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ANGOLA

MSF first started working in Angola in 1983 to respond to conflict-related medical emergencies and expanded its activities both geographically and medically as unmet needs were identified. Broad support was provided for basic healthcare including medical attention for people with tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). MSF regularly responded to outbreaks of diseases such as meningitis, measles, cholera, haemorrhagic fever, and other health problems including nutritional crises. › more on Angola

» Physical violence and degrading practice against expelled Congolese › 03/07/08
» Field notes from Jason Andean in Xa Muteba, northern Angola › Letter › June 2006
» David Noguera, Coordinator of Launda emergency cholera intervention › Interview › June 06
» Natalia's diary from Angola › Project › May 2006
» Press Release: Cholera in Angola › Feature › Apr 2006
» Growing cholera outbreak in Angola › Feature › Apr 2006
» The Marburg Epidemic in Angola › Feature › July 2005
» Dr Rowan Gillies Talks About Marburg On Lateline › Feature › May 2005
» Marburg Fever - stronger measures needed › Feature › Apr 2005
» TB treatment in Kuito › Project › Jun 2004
» Palestra in Cuemba › Feature › April 2004
» Outreach in Kamacupa - A day in the MSF health post in Aifena › Project › May 2004
» An emergency in Cuemba › Project › Mar 2004

 

BURKINA FASO

A meningitis epidemic started in Burkina Faso in mid-February 2007 and MSF began supporting health authorities and treating meningitis patients in the third week of February. By the end of this emergency intervention, MSF had treated 1,500 people in Burkina Faso’s capital city, Ouagadougou. › more on Burkina Faso

» Eline Whist - Doctor from Melbourne currently in Burkina Faso › Letter › Nov 2007
» Burkina Faso: Response from international donors to meningitis epidemic unacceptably slow › Press Release › Mar 2007
» Helping street children + providing care › Project › Nov 2004

 

BURUNDI

Two years after elections brought Pierre Nkurunziza to power in 2005,all remaining rebel groups had signed truces with his government and in February 2007, UN peacekeepers were
able to close down their operations. With the critical emergency phase over, MSF began focusing on filling gaps in healthcare, particularly in the area of women’s health. › more on Burundi

» Sheer fear forces Rwandans to take flight › Project › Jun 2005
» Sean Healy is a Field Coordinator › Letter › Sep 2005
» MSF denied access to Rwandan refugees in transit camp › Feature › Jun 2005
» User-fee system excludes Burundi's poorest from basic health care › Feature › Jan 2005
» MSF reacts to new cholera outbreak › Project › Jan 2005
» Kelly Dilworth is an anaesthetist › Letter › 2004
» Assisting victims of sexual violence in Burundi › Project › July 2004
» Kelly Dilworth is an anaesthetist › Letter › 2004
» Helping victims of renewed fighting › Feature › July 2003
» Kelly Dilworth is an anaesthetist › Letter › 2003
» Malaria epidemic › Project › Dec 2002


CAMEROON

Buruli Ulcer, an infection caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, is an emerging disease in several Western and Central African countries. Related to tuberculosis and leprosy, Buruli causes ulceration of the skin, primarily of the arms and legs, and destruction of underlying tissue and bone. Untreated, it may lead to permanent disability and limb amputation in
those affected › more on Cameroon

» Cameroon – Critical nutritional situation for Central African refugees › Press Release › 01/08/07


Central african republic

Chronic insecurity, fuelled both by rebels and government forces, caused numerous disruptions in MSF medical aid in the Central African Republic (CAR) during 2006/2007. On June 11, 2007, all activities came to an abrupt halt after the fatal shooting of MSF volunteer Elsa Serfass. Following discussions with all parties involved in ongoing conflict and a careful evaluation of humanitarian space, only a portion of activities had resumed one month later.
› more on Central African Republic

