![Thousands of life jackets left behind by arriving migrants are gathered at a dump on Lesbos Island, Greece. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf237451_medium.jpg?itok=UXf4DivG "Thousands of life jackets left behind by arriving migrants are gathered at a dump on Lesbos Island, Greece. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change]")
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Stories from the Frontline - 9 Sep 2019
Greece: Islands once again at breaking point
As sea arrivals reach record high numbers, vulnerable people on Lesbos remain trapped in overcrowded and unsafe conditions – without access to urgently needed mental health and medical care.Stories from the Frontline - 9 Sep 2019
![Refugees trapped in Moria camp on Lesbos Island. The awful conditions at Moria camp/Olive Grove and arbitrary administrative situations have had a dramatic impact on their health and in particular their mental health. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf237457_medium.jpg?itok=EjAONYf9 "Refugees trapped in Moria camp on Lesbos Island. The awful conditions at Moria camp/Olive Grove and arbitrary administrative situations have had a dramatic impact on their health and in particular their mental health. [ © Robin Hammond/Witness Change ]")
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A disastrous policy: vulnerable people trapped on the Greek islands pay the price of inhumane policies of the EU-Turkey deal
In Lesbos and Samos, thousands of people are left in inhumane conditions with very limited access to water, sanitation and health. Article - 5 Sep 2019
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Hope is born: improving access to safe birth in Kenya
This story of three women illustrates the success and challenges of expanding sexual and reproductive healthcare in Kenya’s coastal region of Likoni. Reducing maternal and infant mortality is central to realising the SDG health targets. Unremitting efforts will be needed to achieve these goals. MSF has striven to reinforce health authorities’ capacity to provide a comprehensive package of emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Article - 26 Aug 2019
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Gavi should stop awarding special funds to Pfizer and GSK for pneumonia vaccine
More children can be protected against the number one childhood killer disease if Gavi reserves its special funding to promote a new affordable version of pneumonia vaccine Press Release - 26 Aug 2019![June 2018: A group of Rohingya refugees await assignment to their new homes in in the Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar. [© Pablo Tosco/Angular ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msf235448_medium.jpg?itok=rROvJNqY "June 2018: A group of Rohingya refugees await assignment to their new homes in in the Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar. [© Pablo Tosco/Angular ]")
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The Rohingya in Bangladesh: “The population has been completely suspended in time”
Arunn Jegan, Emergency Coordinator for MSF Bangladesh describes the situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Stories from the Frontline - 26 Aug 2019![Metun (name changed on request) is a Rohingya refugee in the Kutupalong-Balukhali megacamp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh [ © Dalila Mahdawi/MSF ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf280669_medium.jpg?itok=0SI0K25i "Metun (name changed on request) is a Rohingya refugee in the Kutupalong-Balukhali megacamp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh [ © Dalila Mahdawi/MSF ]")
Refugees, Migration and displacement
A Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh: “The collective fate of the Rohingya is in our hands”
Metun is a Rohingya refugee in the Kutupalong-Balukhali megacamp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. He previously lived in Rakhine, working for NGOs there. He now volunteers with NGOs in the sprawling refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. Here he shares his hopes and fears with MSF. Stories from the Frontline - 26 Aug 2019
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A Rohingya in Central Rakhine, Myanmar: “We hold our frustration inside because we cannot speak out”
Suleiman, along with 9000 other Rohingya Muslims in Central Rakhine state is denied freedom of movement, forcibly confined in a village with poor living conditions and very limited access to basic services Stories from the Frontline - 26 Aug 2019![A Rohingya man carries wood through the Kutupalong- Balu Khali mega camp. Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. [© Robin Hammond/NOOR ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf245171_medium.jpg?itok=LV3on4Mp "A Rohingya man carries wood through the Kutupalong- Balu Khali mega camp. Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. [© Robin Hammond/NOOR ]")
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Two Years On: No solutions in sight for the Rohingya
The Rohingya continue to live in limbo, pushed to the margins of society in virtually all the countries they have fled to Crisis Update - 26 Aug 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
“He just kept running, despite the wound and the bleeding”
MSF doctor, Luca, recounts the story of a 20-year-old Libyan who had shrapnel removed from his torso aboard the Ocean Viking. Article - 22 Aug 2019
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