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Mental Health

Childhood in conflict – children in displaced camps in need of immediate protection

Along with water, shelter, food and healthcare, protection is a basic need for displaced people - especially children who have lived most of their lives in the protracted conflict Stories from the Frontline - 14 Aug 2019
 
January 2018: A family that's just arrived at the IDP camp in Monguno, north-east Nigeria. [ © Maro Verli/MSF ]
Access to Healthcare

Ten years of violence and displacement - the crisis in north-east Nigeria is not over

The crisis is not over – Borno state is still in the grip of a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis and civilians are caught up in the middle of violence
Article - 13 Aug 2019
 
A man who is recovering from his burns sits on his bed in the burn unit ward. [© Benedicte Kurzen/NOOR]
Access to Healthcare

Unexpected challenges: implementing an MSF emergency surgical response

Responding to an emergency is all about flexibility and being willing to shift priorities as new information comes to light. So what happens when an oil tanker explodes after a road traffic accident? Mohana Amirtharajah, MSF coordinator of specialists and surgery advisor tells us. Article - 9 Aug 2019
 
Twenty-year-old Mamma Mohammed was threatened, locked up and forced into marriage by members of an armed group. Pregnant, she finally escaped to the town of Pulka, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where she is staying in a camp for displaced people.
Mental Health

"Pulka is my new home"

Twenty-year-old Mamma Mohammed was threatened, locked up and forced into marriage by members of an armed group. Pregnant, she finally escaped to the town of Pulka, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where she is staying in a camp for displaced people. Mamma Mohammed is now recovering from her traumatic experiences with the support of MSF’s mental health and psychosocial support team. This is her story. Stories from the Frontline - 5 Aug 2019
 
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Refugees, Migration and displacement

Europe must act now to end preventable deaths in Libya and at sea

Nothing can justify the fact that people are trapped in Libya, or left to die at sea on Europe’s doorstep.
Opinion - 5 Aug 2019
 
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Ebola

One year into the Ebola outbreak: from hope to despair

August 1 marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the 10th outbreak, and is not only still raging, it has become the world’s 2nd largest Ebola outbreak in history. Trish Newport, deputy manager of MSF’s Ebola programmes in the DRC, reflects on the outbreak and the response over the past year. Article - 2 Aug 2019
 
Health workers putting on their personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering in the red zone of the ETC in Butembo, DRC
Ebola

Ebola, one year into the outbreak urgent action is required

The Ebola outbreak in DRC is entering its second year and it is clear that the response has so far failed to control this epidemic Crisis Update - 1 Aug 2019
 
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Access to Healthcare

Niger: “Imagine being dumped in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, with no food or water”

Far from stopping the flow of people, the recent criminalisation of migration by both European and non-European governments has significantly increased the vulnerability of people on the move Article - 29 Jul 2019
 
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Treating Syrian children suffering from thalassemia

A genetic blood disorder, in its acute forms thalassemia requires demanding treatment that MSF provides in a paediatric hospital in the city of Zahle in Bekaa Valley. Article - 29 Jul 2019
 
Measles

5 minutes to understand Measles

Videos and Photos - 29 Jul 2019