»Central African Republic: Woman shot dead in MSF ambulance in targeted attack › Press   Release › 13/03/08
» Central African Republic: “I listen to them” › Feature › 30/01/08
» MSF Releases 10th Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 ›    Press Release › 20/12/07
» “Access to health care for villagers who have fled to the bush remains our priority” › Feature › Oct 2007
» MSF Head of Mission, Nicole Henze, talks about the recommencement of MSF mobile clinic activities after the recent death of Elsa Serfass, an MSF Aid worker › Audio Interview › Aug 2007
» Ongoing insecurity threatens lives of civilians and aid workers, blocking urgent medical care › Press Release › 26/06/07
» MSF Aid Worker Killed in the Central African Republic › Press Release › 12/06/07
» Visit Goré refugee camp, southern Chad, housing CAR refugees › Audioslideshow › Dec 06
» MSF hands over its sleeping sickness project in Haut Mbomou › Feature › Aug 2006
» Burnt-out villages and people on the run › Project › May 2006

 

CHAD

The need for humanitarian aid in eastern Chad has critically increased since July 2006. Ongoing confrontations between government forces and rebels, combined with border military incursions from Darfur, have fuelled a home-grown civil crisis leaving numerous Chadians killed or wounded and tens of thousands forced to flee their homes. Despite difficult security conditions, MSF has managed to increase its assistance toward internally displaced Chadians without hampering the aid provided to refugees from Darfur. In the southwest of the country, MSF assists refugees from Central African Republic, and has run a malaria treatment project since 2003. › more on Chad

» Activity Update - MSF provides emergency medical aid amid fresh fighting › Field Update › June 2008
» Sudanese refugees in the region of Birak remain at risk › Field Update › 20/02//08
» Things return to normal in N’Djamena, whilst thousands of refugees are leading a precarious    existence in Cameroon › News Update › 12/02/08
» Interview with Zahara Djibrine, a community health worker in Chad › Field Notes › January    2008
» 50 wounded treated by MSF teams in N’djamena since Saturday 3 February › News Update ›    04/02//08
» MSF team attacked in Koukou, eastern Chad › News Update › 28/11//07
» Chad: For MSF insecurity is no alibi for inaction › Press Release › 02/03/07
» Displaced in eastern Chad: One koro of millet to feed thirteen mouths › Features › 02/02/07
» Visit the Goré refugee camp in southern Chad › Audioslideshow › Dec 2006
» Internally displaced persons in Chad › Feature › Dec 2006
» Displaced Persons Forced to Flee Again in Region Gripped by Sharp Rise in Violence › Feature › Nov 2006
» Attack in Eastern Chad Forces Displaced Persons to Flee Again › Press Release › Nov 2006
» Exploratory and emergency missions in south-east Chad › Project › August 2006
» MSF starts therapeutic feeding and fights measles epidemic in Chadian capital › Feature › May 2005
» Difficult Conditions for Darfur Refugees in Chad › Project › May 2005
» Cholera treatment centre built in capital to help fight epidemic [Update] › Project › Aug 2004
» New malaria project launched › Project › April 2004
» Escalating insecurity + lack of water for refugees at Chad-Sudan border › Project › Mar 2004
» Darfur refugees › Feature › Feb 2004
» New camp opens for 15 000 refugees near Goré › Project › Nov 2003
» Sudanese refugee crisis › Feature › Sept 2003
» New camp opens for refugees near Goré › Project › Jun 2003
» Deteriorating situation of refugees › Project › Apr 2003
» MSF flies in extra supplies + staff to deal with deteriorating situation › Project › Apr 2003

 

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE

After more than a decade of war and unrest, a peace treaty was signed between rebels and the government of the Republic of Congo in 2003. Although remnants of civil war militias, known as
Ninjas, remain active in the southern Pool region, the situation is no longer considered an emergency and MSF has started handing over its projects. › more on Congo Brazzaville

» Into Africa - The struggle against fatal sleeping sickness › Feature › Dec 2003
» Ebola, dealing with a deadly and incurable disease › Feature › Dec 2003
» MSF responds to Ebola outbreak › Project › Dec 2003
» Emergency programme extends reach › Project › Sep 2003

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The peace process in Democratic Republic of Congo culminated in November 2006 with the election of Joseph Kabila as president. Although a degree of political stability has begun to seep into this vast nation, the country is left in pieces after 50 years of bloodshed and the scale of health needs is considerable. The great majority of the population have limited or no access to healthcare, epidemics break out with regularity and violence continues to have a devastating
impact on people’s lives, particularly in the east of the country. more on Democratic Republic of Congo

