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The town of Muhajariya in Darfur, Sudan, was attacked by armed groups on Oct. 8 and 9, forcing the evacuation of medical aid organization Médecins Sans Frontières. More than 35,000 people living in Muhajariya and its immediate...
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16/10/2007 |
Sudan |
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In order to respond to the massive and varied needs of those who survived the earthquake, Médecins Sans Frontières developed an approach that integrated medical help, psychosocial support, and improvement of living conditions.
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19/10/2007 |
Peru |
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“The media attention and political involvement means that everyone knows about the conflict here, but in the last four years the situation has not improved. In fact for most people things have got worse. Conditions in many of...
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26/10/2007 |
Sudan |
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Médecins Sans Frontières and the Ministry of Health opened Armenia’s first and only treatment programme for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in the capital Yerevan in September 2005, and the first Médecins Sans Frontières...
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29/10/2007 |
Armenia |
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Three teams of Médecins Sans Frontières are currently on their way to three of the most affected areas by the cyclone. About fifteen people between medical and logistical staff are going to Barguna, Pirojpur and Bhola provinces...
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19/11/2007 |
Bangladesh |
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Three teams of Médecins Sans Frontières have been assessing the most affected areas by the cyclone. About fifteen people including medical and logistical staff are currently in Bohla, Patuakhali, Jhalakati, Pirojpur, and Bagherat...
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23/11/2007 |
Bangladesh |
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As fighting continues between various armed groups in North Kivu, Médecins Sans Frontières teams are increasing their assistance to people who have been displaced and the host populations that are supporting them. The conflict...
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26/11/2007 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
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On Saturday night, a group of armed men broke into the Médecins Sans Frontières compound in Koukou, a town which lies 180 km south of Abeche in eastern Chad. The armed men used their weapons to threaten the Médecins Sans...
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28/11/2007 |
Chad |
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Cyclone Sidr, which struck southern Bangladesh on 15 November, killed more than 3,000 people and made hundreds of thousands homeless according to the latest official figures. Médecins Sans Frontières is providing assistance to...
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28/11/2007 |
Bangladesh |
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Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus in samples taken in the west of Uganda, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the Ministry of Health of Uganda, a total of 64 suspected...
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04/12/2007 |
Uganda |