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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...
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13/12/2011 |
Central African Republic |
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A Médecins Sans Frontières staff member, who went missing following an armed robbery at the Médecins Sans Frontières compound in Adé in the east of Chad, has been safely released.
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02/09/2009 |
Chad |
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A mass vaccination campaign against measles was launched in the Chadian capital on 26 March, following a quick increase of measles cases affecting children and adolescents. Between the beginning of the year and 20 March, 3,550...
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12/04/2010 |
Chad |
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After a Médecins Sans Frontières compound in Adé in the East of Chad on the border to Sudan had been robbed by armed assailants on the night of 4 August, one international and one national staff member were reported missing.
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09/08/2009 |
Chad |
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Angela lives in Genareros, an indigenous community in Arauca region, Colombia. In April 2010, two of her seven children completed their treatment for Chagas, a disease transmitted by an insect common in rural areas where people...
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18/05/2010 |
Colombia |
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Terri Morris is Head of Mission for Médecins Sans Frontières’ projects in Yambio and Raja in southern Sudan. At a time when the world’s focus is on the outcome of the referendum to determine secession of the south from the north,...
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03/02/2011 |
Sudan |
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A second cholera outbreak has hit Chegutu, a town 100 km south of Harare, where more than 100 people have died since the first cases appeared on 24 November.
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19/12/2008 |
Zimbabwe |
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In the afternoon of 11 October 2008, the North Caucasus was hit by an earthquake. According to local authorities it was the most destructive in the last 30 years in the region.
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15/10/2008 |
Russian Federation |
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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...
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16/12/2011 |
Russian Federation |
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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.
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10/10/2007 |
India |