» See also MSF's Congo Emergency Pool Field Blog

» MSF treats the wounded during an outbreak of violence in Bas-Congo › Field Update ›   21/03/08
» Permanent Emergency in North Kivu › Field Update › 12/03/08
» Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cholera, "the poor man’s disease", strikes the mining     town of Likasi › Feature › 20/02/08
» Cholera epidemic hits mining city of Lubumbashi › Feature › 22/01/08
» MSF Releases 10th Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 ›    Press Release › 20/12/07
» MSF North Kivu Operational Update › Feature › November 2007
» Visit to North Kivu › Blog › November 2007
» Ebola work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) coming to an end › Press Release ›    26/10/07
» Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Civilian populations still subjected to sexual    violence and high levels of brutality › Press Release › 24/10/07
» Ebola: Nearing control of the outbreak, but vigilance still required › Press Release › 01/10/07
» Violence in North Kivu, DRC : Assistance severely hampered › Press Release › 28/09/07
» Ebola virus confirmed in Kasai, MSF reinforces its team already on the ground › Feature ›    11/09/07
» MSF treats wounded caught in recent fighting between Congolese troops and soldiers loyal to    dissident general Laurent Nkunda, North Kivu › Feature › 6/09/07
» Where ballots did not bring peace › Feature › 26/06/07
» Pulmonary plague in DRC › Project › Aug 06
» No end in sight as pneumonic plague outbreak increases in Ituri › Press Release › Jun 06
» Sleeping sickness, the hidden killer › Project › Apr 2006
» MSF launches a massive measles vaccination campaign in DRC › Feature › Mar 2006
» DRC/Katanga: The Stranded People of Lake Upemba › Feature › Feb 2006
» The Humanitarian Situation in the DRC › Jan 2006
» Forced displacement and cholera in Katanga › Jan 2006
» Treating DRC’s victims of sexual violence › Nov 2005
» MSF closes its programs outside of Bunia, eastern DRC, and reports on intolerable level of    violence in Ituri› Press Release › Aug 2005
» People in northern Katanga, DRC, face persistent insecurity › Feature › June 2005
» Thousands flee fighting in eastern DRC › Project › Feb 2005
» No end in sight to devastating conflict › Feature › Jan 2005
» Tobias Ballerstedt is a logistician › Letter › Oct 2004
» A constant state of emergency › Feature › Oct 2004
» Greed in a time of Cholera › Feature › Sep 2004
» Ground-breaking sleeping sickness project opens › Project › Sep 2004
» The struggle for care in Katanga › Project › Sep 2004
» Half a million children to be vaccinated › Project › Aug 2004
» Renewed tension in Bukavu › Project › Jun 2004
» I have no joy, no peace of mind › Feature › April 2004
» Congolese diamond miners expelled from Angola › Project › Feb 2004
» MSF emergency programme extended › Project › Sept 2003
» Attack on Bunia › Feature › Jun 2003
» “Please! Don’t leave us!” › Feature › May 2003
» Quiet, we're dying › Feature › May 2003

ETHIOPIA

Over 80 percent of Ethiopia’s more than 79 million inhabitants live in rural areas, making the provision of health services in Africa’s second most populous country a major challenge.
The main health problems are malaria, HIV /AID S, tuberculosis (TB) and chronic and acute malnutrition. There are also frequent epidemics and outbreaks of meningitis and measles, and diseases such as kala azar are endemic in some areas. › more on Ethiopia

» Sheleme's Story - A young patient in the MSF stabilisation clinic in Ethiopia › Feature › 14/07/08
» Repeated obstructions lead MSF Switzerland to pull out from Fiiq, Somali Region of Ethiopia › Press Release › 03/07/08
» “Right now, the food is simply not there” › Field Notes › 12/06/08
» MSF expands nutritional programs in Southern regions of Ethiopia › Field Update › 05/06/08
» MSF Nutritional intervention in the Oromiya region of Ethiopia › Press Release › 27/05/08
» Anthony Flynn from Victoria is a nurse in Ethiopia › Letter Home › May 2008
» Major measles vaccination campaign in Oromiya, the largest region of Ethiopia › Field Update › 19/03/08
» Further into the mire › Project › Feb 2005
» Constant threat of hunger and disease › Feature › Jan 2005
» A personal view on working with MSF in Galaha › Project › Feb 2004
» AIDS - No longer a death sentence › Feature › Jun 2003

