Democratic Republic of Congo / 07.11.08
Widely publicised armed convoys of relief assistance to Goma and Rutshuru are an inadequate response to the humanitarian crisis facing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled North Kivu region, says international medical...
Yemen / 03.11.08
A team from the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières assisting refugees in the south of Yemen found 60 dead bodies on the shore between Friday, 31 October and Sunday, 2 November.
Democratic Republic of Congo / 28.10.08
Goma, 6 October 2008 – In the most volatile parts of Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) North Kivu province, violence has reached its highest levels in years, while assistance is hardly reaching those most in need, the...
Niger / 22.10.08
Three months after Nigerien authorities suspended the activities of the French section of Médecins Sans Frontières, the organisation is calling for an immediate resumption of its nutritional operations in Maradi. “The situation...
Haiti / 14.10.08
GONAÏVES, October 13, 2008 – Five weeks after a series of hurricanes struck Haiti, people in the city of Gonaïves are still deprived of essential services. Since early October, families have been evicted from schools and churches...
Haiti / 03.10.08
Port-au-Prince - A month after the last cyclones hit Haiti, Médecins Sans Frontières medical teams have found a whole village completely submerged and its 2,400 inhabitants stranded with no help.
Somalia / 02.10.08
Médecins Sans Frontières teams working in the country provide assistance to wounded and displaced in difficult security conditions.
01.10.08
Johannesburg/Brussels – In a new report launched today, the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières said many more lives can be saved if newer effective strategies to tackle malaria are more widely...
Niger / 01.10.08
The French section of Médecins Sans Frontières hopes to obtain authorization to resume its activities as quickly as possible.
29.09.08
Geneva - A World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting to develop new recommendations for the treatment of malnutrition will have a far-reaching impact on the quality of food aid and nutrition programs for infants and young children,...