Field news

Topic	Date	Location
Update on the two Médecins Sans Frontières staff abducted in Kenya Yesterday, Thursday October 13, a Médecins Sans Frontières team suffered an attack in Dadaab, Kenya. One of the Médecins Sans Frontières drivers, Mohamed Hassan Borle, age 31, was injured during this attack; his medical condition...	15/10/2011	Kenya
Two Médecins Sans Frontières staff abducted in Kenya Médecins Sans Frontières confirms that this morning, Thursday October 13, a Médecins Sans Frontières team suffered an incident in Dadaab, Kenya. One driver was injured during the incident; he's currently hospitalised and stable....	14/10/2011	Kenya
Philippines: Médecins Sans Frontières assists Luzon population affected by recent typhoons and floods 14 October, 2011 - The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières is providing medical assistance in six low-lying areas hit by back-to-back typhoons and floods in the Bulacan province in Luzon, the...	14/10/2011	Philippines
Aid to displaced persons still insufficient in Mogadishu Mogadishu, October 11, 2011 – Ravaged by 20 years of civil war, the Somali capital has experienced an influx of displaced persons in the last three months. Providing aid to people who have fled hunger and fighting is a constant...	12/10/2011	Somalia
In Port-au-Prince, the number of people affected by cholera keeps on rising Cholera is still rife in Haiti and far from under control. Having ravaged other parts of the island in June, it is now returning to the Haitian capital with a vengeance. According to figures from the Ministry of Public Health and...	10/10/2011	Haiti
Gaza Strip: Ad hoc specialised surgeries The number of people in the Gaza Strip suffering the after-effects of serious injuries has increased in recent years. However, with the embargo currently in effect, it is very difficult to obtain access to appropriate,...	10/10/2011	Palestinian Territories
Pakistan: Providing basic healthcare to families displaced by severe flooding in southern Sindh Severe flooding in Pakistan has affected millions of people, with the southeastern province of Sindh particularly badly hit. Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have seen canals bursting their banks and flooding villages, leaving...	10/10/2011	Pakistan
Iran: Médecins Sans Frontières forced to leave Zahedan At the request of authorities, Médecins Sans Frontières has terminated its medical care activities in the city of Zahedan, capital of the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, in southeastern Iran.	06/10/2011
Libya: Providing urgent medical care in Sirte Médecins Sans Frontières finally managed to deliver medicines and medical supplies to Sirte on 3 October, which is at the heart of the current fighting. For the last ten days, Médecins Sans Frontières has attempted to deliver...	05/10/2011	Libya
Swaziland: a new ward to treat patients with drug resistant tuberculosis Last week, the first patients infected with drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) were admitted in a new wing at Nhlangano Health Centre, in the Shiselweni region (southern Swaziland). The facility was constructed by Médecins Sans...	30/09/2011	Swaziland