 

GUINEA

In early 2007, falling living standards sparked protests resulting in almost 100 deaths, reinforcing fears that Guinea could be on the brink of becoming Africa’s next failed state.
During this unrest, an MSF emergency team worked from the capital, Conakry, helping to treat the hundreds of wounded people admitted to Donka hospital and several urban health centres.
› more on Guinea

» Cholera strikes again in Guinea › Feature › 24/08/07
» Curfew and airport closure hamper emergency care in Guinea › Press Release › Feb 2006

 

IVORY COAST

In March 2007, a peace agreement was signed by former rebels in the north and the government-controlled south of the Ivory Coast, leading to significant improvements in a country divided by civil war. A national union government has been formed and many civil servants, including health staff, have returned to their places of work in the north. › more on Ivory Coast

» Letter Home from Côte d’Ivoire › Project › July 2006
» Another attack against civilians in Ivory Coast ' zone de confidence' › Project › July 2006
» Cote d'Ivoire in crisis: the challenges for MSF › Project › Nov 2005
» STI Crisis in the West Fuelling AIDS › Feature › Apr 2005
» Behind the bars of MACA prison › Feature › Jun 2004
» Supporting hospital + health structures in rebel held area › Project › Jan 2003

KENYA

The primary focus of MSF in Kenya is on treatment for people with HIV/AIDS. In projects in the slums of Nairobi and in the rural areas of Busia and Homa Bay, MSF provides more than 12,000 people with anti-retroviral treatment (ART). Increasing emphasis is also being placed on an emerging and drug-resistant form of tuberculosis (TB).

Homa Bay, located in the western Nyanza province, was MSF’s first HIV/AIDS programme in Kenya, opening in 1996. With an HIV prevalence of approximately 35 percent, the densely populated Victoria lakeshore is one of the worst affected areas in the country. Initially focusing on TB and on reducing HIV transmission through health facilities, free ART was first introduced in 2001 › more on Kenya

» Mount Elgon, Kenya: A Terrorised Population in Desperate Need of Assistance › Press Release › 17/06/08
» MSF Witnesses Forced Return and Resettlement in a camp in western Kenya › Press Release › 16.05.08
» MSF activities update › Field Update › 15/04/08
» MSF activities update › Field Update › 27/02/08
» Temporary Camps for Displaced Persons › Field Update › 20/02/08
» MSF activities update › Field Update › 13/02/08
» Displaced Populations Still On the Move - Interview with Doctor Juliette Thaury › Field Notes ›    06/02/08
» Treating the Wounded in Nakuru and Naivasha › News Update › 04/02/08
» No Peace, No Medicines › Feature › 23/01/08
» Kenya - Current activities update › Project › 21/01/08
» MSF treats new wounded in Nairobi › Press Release › 18/01/08
» “The machete wounds have caused near amputations” - Gary Myers MSF surgeon › Feature ›    14/01/08
» MSF assists people displaced by violence in Kenya › Feature › January 2008
» Kenya: MSF offers continued HIV care and assists the displaced population › Feature ›   January 2008
» When Epidemics Collide - Tackling HIV and Drug-Resistant TB in Kenyan Slums › Project ›    Nov 2007
» Meena Okera from South Australia, is a doctor in Homa Bay, Kenya › Letter Home >Sep 2007
» The hidden crisis of Mount Elgon in Kenya: " We eat from the hands of others..."› Feature    07/09/07
» My Life with HIV › Special Feature › Dec 2006
» “Blue House” helping with HIV/AIDS and TB in Kenyan slums › Feature › Aug 2006
» First public healthcare and HIV/AIDS programme in Kibera slum › Project › Oct 2004
» HIV/AIDS & home-based care in western Kenya › Feature › Aug 2004

 

LIBERIA

Four years after the end of its devastating civil war, Liberia is slowly beginning to recover, but many Liberians are struggling to find even basic services, including healthcare. Improving the health of mothers and children is a main focus of MSF’s work in the country.

