Field news

Topic	Date	Location
Pakistan: Newly flooded areas in the South More than five weeks since the first floods overwhelmed regions in the north of Pakistan, Médecins Sans Frontières emergency medical and water and sanitation teams expand operations to the south of Punjab and in hard-hit Sindh...	03/09/2010	Pakistan
Gaza Strip: Médecins Sans Frontières opens a new surgical programme Despite recent easing, the embargo on the Gaza Strip continues to affect healthcare and certain medical needs are still not being met. Having assessed the situation and identified the needs, Médecins Sans Frontières has decided...	03/09/2010	Palestinian Territories
Pakistan: Patient Despite Their Plight “I walked from Gul Bela, a village nearby to come here. I know that this distribution being held right now by Medecins Sans Frontieres is for the community of Jala Bela. I heard people talk about it around a health centre in my...	20/08/2010	Pakistan
Pakistan: Working for the best, preparing for the worst In the aftermath of any disaster suddenly hitting a population, the immediate impact in terms of deaths and injuries is often followed by other health risks that can be linked to difficult living conditions, lack of hygiene and...	17/08/2010	Pakistan
Russia: Emergency response to people affected by wood fires Médecins Sans Frontières has provided humanitarian aid to people living in villages affected by wood fires in Ryazan region, approximately 200 km from Moscow. About 2,000 people have been displaced by the fires in this region.	13/08/2010	Russian Federation
Heavy Rains hit Hunger-Striken Chad Still high numbers admitted to Médecins Sans Frontières nutrition programs.	13/08/2010	Chad
Pakistan: Scaling up distributions, gaps remain Médecins Sans Frontières scales up distribution of relief goods as worrying gaps remain.	12/08/2010	Pakistan
Pakistan Floods: Map of Médecins Sans Frontières response Recent heavy rainfall in Pakistan's north-western region has caused the most severe flooding the country has seen in over 80 years, destroying buildings and infrastructure. Over 13 million people have been affected.	12/08/2010	Pakistan
Pakistan: New rise in water levels delays aid effort As new areas of Pakistan get affected by floods daily, the zones that had received the first blow suffer fresh water level rise. Continuous and sometimes heavy rains that fell on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces have...	11/08/2010	Pakistan
Pakistan: As more rains loom, Médecins Sans Frontières increases activities and assesses new areas “Catastrophic” situation found in Charsadda and Nowshera districts	09/08/2010	Pakistan