Field news - Médecins Sans Frontières Australia - International Medical Humanitarian Aid

Topic	Date	Location
Fighting measles in Somalia – rising to a difficult challenge Measles. It starts with a fever, runny nose and a cough. Then a rash. For children who are not immunised this often spells disaster. Today, in Somalia measles is among the biggest threats to the survival of tens of thousands of...	30/09/2011	Somalia
Médecins Sans Frontières response to floods victims in Sindh Monsoon rains and floods continue to ravage southern Pakistan, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced and vulnerable in Sindh province. In the coming days, a Médecins Sans Frontières team of 13 will launch mobile clinics...	21/09/2011	Pakistan
Médecins Sans Frontières Teams Treat Wounded from Lower Dir Blast 15 September 2011 -- Following a bomb blast today at a funeral in the Jandol area of Lower Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, dozens of severely injured people have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières teams and existing...	16/09/2011	Pakistan
Uphill challenge to fight cholera and measles outbreaks in Marere, Somalia Médecins Sans Frontières is currently battling outbreaks of cholera and measles in and around the town of Marere in southern Somalia. Marere and the surrounding villages of Jilib, Keytoy and Osman Moto are host to around five...	14/09/2011	Somalia
Médecins Sans Frontières responds to increasing number of patients with acute watery diarrhoea in KPK and FATA Peshawar, 8 September 2011. With the monsoon season in full swing, the independent medical humanitarian association Médecins Sans Frontières has been receiving an increasing number of patients with acute watery diarrhoea in...	09/09/2011	Pakistan
Médecins Sans Frontières assists wounded after heavy fighting in Somalia The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières is assisting wounded patients in the town of Galcaayo in the Mudug Region of Somalia. Heavy fighting broke out on Thursday 1 September in the town,...	05/09/2011	Somalia
Somalia: Striving to reach the most vulnerable Médecins Sans Frontières has redoubled its efforts to reach those most in need in Somalia, where it has been working for more than 20 years. The international medical organisation has increased its capacity to treat malnourished...	05/09/2011	Somalia
Kala azar: effective treatment for a little known disease now introduced in Georgia It may not be a widely known fact that cases of the neglected tropical disease, kala azar, have increased over recent years in the Caucasus country of Georgia. Médecins Sans Frontières, which has a long history working in the...	31/08/2011	Georgia
Médecins Sans Frontières inaugurates new emergency obstetric care hospital in Haiti On August 18, medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières officially inaugurated its new specialised emergency obstetric care hospital in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.	30/08/2011	Haiti
Greece: Urgent need for medical and psychosocial assistance for detained migrants Médecins Sans Frontières resumes activities in the detention facilities for undocumented migrants in Evros and Rodopi.	30/08/2011	Greece