Each month, more than 1,500 children are treated at Island and Benson hospitals in the capital, Monrovia. Benson Hospital also provides maternity care and obstetric surgery and runs a women’s health centre that offers care before and after birth as well as family planning services. Also in Monrovia, two MSF-supported primary health clinics handle 12,000 curative consultations each month. › more on Liberia

» Olivia Yacoub is a Medical Scientist in Monrovia › Letter › May 2006
» Australian Doctor: medical and personal realities in the field › Letter › Nov 2006
» MSF responds to cholera outbreak in Liberia › E-News › Sep 2006
» Susan Thomas is a field coordinator in Nimba County › Letter › Apr 2006
» Lisa Errol is a midwife from New Zealand in Salala, Bong county › Letter › Jan 2006
» The mobile clinics of Nimba in Liberia › Project › Nov 2005
» David Murray is a Field Coordinator in Nimba County › Letter › Mar 2005
» The war is over, but Liberians still live in crisis › Feature › Jan 2005
» MSF reopens abandoned hospital › Project › Jan 2004
» Liberia - One year on › Feature › Aug 2004
» Tonia Marquadt is a medical coordinator › Letter › 2003
» Redemption Hospital reopens › Feature › Aug 2003
» Cholera outbreak in Monrovia › Feature › Jul 2003
» Monrovia again in a state of chaos › Feature › Jun 2003
» Last remaining public hospital in Monrovia abandoned › Feature › Jun 2003

 

MADAGASCAR

» Paula Llavallol is a financial controller › Letter › 2003

 

MALAWI

In Malawi, MSF’s work has been devoted to people suffering with HIV/AIDS, where a dire shortage of health workers and sparsely spread populations in rural areas make the delivery of HIV treatment extremely challenging. MSF is supporting implementation of the national AIDS plan and has tried innovative approaches to increase the capacity for care. › more on Malawi

» Helle Poulsen-Dobbyns is a nurse in Chiradzulu › Letter › 2003
» Surviving with HIV › Feature › Oct 2003

 

MAURITANIA

» Major cholera outbreak in Nouakchott › Feature › Aug 2005

 

MOZAMBIQUE

In early 2007 torrential rains fell in Mozambique and flooding in the Zambezi Valley forced about 250,000 people to leave their homes. Although heavy rainfall is a seasonal phenomenon
in the country, floods were the worst since 2000/2001 and exacerbated by the landfall of Cyclone Favio. › more on Mozambique

» Damien Brown - Medical Doctor from Melbourne in Mozambique › Letter Home › May 2008
» MSF provides medical and shelter support to people displaced by floods in Zambezi Basin ›    Feature › 22/01/08
» The first large-scale test of an oral vaccine against cholera › Project › Dec 2003
» Positive lives › Feature › Apr 2003

 

NIGER

The extreme nutritional crisis in Niger in 2005 provoked an international response, but malnutrition here is both recurrent and life threatening. Even though some regions of the country produce a surplus of cereals, a “hunger gap” exists between May and October when family millet stocks become depleted and the country’s free market economic system renders food unaffordable for the poorest families. Mortality rates for children under five years old are
very high, similar to those in countries at war. › more on Niger

» For more on MSF's work in Niger see the Niger Nutritional Crisis feature

» MSF vaccinates over 300,000 people against meningitis in Niger › Project › May 2008
» Dabaga, Niger: Médecins Sans Frontières halts activities › Press Release › 24/10/07
» Acute malnutrition: 2007 showing worrying trends › Feature › June 2007
» MSF doctors in Niger discuss the organisations new approach to malnutrition › Audio slideshow › Sep 2006
» Robin Sands is responsible for the food supply of MSF nutritional programs in Maradi› Letter › Sep 2006
» MSF Assesses Child Malnutrition Situation in Niger › Enewsletter › Oct 2006
» Niger: what next after 2005? › Feature › Feb 06
» The scale and severity of the nutritional crisis Feature › Feb 06
» Faulty judgments and inadequate responses › Feature › Feb 06
» A simple cure for malnutrition › Feature › Feb 06
» Nutritional Situation Remains Worrying › Project › Dec 2005
» Update on MSF response to Niger nutritional crisis › Feature › Sep 2005
» UN Food In Niger Not Reaching Those With Greatest Needs › Feature › Aug 2005
» The first food distribution in Dan Issa › Feature › Aug 2005
» Niger food crisis: Pay or die › Feature › Jul 2005
» Malnutrition in Niger › Project › Jun 2005
» Malnutrition in Niger › Feature › May 2005
» Alarming increase in malnutrition › Feature › Apr 2005
» David Evans is a doctor working with an alternative medicine to treat meningitis › Letter › 2003

