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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 ]

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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

Measles

DRC: A deadly outbreak is spreading like wildfire

The DRC's largest measles epidemic in years has affected more than 145,000 people and killed more than 2,700. Despite its scale, there is an alarming lack of a response, and without a significant mobilisation of resources, MSF is warning that the outbreak could get even worse. Crisis Update - 19 Aug 2019

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 ]

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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]

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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

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

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

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