republic of Congo, aid workers were pushed to radically rethink their approach to the disease. Trish Newport, emergency coordinator for MSF shares her reflections from the response. Article - 10 Mar 2020
 
Vaccinations

Photo story: Preventing cervical cancer in Malawi

In late January 2020, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Médecins Sans Frontières implemented an HPV vaccination campaign for 8,500 nine-year-old girls in the Chiradzulu district of Malawi. Photo Story - 6 Mar 2020