 

NIGERIA

Increased outbreaks of armed violence among political and criminal groups in the Niger Delta have caused activities to expand significantly at MSF’s Port Harcourt trauma centre. In 2006, bed capacity increased from 17 to 70 and MSF responded to a total of 3,058 medical emergencies, 188 of these people suffering from gunshot wounds. › more on Nigeria

» MSF Trauma Center Admits 71 Gunshot Victims Over Two Weeks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria › Project › Aug 07
» Jane Greig – Australian Epidemiologist in Lagos, Nigeria › Letter › Apr 07
» Providing Emergency Medical Care to Victims of Violence in the Niger Delta › Feature › May 07
» Yelwa -The psychological wounds are slow to heal › Feature › Feb 2005

 

RWANDA

Since 2002, MSF’s work in Rwanda has focused on helping people with HIV/AIDS. The MSF program treats patients in Kimironko and Kinyinya health centres, both located in the capital city, Kigali. The projects include voluntary counseling and testing, medical care to prevent the development of AIDS, treatment of opportunistic infections and prevention of mother-to-child transmission. By June 2007, 6,200 patients were enrolled in the program, with 2,723 on antiretroviral (ARV) medicines. MSF helps implement the national AIDS protocol and promotes access to generic ARVs, the less expensive alternatives to patented brands. › more on Rwanda

» After the hand over of its last project, MSF leaves Rwanda › Press Release › 12/12/07
» Concern for mental health of genocide survivors › Project › Apr 2003
» Mass release of Rwandan genocide suspects ... mental health of survivors › Project › Apr 2003

 

SIERRA LEONE

Six years of peacekeeping and rebuilding have led to a relatively politically stable Sierra Leone. Whilst mobile phones have largely replaced the Kalashnikovs and machine guns commonly used during the decade-long civil war, the postconflict situation still represents a struggle for survival – now one predominantly against malnutrition, malaria infections and women’s health issues. › more on Sierra Leone

» MSF reduces its presence › Project › Aug 2007
» Lessons from Pain: Treating Sierra Leone's Endless Health Emergency › Press Release › Oct 2006
» Confronting sexual violence › Feature › Sep 2003
» Dan Bascheira is a logistician › Letter › Jun 2004
» David Friend is a doctor in Magburaka › Letter › 2003

 

SOMALIA

The political climate in Somalia in 2006/2007 was highly turbulent, with massive insecurity caused by fighting between the Union of Islamic Courts and the Transitional Federal Government and the presence of Ethiopian troops.

Conflict once again worsened the situation in a country where needs are vast, yet little medical-humanitarian assistance is delivered on the ground. Since 1991, the Somali people have been without either a functioning central government or public health services. There was a need for MSF to repeatedly speak out on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia. › more on Somalia

»Trapped Somali Populations Need Immediate Life-Saving Assistance › Press Release › 26/06/08

» MSF Has Treated 850 People Wounded in Mogadishu Fighting Since January 2008 › Field Update › 25/04/08

» Medecins Sans Frontieres Closes Medical Project in Kismayo, Somalia › Press Release › 03/04/08

» MSF international staff partially returns to selected locations in Somalia › Field Update › 20/03/08

» MSF national staff member killed in Somalia › Field Update › 19/03/08

» Update: MSF Activities in Somalia - Interview with Christoph Hippchen, Head of Mission for    MSF-Holland in Somalia › Field Update › 14/02/08

» In Memoriam: The Tragic Loss of Our Three Colleagues in Kismayo, Somalia › News Update    › 28/01/08

» MSF is shocked and outraged by attack on our team in Somalia and suspends international    staff presence ›  Press Release › 01/02/08

» Three MSF Aid Workers Killed in Serious Incident in Kismayo, Somalia › Press Release ›    28/01/08

