![Manfred being helped to go to the Ndamera Health Centre while some of his friends are seeing him off. [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf295963_medium.jpg?itok=Xya11pbO "Manfred being helped to go to the Ndamera Health Centre while some of his friends are seeing him off. [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]")
HIV/AIDS
Manfred Luka
“I come from Chitomeni Village and I am a fisherman. During one of my usual fishing errands, I was having trouble breathing. I had chest pain. When I realised that my health was deteriorating, I went to Ndamera Health Centre. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2019![Kingsley Makwale MSF clinician examining Aisha at Mbenje Health Centre [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf295979_medium.jpg?itok=0kQyQ5hG "Kingsley Makwale MSF clinician examining Aisha at Mbenje Health Centre [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]")
HIV/AIDS
“No time to lose”: AIDS deaths toll stagnating due to lack of basic testing at community level
A 15-country snapshot report on progress in the fight against advanced HIV Press Release - 2 Dec 2019
![Portrait of John * and Jean * in the CHK. Jean was diagnosed with HIV in 2010.[Photo: Pablo Garrigos/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf283917_medium.jpg?itok=_r6ZtWUu "Portrait of John * and Jean * in the CHK. Jean was diagnosed with HIV in 2010.[Photo: Pablo Garrigos/MSF]")
HIV/AIDS
A few weeks ago, the countries of the world gathered in Lyons to announce their contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. At the event, almost $14 billion were pledged to support the fight against these diseases over the next three years. While this is a respectable sum, it is far from enough to meet the growing needs faced by the worst-affected countries. An illustration of this is in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, at one of the few facilities to treat patients with advanced HIV/AIDS. Article - 30 Nov 2019
In Kinshasa, HIV-positive people wait until ‘death’s door before coming to receive treatment’
Francois Sennesael*A few weeks ago, the countries of the world gathered in Lyons to announce their contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. At the event, almost $14 billion were pledged to support the fight against these diseases over the next three years. While this is a respectable sum, it is far from enough to meet the growing needs faced by the worst-affected countries. An illustration of this is in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, at one of the few facilities to treat patients with advanced HIV/AIDS. Article - 30 Nov 2019
Access to Healthcare
Gaalkacyo, oo ah magaalo ku taal bartamaha dalka Soomaaliya, waxay hoy u tahay dad aad u tiro badan oo gudaha ku soo barakacay kuwaasoo ka soo cararay rabshadaha, abaarta iyo khataraha kale ee ay sababtay cimillada dalka ka jirta. Magaalada waxay kaloo ay martigelisaa dadka muhaajiriinta ah iyo qoxootiga, iyo sidoo kale dadka ka soo jeeda deegaanka Soomaalida ee dalka deriska ah ee Itoobiya, kuwaasoo raadinaya daryeel caafimaad oo wanaagsan.
Isbitaalka Gobolka Mudug waa isbitaalka ugu weyn ee magaalada Gaalkayo, kaasoo u adeega nus milyan qof. Hay’adda MSF waxaay taageereysay isbitaalka illaa bishii May 2017. Maanta, waxaan ka hawlgalnaa qeybta gargaarka deg-degga ah, waxaan daryeel nafaqo siinnaa carruurta nafaqo-xumada hayso, waxaan daweynaa dadka qaba cudurka qaaxada, waxaan caawimaad siinnaa haweenka uurka leh. Waxaan kaloo maamulnaa xarumaha caafimaadka guur-guura. Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah sheekooyinka bukaannada ay MSF caawiso ee Galkacyo. Article - 20 Nov 2019
Gaarsiinta daryeel caafimaad dadka ku nool bartamaha Soomaaliya
Qeybo ka mid ah koonfurta iyo bartamaha Soomaaliya ayaa xilligan waxaa saameeyay fatahaad, taasoo ka kexeysay boqollaal kun oo ruux guryahooda isla markaana dhalisay dhibaato bini'aadannimo. Laakiin xitaa fatahaadda kahor, dadka ku nool Soomaaliya waxay ahaayeen kuwo aad u nugul kaddib sannado badan oo ay la daala-dhacayeen dagaallo daba dheeraaday.Gaalkacyo, oo ah magaalo ku taal bartamaha dalka Soomaaliya, waxay hoy u tahay dad aad u tiro badan oo gudaha ku soo barakacay kuwaasoo ka soo cararay rabshadaha, abaarta iyo khataraha kale ee ay sababtay cimillada dalka ka jirta. Magaalada waxay kaloo ay martigelisaa dadka muhaajiriinta ah iyo qoxootiga, iyo sidoo kale dadka ka soo jeeda deegaanka Soomaalida ee dalka deriska ah ee Itoobiya, kuwaasoo raadinaya daryeel caafimaad oo wanaagsan.
Isbitaalka Gobolka Mudug waa isbitaalka ugu weyn ee magaalada Gaalkayo, kaasoo u adeega nus milyan qof. Hay’adda MSF waxaay taageereysay isbitaalka illaa bishii May 2017. Maanta, waxaan ka hawlgalnaa qeybta gargaarka deg-degga ah, waxaan daryeel nafaqo siinnaa carruurta nafaqo-xumada hayso, waxaan daweynaa dadka qaba cudurka qaaxada, waxaan caawimaad siinnaa haweenka uurka leh. Waxaan kaloo maamulnaa xarumaha caafimaadka guur-guura. Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah sheekooyinka bukaannada ay MSF caawiso ee Galkacyo. Article - 20 Nov 2019
Access to Healthcare
Galkayo, a town in central Somalia, hosts a large number of internally displaced people who have fled violence, drought and other climate hazards within the country. It also hosts migrants and refugees, as well as people from the neighboring Somali region of Ethiopia seeking better healthcare.
Mudug Regional Hospital is the city´s main referral hospital, serving some half a million people. MSF has been supporting this facility since May 2017. Today, we work in the emergency room, care for malnourished children, treat people with tuberculosis, assist women with complicated pregnancies and run mobile clinics. These are some of the stories of MSF’s patients in Galkayo. Press Release - 20 Nov 2019
Bringing medical care to people in central Somalia
Southern and central parts of Somalia are currently affected by floods that have forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and triggered a humanitarian crisis. But even before the floods, people in Somalia were very vulnerable following decades of protracted conflict.Galkayo, a town in central Somalia, hosts a large number of internally displaced people who have fled violence, drought and other climate hazards within the country. It also hosts migrants and refugees, as well as people from the neighboring Somali region of Ethiopia seeking better healthcare.
Mudug Regional Hospital is the city´s main referral hospital, serving some half a million people. MSF has been supporting this facility since May 2017. Today, we work in the emergency room, care for malnourished children, treat people with tuberculosis, assist women with complicated pregnancies and run mobile clinics. These are some of the stories of MSF’s patients in Galkayo. Press Release - 20 Nov 2019
![Mohamed Kalil is MSF’s humanitarian affairs advisor [Photo: Abdalle Mumin/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf294062_medium.jpg?itok=wDD_4b07 "Mohamed Kalil is MSF’s humanitarian affairs advisor [Photo: Abdalle Mumin/MSF]")
Access to Healthcare
Somalia: “Floods have left people so vulnerable that it’s a dilemma to decide whose needs are the greatest”
Mohamed Kalil is MSF’s humanitarian affairs advisor for Somalia and Somaliland. He has been working for the organisation for over a decade and was part of the first emergency team deployed in Beledweyne to respond to the flood crisis. Now back from the field, he shares his experience. Stories from the Frontline - 19 Nov 2019
Distribution of essentials
SHUT OUT & FORGOTTEN
Refugees in Dadaab appeal for Dignity Article - 18 Nov 2019
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