Medecins Sans Frontieres
Stories from the field

E-newsletter Issue 42 | February 2006
Photo © Gael Turine

ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI INFLICTS HEAVY CIVILIAN TOLL

With violent attacks intensifying and spreading to many parts of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, Médecins Sans Frontières has called on all armed groups in the city to respect the safety of civilians and allow those wounded during clashes immediate access to emergency medical care...» Read more

“The world is made of glass, people are made of stone”, Mansehra, Pakistan
Courtland Lewis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon from the University of Connecticut, spent three weeks in Mansehra, Pakistan, where he worked in the Médecins Sans Frontières field hospital. Here he talks about his experience working in the hospital... » Read more

Out in the cold…Moscow’s street children
 Médecins Sans Frontières has run a project for street children and teenagers in Moscow since 2003, monitoring their situation as well as providing essential care...» Read more

Fighting in Congo's Katanga region wreaks havoc among the population
 Médecins Sans Frontières is providing basic healthcare and essential items in a number of the worst affected areas in central Katanga including Mitwaba, Nyonga and Mukubu ... » Read more
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