Paediatric Health
“To be born or to give birth is to take a risk”: maternal and child health as a forgotten emergency of the Central African crisis
Decades of instability and armed violence in Central African Republic (CAR) have contributed to essential medical care being out of reach for many pregnant women and newborn babies. Overshadowed by the security situation in the country, tackling this everyday emergency is a priority for MSF teams. Article - 10 Jan 2023
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Living and learning with epilepsy in Liberia
Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing care for people living with epilepsy in Montserrado County, Liberia, since 2017, in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health. One in four of the 1,200 patients is school-aged, and without clinical care and psychosocial support they risk missing out on life’s most important opportunities. Article - 5 Jan 2023![MSF activities in Kule healthcare centre [Gabriella Bianchi/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msb145165_medium.jpg?itok=Th5Yfuea "MSF activities in Kule healthcare centre [Gabriella Bianchi/MSF]")
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At the same time, natural disasters pushed people’s coping mechanisms to their limits. Communities across the vastness of the Somali region experienced what is reported as the worst drought in forty years, and when floods struck the Gambella region, more than 180,000 people were displaced from their homes, and health facilities suffered extensive damage. Project Update - 27 Dec 2022
ኢትዮጵያ፡ “ገለልተኛነት የኤም ኤስ ኤፍ ዋና ጉዳይ ነው - ሰዎች ከማን ወገን እና ከየትም አካባቢ ቢሆኑም ሁሉንም በእኩል እናስተናግዳለን።
More than 22 million people were estimated to need humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia in 2022.1 Many faced the tragic consequences of conflict, particularly communities in the regions of Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Southern Nations (SNNPR).At the same time, natural disasters pushed people’s coping mechanisms to their limits. Communities across the vastness of the Somali region experienced what is reported as the worst drought in forty years, and when floods struck the Gambella region, more than 180,000 people were displaced from their homes, and health facilities suffered extensive damage. Project Update - 27 Dec 2022
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At the same time, natural disasters pushed people’s coping mechanisms to their limits. Communities across the vastness of the Somali region experienced what is reported as the worst drought in forty years, and when floods struck the Gambella region, more than 180,000 people were displaced from their homes, and health facilities suffered extensive damage. Project Update - 27 Dec 2022
Treating people all across Ethiopia
More than 22 million people were estimated to need humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia in 2022.1 Many faced the tragic consequences of conflict, particularly communities in the regions of Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Southern Nations (SNNPR).At the same time, natural disasters pushed people’s coping mechanisms to their limits. Communities across the vastness of the Somali region experienced what is reported as the worst drought in forty years, and when floods struck the Gambella region, more than 180,000 people were displaced from their homes, and health facilities suffered extensive damage. Project Update - 27 Dec 2022
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Kenya: Community surveillance and sensitization must continue for fast identification of malnutrition
Zeitun Yussuf is one of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) community health educators (CHEs) whose work includes carrying out community surveillance and health education. CHE’s are based in the community and have been actively identifying, observing and reporting malnutrition cases from the community. Their work is critical for early detection, enrolment and management of malnutrition cases. She shares her experience as a community health educator and her personal experiences with the drought. Stories from the Frontline - 22 Dec 2022
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Mozambique: MSF provides healthcare in Mocímboa da Praia as thousands of displaced people return
MSF has established a medical project to assist vulnerable groups Project Update - 19 Dec 2022![Young boys steer a canoe in Old Fangak, South Sudan. [© Florence Miettaux]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msb136473_medium.jpg?itok=V_uTw96P "Young boys steer a canoe in Old Fangak, South Sudan. Due to the flooding, the only way to move around is by boat. [© Florence Miettaux]")
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Catastrophic floods cause mass displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
Flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, killed millions of animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops Project Update - 19 Dec 2022
HIV/AIDS
How care and counselling helped Abdo take control of his HIV
People with HIV who stick strictly to their medication regime can live long and healthy lives. But without the medication, their immune systems weaken and they are unable to fight off infections. Stories from the Frontline - 15 Dec 2022
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