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E-newsletter Issue 68 | May 2008
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MSF TEAMS RESPOND TO NEEDS IN CHINA’S QUAKE-HIT AREAS
A week after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed a reported 32,000 and left up to 4.8 million people homeless in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, MSF has now provided over 210 tons of relief supplies as well as medical assistance to the survivors.....» read more
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LETTER HOME: Damien Brown - Australian Doctor in Mozambique
Damien Brown is a doctor from Melbourne who recently completed his second mission with MSF...» read more
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MYANMAR CYCLONE CRISIS: MSF Teams Delivering Aid To The Delta Call For Immediate And Unobstructed Escalation Of Relief Operations
Two weeks after cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar (Burma), needs remain immense in the Irawaddy Delta. MSF teams are directly delivering medical assistance and relief supplies to tens of thousands of people. However, MSF urges for an immediate scaling up of the overall relief operation, which until now has been deployed far too slowly and is largely insufficient....» read more
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MSF Field Research Online
A new MSF website was launched last week featuring all MSF’s published scientific research. Over 400 full-text articles are already available on the website and all articles are available for free to the public. See the new website here.
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UPCOMING MSF EVENTS
REFUGEE CAMP IN YOUR CITY
inTENTsive care with Médecins Sans Frontières
Calling secondary school teachers or students--or parents! Bookings open June 2!
From Wednesday 27 August 2008, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Australia will pitch the free outdoor event REFUGEE CAMP IN YOUR CITY in Brisbane--quickly followed by Sydney and Canberra.
The CAMP welcomes school groups to join 45~60 min. tours of the CAMP escorted by returned field workers. You'll find the CAMP open for five days at South Bank, Sydney Olympic Park, Martin Place then Glebe Park in the capital.
Bookings can be made online from Monday June 2 via www.msf.org.au/refugeecamp where you can find more information about this exciting interactive event, what it's like to be displaced, and how MSF responds to provide healthcare and other vital assistance.
RECRUITMENT EVENINGS
Representatives from MSF are holding Recruitment Information Evening in Western Sydney (Nepean) on Tuesday 27 May at 7pm and in Perth on Wednesday 28 May at 7:00pm..» find out more
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