» Somalia: helping women affected by obstetric fistula › Project › 17/01/08

» Two Medecine Sans Frontieres aid workers freed in Bossaso (Somalia) › Press Release ›    02/01/08
» MSF Releases 10th Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 ›    Press Release › 20/12/07
» Displaced Populations Fleeing War in Mogadishu Face a Dramatic Situation › Press Release    › 12/12/07
» Somalia: No safe place in Mogadishu › Press Release › 07/11/07
» Access to medical care dangerously scarce in and around Mogadishu, Somalia; Needs    increasing amidst ongoing violence › Press Release › 20/08/07
» Mogadishu: new wave of violence prevents people from getting medical assistance › Feature    › July 07
» MSF is extremely concerned as tens of thousands of displaced fleeing violence in Mogadishu    face critical humanitarian needs › Press Release › 24/04/07
» MSF expresses concern over health situation of Somalis in Mogadishu › Press Release ›    12/04/07
» MSF resumes activities in Dinsor, new project opens in Beledweyne › Feature › 26/01/07
» MSF international staff return to Somalia › Feature › Jan 07
» MSF extremely concerned about the security of medical staff and safety of patients in Somalia     › Press Release › Dec 2006
» Brutality’s low threshold › Feature › Sep 2006
» Josep Prior, MSF’s Head of Mission in Somalia › Interview › June 2006
» Malnutrition on the rise in South-Central Somalia › Press Release › 14/06/06
» Violence continues unabated › Focus on Somalia › 22/08/05
» Where mercy is in short supply › Focus on Somalia › 23/08/05
» Saving lives in an abandoned land › Focus on Somalia › 24/08/05
» Weathering the storm: humanitarian work amid the Somali maelstrom › Focus on Somalia ›    25/08/05
» “In Somalia there is no freedom because guns point at us permanently”› Focus on Somalia    › 25/08/05
» Somalia, where access to basic health services is a luxury for most › Focus on Somalia ›    26/08/05
» Somalia shattered by anarchy and chaos › Feature › Jan 2005

 

SOUTH AFRICA

An estimated 19 percent of the South African population, or approximately 5.5 million people, are infected with HIV . Yet only a quarter of the approximately one million people requiring treatment are receiving it. Since 1999, MSF has been providing HIV care in poor areas of the country › more on South Africa

» Relocation process exacerbates trauma of displaced people in South Africa › Press Release › 02/06/08
» MSF responds to outbreaks of violence in Johannesburg › Field Update › 20/05/08
» MSF provides essential healthcare to Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa › Field Update ›    03/04/08
» The ‘one-stop’ Simelela Centre for Rape victims in Khayelitsha › Feature › Aug 2006
» Watch and listen to BBC features on AIDS treatment in South Africa › Feature › May 2005
» HIV/AIDS medical + political challenges › Project › May 2003
» New AIDS program proves feasibility in rural area › Project › Feb 2003

 

SUDAN

In January 2005, the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between north and south Sudan ended decades of civil war. The Darfur Peace Agreement was signed in May, 2006. And in the east of the country, a simmering conflict was brought to an end by a peace agreement in October 2006. Yet insecurity and displacement continue in Darfur and many people throughout the country lack access to the most basic healthcare. › more on Sudan

