Chile
Médecins Sans Frontières is currently responding to an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale that struck Chile in late February 2010. For latest updates, please follow the articles below.
Earthquake in Chile: Providing psychological support, workshops, and training to help the population overcome fear
17/03/2010
The numerous tremors that followed the February 27 earthquake in Chile have added new levels of stress to an already shaken population. Médecins Sans Frontières has therefore made mental health care a priority in its response to...
Earthquake in Chile: “Houses were literally swallowed by the tide”
15/03/2010
Médecins Sans Frontières teams provide assistance to a traumatised population further affected by powerful aftershocks.
Earthquake in Chile: Supporting hospitals, organising mobile clinics, sending in more supplies by plane
09/03/2010
Monday, March 8, 2010. Ten days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, the Médecins San Frontières teams that have travelled through the affected areas are focusing their interventions on the most urgent needs:...
Chile: Médecins San Frontières assesses the situation in areas most affected by the earthquake
03/03/2010
As the Chilean authorities manage the response to the disaster, Médecins San Frontières is concentrating its efforts in the areas that are most difficult to access.
The first Médecins Sans Frontières team arriving in Chile
01/03/2010
Members of the team arriving from Argentina are already in Santiago and will be traveling to the Maule region to assess needs in the coastal towns of that area. Other Médecins Sans Frontières professionals will arrive today.