Bangladesh | Cambodia | China | India | Indonesia | Laos | Myanmar | Nepal
North Korea | Pakistan | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Papua

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BANGLADESH

Stateless Rohingya people have been crossing the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh for decades. They are a Muslim minority in Myanmar, a country that does not recognise them as citizens. They face poor access to healthcare and little protection when they get into Bangladesh.

MSF has worked with the Rohingya in Bangladesh for many years, providing medical care, advocating for their needs to the authorities, and raising awareness of their living conditions through public communications. › more on Bangladesh

» Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh › Special Feature › 20/06/08
» TESTIMONIES FROM TAL - photo gallery
» “The rats eat all the food“ - Interview with Frido Herinckx, Head of Mission Bangladesh › Field Notes › 23/05/08
» Reflections on a field trip by Jiann Hughes from MSF Australia › Field Bog › Mar 2008
» MSF ends emergency intervention in areas affected by cyclone Sidr › Press Release ›  08/01/08
» Aid has now reached most of the people MSF is assisting in cyclone-hit areas › News Update › 09/12/07
» MSF continues activities in areas struck by cyclone Sidr › News Update › 04/12/07
» Interview with nurse Maria Teresa de Magalahaes › Interview › December 2007
» MSF assisting people in remote coastal areas affected by Cyclone Sidr › Project › 28/11/07
» Bangladesh Cyclone: MSF Update › News Update › 23/11/07
» Bangladesh: MSF teams assessing cyclone affected area › Feature › 19/11/07
» Burmese refugees – caught between a crocodile and a snake › Project › 7/08/07
» Bangladesh floods: Number of diarrhoea cases increases in Dhaka, MSF prepares intervention › Feature › 17/08/07
» Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh: stuck with nowhere to go › Press Release › March 2007
» Rohingyas in Bangladesh: photo gallery › Feature › July 2006
» The struggle to combat the deadly mosquito › Feature › Oct 2004
» A five-hour hike to reach patients › Project › Jul 2004
» Matthew Everitt is a logistician in eastern Bangladesh › Letter › Nov 2002

CAMBODIA

MSF’s work in Cambodia began in 1979, providing medical aid to people in the refugee camps along the Thai- Cambodian border. A decade later, as refugees were repatriated, MSF moved inland and played a role in helping rebuild the country’s health structure, which had collapsed after decades of war. MSF’s presence in Cambodia is decreasing as the capacity of the health system improves, but the country remains the site of MSF’s largest AIDS program in Asia, with 7,900 patients on anti-retroviral treatment (ART) as of April 2007. › more on Cambodia

» Dengue Outbreak overwhelms Takeo Provincial Hospital › Feature › Jun 2007

CHINA

Only 31,000 AIDS patients, including 600 children, have received life-prolonging anti-retroviral therapy from the national free program in China, despite efforts since 2002 and the probable growth of the epidemic in the absence of updated figures. › more on China

» One month after the Sichuan earthquake › Field Update › 12/06/08
» ‘MSF teams focusing on mental health, shelter, and basic relief items' › Field Notes › 30/05/08
» MSF Teams Donate Tents, Offer Medical and Mental Health Support in Aftermath of Sichuan Earthquake › Field Update › 23/05/08
» MSF teams respond to needs in China’s quake-hit areas › Field Update › 19/05/08
» MSF teams working in China’s quake-hit areas › Field Update › 15/05/08
» MSF begins assessment in China’s quake-hit areas › Field Update › 14/05/08
» First MSF teams heading to quake-stricken area in southwest China › Field Update › 13/05/08
» Karen Kiang - Medical Doctor from Victoria in China › Letter Home › Jan 2008
» No authorisation to open project for HIV-positive people in Henan province› Project › Jun 2006
» Stigmatization and Treatment of HIV in China › Feature › Jan 2006
» Getting children off the street in Baoji › Project › May 2005
» Scaling the wall to provide HIV/AIDS treatment › Feature › Jul 2004
» Mr Wang - Patient Power › Project › Jul 2004
» Information, Education and Communication › Project › Jun 2004
» Adherence to HIV treatment in China › Project › Jun 2004
» HIV/AIDS project in Xiangfan › Project › Mar 2004
» HIV/AIDS pilot project › Project › Aug 2003

