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Ebola virus confirmed in Kasai, Médecins Sans Frontières reinforces its team already on the ground

An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in West Kasai province, in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). Médecins Sans Frontières is reinforcing its emergency team already working on the ground with specialists...

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11/09/2007 Democratic Republic of Congo

Sumatra earthquakes: Two Médecins Sans Frontières emergency teams reviewing the needs

Following the earthquakes that have hit Sumatra island, the Emergency Team of Médecins Sans Frontières in Indonesia has started an evaluation of the damage and the medical needs among the population.

13/09/2007 Indonesia

Médecins Sans Frontières offers relief items and psychosocial support to earthquake survivors in Sumatra

Following the earthquakes that have hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Emergency Team of Médecins Sans Frontières has distributed relief items and is continuing to further assess the needs. With strong aftershocks...

14/09/2007 Indonesia

Relief effort after Sumatra earthquake must be boosted, says Médecins Sans Frontières

A week after two powerful earthquakes hit the Indonesian Island of Sumatra, relief aid is still not properly reaching the rural populations affected, says humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières.

20/09/2007 Indonesia

Sumatra: Médecins Sans Frontières extends post-earthquake assistance to Mentawai Islands

Some 20 tons of relief materials have reached the remote Mentawai Islands, 150 kilometres off the west coast of Sumatra, which were badly hit by the two earthquakes of Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 September.

26/09/2007 Indonesia

East African Floods: Interview with Elena Velilla, General Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières in Kenya

The recent floods in Africa have affected the Busia district of western Kenya, where Médecins Sans Frontières has been caring for people with HIV/AIDS since 2000. In recent weeks the Médecins Sans Frontières team has responded to...

27/09/2007 Kenya

Diary extract from Médecins Sans Frontières Head of Mission

Médecins Sans Frontières has just started a new project in Yemen providing assistance to immigrants arriving in huge numbers on the southern coast. Most of the migrants come from Somalia or Ethiopia, crossing the Golf of Aden in...

03/10/2007 Yemen

Fighting forces Médecins Sans Frontières team to evacuate from Muhajariya, Darfur

This afternoon, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières had to evacuate a team of 16 aid workers from Muhajariya in South Darfur following an intensive attack on the town.

09/10/2007 Sudan

“Access to health care for villagers who have fled to the bush remains our priority”

Following an evaluation mission conducted in the far northwest of the Central African Republic in August, Médecins Sans Frontières plans to open a medical-nutritional project at Bocaranga. In addition to the armed conflict...

09/10/2007 Central African Republic

Child malnutrition is a priority in the intervention launched in the aftermath of the floods

Interview with François Saint-Sauveur, Médecins Sans Frontières Medical Coordinator in the Kala Azar Project in the state of Bihar, who has worked in the emergency intervention launched after the floods.

10/10/2007 India
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