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Topic	Date	Location
Médecins Sans Frontières steps up TB support in Cambodia Médecins Sans Frontières is scaling up its tuberculosis support in the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham while continuing to help shape the nation’s national TB programme.	21/12/2011	Cambodia
Chechnya: Médecins Sans Frontières treats cardiac emergencies Faced with the inadequacy of the health system in caring for cardiovascular disease in Grozny, Chechnya, Médecins Sans Frontières launched a programme targeted at cardiac emergencies in late 2010. Within a few months of its...	16/12/2011	Russian Federation
South Sudan: Assisting thousands of refugees Médecins Sans Frontières is providing medical care to the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled Blue-Nile state in Sudan. The water and sanitation team are also digging latrines, preparing to supply water, trying to meet...	13/12/2011	South Sudan
Central African Republic: A state of silent crisis The Central African Republic (CAR) today finds itself in a state of chronic medical emergency, with five separate mortality surveys, carried out by Médecins Sans Frontières and others, in prefectures accounting for the majority...	13/12/2011	Central African Republic
Afghanistan: Médecins Sans Frontières treats victims of bomb blast in central Kunduz 10 December 2011. Following a bomb blast in the capital of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan today, Médecins Sans Frontières treated fourteen patients in the organization’s surgical hospital.	12/12/2011	Afghanistan
As refugee numbers in South Sudan grow, Médecins Sans Frontières scales up emergency response DORO, Maban County, South Sudan – The registered number of refugees gathering at the tiny village of Doro, as of December 7, was 21,500 and increasing daily. Anywhere from 500 to 1,000 newcomers are registering every day. The...	12/12/2011	South Sudan, Sudan
The thinnest of lifelines: An interview with Médecins Sans Frontières President, Dr. Unni Karunakara on Médecins Sans Frontières’ response to the funding crisis at the Global Fund In a move that could have a profound impact on patients in developing countries, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria has announced it won’t be accepting any grant applications this year to support treatment programmes...	02/12/2011
Thousands of refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan: Médecins Sans Frontières starts emergency medical response in South Sudan 1st December 2011 Juba/Brussels – Over the past two weeks thousands of refugees have crossed the border from Sudan into the newly independent South Sudan. On Monday 28th November, Médecins Sans Frontières started an emergency...	02/12/2011	South Sudan
Earthquake in Turkey: Médecins Sans Frontières extends its activities and provides mental healthcare to the affected population Van and Barcelona, 28 November 2011. In the aftermath of the strong earthquakes that struck eastern Turkey on 23 October and 9 November, Médecins Sans Frontières is extending its activities in the region through the provision of...	30/11/2011	Turkey
Cholera in Cameroon: Médecins Sans Frontières supports overwhelmed local health authorities Cholera has spread across all districts of Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, home to 2.1 million people. The cholera epidemic was officially declared 14 months ago, in September 2010, and has peaked and troughed a number of...	29/11/2011	Cameroon