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
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Article - 13 Aug 2019
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 violenceArticle - 13 Aug 2019
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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
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
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Opinion - 5 Aug 2019
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
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
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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