INDIA

Although India continues to experience phenomenal economic growth, hundreds of thousands of people in many parts of the country continue to have their health compromised by factors including poverty, conflict and neglected tropical disease. › more on India

» MSF projects in central India - Interview with Doctor Temmy Sunyoto › Field Notes › January    2008
» MSF intervenes in the areas worst affected by the floods in Bihar state › Feature › 14/08/07
» Fear in the heart of India › Feature › Feb 2007
» The Road’s End in Kashmir - Melbourne doctor, Catherine Deacon › Letter › Nov 2005
» Indian Floods: MSF Responds to the Emergency › Project › Aug 2005
» The nowhere clans › Feature › Oct 2004
» Inland Castaways › Project › Sep 2004

INDONESIA

An MSF mobile emergency team based in Jakarta provides medical assistance to Indonesians affected by epidemics, earthquakes and floods across the archipelago. At the beginning of
2007, mobile clinics assisted victims of the floods in Jakarta by supplying plastic sheeting, blankets and hygiene kits and conducting 1,310 medical consultations. MSF also offered relief supplies and psychological support to communities affected by the earthquake in West Sumatra in March 2007, reaching 11,726 people. › more on Indonesia

» Interview - Psychosocial support in earthquake affected areas in Sumatra › Project › Dec 2007
» MSF extends post-earthquake assistance to Mentawai islands › Feature › 26/09/07
» Relief effort after Sumatra earthquake must be boosted says MSF › Feature › 20/09/07
» MSF offers relief items and psychosocial support to earthquake survivors in Sumatra › Feature › 14/09/07
» Sumatra earthquakes: two MSF emergency teams reviewing the needs › Feature › 13/09/07
» Helping Tsunami survivors in Aceh : Dr Tira Aswitama › Feature › Aug 2007
» Indonesian Quake › News Update › Mar 2007
» Java Tsunami : Quick local response to tsunami › News Update › July 2006
» INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE index page › Feature › May 2006
» Serious measles outbreak on Sumba island, Indonesia › Project › Sept 2005
» Mental health care in Banda Aceh › Feature › Jun 2005
» Stewart Condon is team leader at the Sigli mission in Sumatra › Letter › Jun 2005
» Logistician tells the story of his mission in Nias following the earthquake › Feature › May 2005
» Extreme Incidence of malaria on islands in Indonesia › Project › May 2005
» MSF opens new medical clinic in Meulaboh › Project › Feb 2005
» Ambon still feeling the aftermath of a bitter religious war › Project › Oct 2004
» MSF tackles Malaria outbreak › Project › Aug 2003

LAOS

As little as six years ago, some authorities denied there were any people in Laos who had HIV /AID S and those suffering from the disease had no way of accessing anti-retroviral treatment.
In an effort to address the unmet need for HIV /AID S care, MSF started a project in Savannakhet, southern Laos, in 2001. › more on Laos

» Laos: Cholera in Sekong province > Feature > 23/01/08
» HIV/AIDS treatment in Laos at Savannakhet Hospital > Feature > Aug 2006
» Challenges of HIV treatment in Laos > Feature > Sep 2005

MYANMAR [BURMA]

The distress experienced by millions of people in Myanmar continues largely unnoticed. Controlled by a military regime since 1962 and subject to international sanctions, the country has been cut off from the outside world for decades. People lack access to healthcare and cannot afford these services even when they are available. › more on Myanmar

» see our Myanmar Cyclone Crisis special feature

» Breaking down barriers to disease in remote areas › Project › Feb 2005
» An Interview with Dr. Frank Smithuis › Project › Jan 2004
» Ingrid Hopper is a medical doctor who has just returned › Letter › 2003
» Samantha Tuckwell is a nurse in northern Myanmar › Letter › 2003

NEPAL

MSF established healthcare projects in Nepal during the violent conflict between Maoist insurgents and the royal government army that affected the country for over a decade.

