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Syrian measles epidemic signals growing humanitarian needs

A measles epidemic is sweeping through districts of northern Syria, with up to 7,000 known cases,...

Lebanon: “We are not tourists – we are people fleeing a war”

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Syrian measles epidemic signals growing humanitarian needs

20/06/2013

A measles epidemic is sweeping through districts of northern Syria, with up to 7,000 known cases, an indication that humanitarian needs are increasing and the country’s healthcare system is in a state of collapse after more than...

Lebanon: “We are not tourists – we are people fleeing a war”

20/06/2013

For many refugees from Syria, getting a roof over their heads and keeping their families fed is a massive struggle. On World Refugee Day, Médecins Sans Frontières warns that dire living conditions are affecting people’s...

HIV/AIDS in Yemen: Fighting discrimination

13/06/2013

“I fell sick just after getting married. It was back in 2006, and I was working in Saudi Arabia. I went to the hospital and I found out I was HIV-positive there. At first I was shocked, I had no information about the disease and...

Situation Still Critical for Displaced Persons in Goma

07/06/2013

Some 5000 people have found refuge in Sotraki Stadium in the wake of clashes at the end of May between the rebel group M23 and the Congolese army. Medècins Sans Frontiéres has established a mobile clinic to provide medical care...

Tripoli: Abundant medical needs among Syrian refugees and victims of local conflict

05/06/2013

More than 10,600 Syrian families who have fled their country have taken refuge in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, located approximately 30 kilometres from the Syrian border. Its population includes 500,000 Lebanese...

Médecins Sans Frontières vaccinates over 130,000 people against Meningitis A in South Sudan

03/06/2013

Médecins Sans Frontières, in collaboration with the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, has vaccinated over 130,000 people against meningitis A in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, stemming an outbreak of the disease.

Race against time to help thousands of refugees as rainy season begins

31/05/2013

As the rainy season begins in south eastern Chad, Médecins Sans Frontières is racing against time to assist tens of thousands of refugees and returnees who have temporarily re-settled to evade clashes in neighbouring Darfur.

Mèdecins Sans Frontiéres treats cholera patients in northern Niger

27/05/2013

Cholera has broken out in an area which is hosting large number of Malian refugees and which was hit by a cholera epidemic last year.

 

 

South Sudan: Humanitarian Deadlock in Yida

24/05/2013

Sudanese refugees are stranded at the centre of complex political agendas that threaten to worsen their dire situation.

10,000 Syrians at the gates of Turkey

23/05/2013

A man comes out of a mosque in the north of Syria. It is the main Muslim place of worship for Syrians forced to leave their homes and now living in a camp alongside the Turkish border, in Aleppo province. A few months ago, 4,000...

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