» For stories on the Darfur Crisis see the Darfur Dossier

» Gaining acceptance for mental healthcare in Darfur › Feature › July 2008
» Fighting in the town of Abyei: MSF treats the wounded › Press Release › 22/05/08
» South Sudan: Nutritional Situation in Northern Bahr El Ghazal › Feature Article › 05/05/08
» South Sudan: MSF Activities Update › Field Update › April 2008
» South Sudan: Emergency in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal › Field Notes › 28/03/08
» South Sudan – Audio Update › Field Update › March 2008
» Darfur: aerial bombings and attacks lead thousands of civilians to flee to Chad › Press       Release › 13/02/08
» Southern Sudan – Still a struggle for survival › Project › January 2008
» First week, first mission, Trish Schwerdtle in South Sudan › Letter › Apr 2007
» Meningitis & Cholera in South Sudan › Feature › Mar 2007
» Critical nutritional situation in Bahr el Gazal Province of South Sudan › Feature› July 2005
» Barry Suckling – Medical doctor in Akuem, Sudan › Project › Jun 2005
» Southern Sudan: Starvation takes hold - where leaves are the only food › Project › Jun 2005
» Two MSF workers arrested by Sudanese Government* › Feature › June 2005
» The Pharmacist from Kabul › Feature › Mar 2005
» New project to combat ‘black sickness’ › Project › Oct 2004
» Susan Thomas is a nurse who has worked in south Sudan › Letter › 2004
» Malaria rates increase dramatically in southern region › Project › Aug 2004
» “We Don’t Have Any Choice” › Project › Jul 2004
» Kebkabyia hospital › Feature › Jul 2004
» Diary of John Heeneman in Nyala › Feature › Jul 2004
» We are looking at a second catastrophe › Feature › Jun 2004
» Running for their lives › Feature › Jun 2004
» Kate Mort is a field coordinator in South Sudan › May 2004
» Humanitarian disaster in Darfur › Feature › May 2004
» Johnathan Kennedy, a doctor in southern Sudan › Letter › Aug 2003
» Allen Murphy is a field coordinator in the Nuba mountains › Letter › July 2003

TANZANIA

In Tanzania, MSF cared for people affected by malaria and HIV/AIDS. The team also assisted vulnerable refugees arriving from Burundi with little or no resources. › more on Tanzania

» New HIV/AIDS Project in Tanzania › Project › Nov 2004

 

UGANDA

In August 2006, a fragile truce was signed between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the 1.6 million people who have been virtual prisoners in the
approximately 200 camps for the displaced began drifting toward home. › more on Uganda

» “In one town there were 188 latrines on paper and I found only 20 actually in place” › Field Notes › 01/07/08
» MSF Team Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Arua › Field Update › 21/03/08
» End of ebola epidemic in Bundibugyo is near › Feature › 08/01/08
» MSF Teams Confront an Ebola Epidemic in Bundibugyo and Kikyo › Press Release › 07/12/07
» Ebola epidemic in Uganda › News Update › 04/12/07
» MSF teams take measures following cases of Marburg › Feature › 17/08/07
» MSF Concludes Mass Meningitis-Vaccination Campaign in West Nile › Feature › Feb 2006
» Night Commuters in Northern Uganda › Project › Apr 2006
» Northern Uganda Internally Displaced Persons camps › Feature › Mar 2006
» Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Northern Uganda › Letter › Jan 2006
» Where fear is a weapon in Uganda › Project › Sep 2005
» Humanitarian disaster continues in Northern Uganda › Project › May 2005
» Intense grief and fear in Northern Uganda › Feature › Jan 2005
» Susan Thomas is nurse spending Christmas in Soroti › Letter › Nov 2004
» Marg Ward is a nurse working in the northeast › Letter › 2004
» Bid to protect a population living in fear › Feature › Jul 2004
» Susan Thomas is a nurse › Letter › July 2004
» Tonia Marquardt is a doctor working in a nutrition unit › Letter › 2004
» Caring for the 'Night commuters' in Gulu › Project › Jun 2004
» The challenges of a HIV/AIDS Project in Arua › Feature › May 2004
» Seeking shelter for the night › Feature › Mar 2004

 

ZAMBIA

In July 2005, the Zambian government started providing HIV/AIDS care free of charge and in
2006 abolished the national cost-sharing system of healthcare. Although medical consultations, now free, increased in number, no viable substitute system of healthcare was implemented. › more on Zambia

» David Murray is a nurse working on a HIV/AIDS program › Letter › Aug 2003

 

Zimbabwe

With hyperinflation, political turmoil and a deteriorating economy as evidenced by widespread
food shortages, an estimated three million people had fled Zimbabwe by July, 2007. Access to healthcare in this context is increasingly difficult, whilst health threats are on the rise. › more on Zimbabwe

» Despite the uncertainty created by the elections process, MSF continues to provide medical    care to thousands of patients › Field Update › 19.04.08
» Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Healthcare Crisis › Field Update › 08.04.08
» MSF Releases 10th Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 ›    Press Release › 20/12/07
» Treating HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe › Feature › June 2007

 

 

 

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