In November of 2006, a peace agreement was reached and the Maoists became part of a
transitional government formed in early 2007. Although this conflict is officially over, access to healthcare is still a concern and the state of women’s health is particularly worrying. In the towns of Kalikot and Khotang, projects with an emphasis on women’s health and reproductive care continue. Free healthcare and medicine are provided to all patients seen inside the hospitals as well as the outpatient departments. A total of 26,094 consultations were carried out in these locations in 2006. › more on Nepal

» Kalikot Impressions › Letter › November 2007
» Unusual day in Rukumkot › Letter › October 2006
» ‘Destruction before Construction’ - Civil war grips western Nepal › Project › Jan 2004
» Margie Barclay is a nurse in western Nepal › Letter › May 2003

NORTH KOREA

» North Koreans endure massive deprivation and repression > Feature > Jan 2005

PAKISTAN

Heavy monsoon rains and Cyclone Yemyin hit the southern part of the country in June 2007 and caused flooding and the displacement of thousands of people in the western province of Balochistan. MSF responded with an emergency intervention, including treatment centres for people with diarrhoea, water treatment unit, the provision of safe drinking water, mobile clinics to access isolated communities and distribution of relief items and medical supplies. › more on Pakistan

PHILIPPINES

» MSF concludes street children project in Manilla › Project › Dec 2002

SRI LANKA

After 20 years of civil war in which more than 60,000 people died, the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil Tigers rebels (LTTE ) finally concluded a ceasefire in 2002 and civilian life reestablished a certain sense of normalcy. The country however, remained the site of many violent incidents throughout this period. At the end of 2005, clashes resumed on a larger scale and rapidly led to the de facto collapse of the ceasefire, with dramatic consequences for the civilian population.  › more on Sri Lanka

THAILAND

MSF began its first-ever HIV anti-retroviral treatment programme in 2000 in Thailand, using generic anti-retroviral drugs. Since then, MSF has worked closely with health authorities and local partners to provide support to people living with HIV/AIDS and improve their treatment and care. By July 2007, 100,000 patients were receiving free firstline anti-retrovirals (ARVs) through the national health system and mainly generated through local generic production.

Yet vulnerable groups remain excluded whilst the growing need for secondline medicines - drugs for those who do not respond to treatment on firstline regimens - raises new challenges. MSF’s Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines continues to advocate for large-scale generic production of ARVs and supports the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) use of compulsory licensing to increase access to generic AIDS medicines. › more on Thailand

» Thailand Forcibly Returns Hundreds of Hmong Refugees to Laos › Press Release › 25/06/08
» Fearing a Forced Return - The Situation of the Lao Hmong Refugees in Petchabun, Thailand › Feature › 22/05/08
» MSF Calls on Thailand to Halt Forcible Return of Hmong Refugees to Laos > 31/10/07
» Looking back on World TB Day › Letter › Apr 2007
» For the Hmong, the wandering goes on › Project › Sep 2005
» Political resolve and generic medication › Project › Aug 2004
» Strength and solidarity can beat AIDS › Feature › Apr 2003

PAPUA

MSF in 2006 launched a primary healthcare program in Asmat, southern Papua, in partnership with the Ministry of Health. The program focuses mainly on mother and child healthcare and access to basic and emergency medical care for these isolated communities.

» Papua hit by simultaneous epidemics › Feature › Jun 2006
» Earthquake in Nabire › Feature › Feb 2004
» Waking up to the threat of HIV/AIDS in Merauke › Project › May 2003

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