Tunisia: Refugees fleeing Libya: No safe place to go

Tunisia / 26.05.11

Sydney, 26 May 2011 – As violence escalates in a refugee camp on the Tunisia-Libya border, Médecins Sans Frontières is alarmed about the situation of refugees stranded in temporary camps and exposed to violence.

Medical care combined with supplementary nutritious food dramatically lowers child mortality in Niger

Niger / 24.05.11

- Médecins Sans Frontières’ Niger Study Reinforces that High-quality Nutritious Foods Should be a Pillar in Global Fight Against Childhood Mortality

- G8 Countries Should Ensure That Appropriate Foods Reach Vulnerable...

Médecins Sans Frontières receives Green Star Award for leadership in environmental emergencies

Nigeria / 19.05.11

BERN, 18 May 2011—International medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières today accepted a 2011 Green Star Award for leadership in environmental emergencies, at a ceremony in Bern, Switzerland.

Europe must accept the boat people fleeing Libya

France, Italy, Libya / 19.05.11

Médecins Sans Frontières criticises inconsistent European policies claiming to protect civilians by engaging in a war while closing its borders to them

Yemen: Médecins Sans Frontières Ambulance Hit By Stray Bullet

Yemen / 13.05.11

Médecins Sans Frontières Reminds the Need to Respect Humanitarian Medical Activities

Médecins Sans Frontières Report: Fragile Progress as Several Countries Upgrade to Better AIDS Treatment

11.05.11

Top Donor Countries Oppose Crucial Treatment Target Ahead of UN AIDS Summit

Italy must drastically improve conditions facing refugees, asylum seekers and migrants fleeing North Africa, including Libya

Italy, Libya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan / 05.05.11

3 May 2011: Once again, international medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières calls on Italian authorities to drastically improve reception conditions for new arrivals, particularly for the most vulnerable - women,...

Revolutionary Advance in Severe Malaria Treatment: Using Artesunate Instead Of Quinine Could Save 200,000 Lives Annually

18.04.11

New Médecins Sans Frontières report calls on African governments, WHO and donors to urgently make the switch

Libya: Médecins Sans Frontières carries out second boat evacuation from Misrata with 64 war-wounded onboard

Libya / 18.04.11

Zarzis/Geneva, 16 April 2011 -- Médecins Sans Frontières evacuated 99 people, including 64 war-wounded and 35 accompanying persons, by boat on Friday 15 April from Misrata to Zarzis, Tunisia. This operation took place two weeks...

Médecins Sans Frontières calls for end to Bahrain military crackdown on patients

07.04.11

MANAMA, BAHRAIN/BRUSSELS, APRIL 7, 2011 -- The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières today condemned the use of medical facilities in Bahrain to crack down on protestors, which is making it...