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MSF Measles Vaccination in DRC

Medical Activities

War in Gaza:: find out how we're responding
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Learn about how, why, and where MSF teams respond to different diseases around the world, and the challenges we face in providing treatment.

 
Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign in Kinshasa
Medical Activities

Yellow fever

Yellow fever can be prevented with a vaccine, yet it's a disease that claims the lives of an estimated 30,000 - 60,000 people each year.
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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