Snakebite
South Sudan: Treating the hidden consequences of snakebite
Dr Mark McNicol has recently returned from assignment in Lankien, a remote rural area in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where being bitten by a snake can mean profound and long-term impacts for people. Stories from the Frontline - 8 Sep 2022
Malaria
Countries must re-engage on HIV, TB and malaria or risk seeing everything undone
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria - If donor countries are to help beat these deadly pandemics, they will need to demonstrate their commitment with increased pledges at the upcoming Global Fund replenishment round. Article - 7 Sep 2022
Malnutrition
Sudan: People cut off from healthcare at high risk of malnutrition and diseases in Omdurman
For decades difficult situation for many people in Sudan has also been compounded by drought and conflict. As a result, people from across different states of Sudan, as well as refugees from neighbouring countries, have moved to Omdurman in Khartoum State, to access basic services such as healthcare close to the capital. Article - 25 Aug 2022
Mental Health
Treating invisible wounds in the aftermath of conflict in South Sudan
Between January to July 2022, MSF conducted more than 11,500 individual and group mental health consultations in seven projects in different parts of the country. Article - 24 Aug 2022
Distribution of essentials
Mozambique: “To be able to respond quickly and ensure the distribution is well done, we must always be on alert”
Agy Agy, 28, is a logistics supervisor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. He explains the insights of preparing and carrying out relief items kits distributions in a fluid context, where recent violence and rumours of attacks have displaced more than 80,000 people since early June, the biggest wave of displacement so far this year in this northern Mozambican province hit by conflict since 2017. Stories from the Frontline - 14 Aug 2022
Access to Healthcare
“Drug addiction is an illness that should be treated just like any other illness”
"Working with people who use drugs was something totally new to me. In Kenya I also found a totally different culture from what I am used to, but I have interacted with good people and the staff I have worked with are talented and know their work well," Ijaaz Zarin – MSF project coordinator, Kiambu. Stories from the Frontline - 5 Aug 2022
Measles