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Afghanistan | Iran
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AFGHANISTAN
Tragically, on 2 June 2004, five MSF staff members were shot and killed on the road between Khairkhana and Qala-i-Naw in northwestern Badghis province. After weighing the options, MSF sadly decided to close all of its medical projects in Afghanistan by the end of August 2004. Most activities were handed over to local groups, international NGOs or the ministry of health. › more on Afghanistan
» MSF staff’s
murder: main suspect released on bail › Press Release ›
Sep 2006
» Afghanistan: Verdict
on killings › Feature › Sep 2006
» Projects in Northern
Afghanistan › Feature › Jun
2004
» Mohammed Gauss's
story › Feature › May
2004
» Without medicine,
you can't have medical care › Project › May 2004
» Helen Melville
is a nurse working in Afghanistan › Letter
› Mar 2004
» Faces of Afghanistan,
a photo essay by Grant Somers › Feature › Jan
2004
» Debra-Lee Holman
is a nurse working on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border ›
Letter › Nov
2003
» Chris Wilson
is a nurse and midwife working in Northern Afghanistan ›
Letter › Nov
2003
» Helen Meville
is a nurse working on a TB program ›
Letter › Oct
2003
» Chris Wilson
is a nurse and midwife › Letter › Oct 2003
» Traditional birth
attendant program opens › Project › Aug 2003
» Millions of Afghans
still a long way from home › Feature › Jul 2003
» Helen Meville
is a nurse working on a TB program › Letter › Jun 2003
» Chris Daley
is a logistician in Yakawlang › Letter › Dec 2002
IRAN
With the end of the war in Afghanistan in 2002, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the governments of Iran and Afghanistan have encouraged Afghan refugees to return to their home country. However, there are still officially 1.2 million documented Afghans in Iran and approximately the same amount without proper documentation. Many people are reluctant to go back and prefer to remain in Iran. Even after being deported by the Iranian government, some Afghans decide to return to Iran where living conditions for refugees are difficult, but remain better than in Afghanistan. › more on Iran
» Joy O’Hazy
is a medical doctor working in Iran [Part 2] › Letter
› Feb 2004
» Joy O’Hazy
is a medical doctor working in Iran [Part 1] › Letter
› Feb 2004
» Earthquake
in Iran - Diary of a Catastrophe Part 1 › Diary
› Jan 2004
» Earthquake
in Iran - Diary of a Catastrophe Part 2 › Diary
› Jan 2004
» Earthquake
operations kick-in › Feature › Jan 2004
IRAQ
The situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate, with severe humanitarian consequences for the civilian population: as of June 2007 it was estimated that over two million people were displaced inside the country and another two million had sought refuge in neighbouring countries. There continues to be a massive number of civilian casualities and poor access to healthcare.
Medical structures are confronted with difficulties in caring for the high number of wounded people in terms of bed capacity and staff. Medical doctors and paramedical staff have fled the country because of insecurity and also because of targeted killings. Hospitals regularly report shortages of basic medical supplies and drugs. › more on Iraq
» MSF supplies Mosul hospitals after violent attacks › Field Update › 16/07/08
» Surgical assistance for victims of war › Project › Sep
2007
» MSF again providing assistance
to Iraqis › Feature › Oct 2006
» A country in chaos
› Feature › Jul 2003
» Opening of medical
centres in ‘critical’ area of Baghdad › Project
› Jun 2003
» Stuck in No Man’s
Land between Iraq and Jordan › Briefing › Apr 2003
» MSF medical diagnosis
on Iraq 2 › Briefing › Apr 2003
» MSF medical diagnosis
on Iraq 1 › Briefing › Apr 2003
» Medical needs in Iraq:
care for wounded and support for medical staff are priority ›
Apr 2003
» MSF calls on Iraqi
authorities to bring about the release of two volunteers › Apr
2003
» Working in Bagdad
› A personal account › Apr 2003
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
People living in the Palestinian Territories continue to be confronted with violence including inter-Palestinian clashes, incursions and destruction of homes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and targeted assassinations of known or suspected armed group leaders. Pressure on the population caused by the ongoing occupation of the West Bank continues with increased checkpoints, settlements and permit requirements that severely limit movement. A financial embargo imposed by international donors in response to the election of Hamas in January 2006 worsened an already precarious situation, resulting in critical shortages of drugs and medical materials and increasing disorganisation in Palestinian health services. › more on the Palestinian Territories
» Fuel Crisis in Gaza: MSF Is Forced To Scale Back Its Medical Activities › Press Release › 24/04/08
» Gaza - Health Situation Worsens › Field Update
› 13/03/08
» Gaza - Life From the Field › Field Notes
› 13/03/08
» Gaza - MSF Patients Tell Their Stories › Feature Article › 13/03/08
» MSF activities in the Gaza Strip › Field Update
› 07/03/08
» MSF reopens its clinic to treat wounded patients in Gaza City › Field Update
› 02/03/08
» MSF activities in the Gaza Strip › Field Update › 24/01/08
» Blockade of the Gaza Strip › Feature
› 22/01/08
» Interview: MSF Activities
in the Palestinian Territories › Feature
› 23/06/07
» MIDDLE EAST
CRISIS Index page
» The suspension of aid has
led to a serious deterioration in access to health care for Palestinians › Press Release › Sep
2006
» A
report from our Head of Mission in Gaza › Feature
› Jul 2006
» “An Unacceptable
and Illusory Decision” › Interview
› Apr 2006
» MSF refuses to
be a “social palliative” of EU & US policies ›
Feature › Apr
2006
» MSF in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip › Feature
› Sep 2005
» Médecins
Sans Frontières in Gaza › Feature
› Dec 2003
» MSF Speaks Out About The Violent Conditions Faced By Thousands Of Somalis And Ethiopians Crossing The Gulf Of Aden › Special Feature › 20/06/08
» War in Saada renders access to injured impossible › Field Update › 17/06/08
» Diary from Yemen › Diaries from the Frontline › April 2008
» Yemen: Survivor's testimonies › Feature › December 2007
» MSF encounters 56 dead people on the shore of Yemen › Press Release › 16/12/07
» Diary
extract from MSF Head of mission › Project
› Oct 2007
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