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Following a series of hurricanes and tropical storms in late August and early September, Médecins Sans Frontières medical teams have been investigating the nutritional situation through rapid screenings and surveys in three...
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08/12/2008 |
Haiti |
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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...
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14/09/2011 |
Somalia |
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Haiti, the poorest country of the Americas with eight million inhabitants has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. A rebellion forced President Aristide out of the country in 2004. The UN Security Council,...
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16/02/2007 |
Haiti |
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First it was lava, rocks and sand that fell from the sky. Then came the rain. Guatemalans barely had time to recover from the eruption of Volcano Pacaya on the evening of the 27th May, before tropical storm Agatha, slammed into...
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08/06/2010 |
Guatemala |
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One month ago, war returned yet again to the governorate of Saada, with numerous clashes involving heavy weaponry. For the time being, access is impossible, yet Médecins Sans Frontières suspect that the area contains injured...
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17/06/2008 |
Yemen |
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More than 1900 people affected by meningitis have died since the beginning of this year in an area of sub-Saharan Africa known as the meningitis belt. In Nigeria, Niger and Chad alone, more than 56,000 cases have been recorded in...
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29/04/2009 |
Nigeria, Niger, Chad |
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The huge emergency response to the meningitis outbreaks in West Africa, mainly in Nigeria and Niger, is almost over now. During the last four months, Médecins Sans Frontières teams in cooperation with the Ministries of Health...
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19/05/2009 |
Nigeria, Niger, Chad |
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Explore our interactive CTC to find out why they are vital to controlling cholera epidemics.
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28/11/2010 |
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Since 2001, Médecins Sans Frontières has provided integrated HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) treatment at the Blue House clinic in Mathare slums in Nairobi with the aim of reducing the dual burden of HIV and TB amongst those...
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07/12/2007 |
Kenya |
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Today the Democratic Republic of Congo is emerging from brutal conflict and war that caused unspeakable suffering to millions of its people for years. Democratically elected officials are now in place and vast areas of the...
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14/06/2007 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
