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Cape Verde

MSF emergency team responding to first ever dengue fever outbreak in Cape Verde

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has sent a team to support the hospital in Sao Filipe, the main town on the island of Fogo, where between 100 and 150 new dengue cases are being reported every day; more MSF medical staff have been sent to support health centres in Cape Verde’s capital city Praia on Santiago Island. Project Update - 16 Nov 2009
 
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Myanmar

Survival amid Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy Delta - a volunteer's account

Sophie Scott was in the Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar, six weeks after Cyclone Nargis struck and wrote about what she witnessed on the field. Voices from the Field - 12 Jul 2008
 
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Myanmar

Needs of survivors remain critical two months after Cyclone Nargis

It has been two months since Cyclone Nargis devastated entire communities, killed thousands, and destroyed the lives of thousands more, but the needs facing survivors remain critical. Project Update - 4 Jul 2008
 
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Myanmar

MSF hiring and training national staff for emergency response in Myanmar

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been able to respond quickly and efficiently to the needs of victims of Cyclone Nargis, but given the scale of the disaster and the specific skills required for such a response, MSF has hired and trained dozens of additional doctors, nurses, logisticians, and water and sanitation officers. Project Update - 12 Jun 2008
 
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Myanmar

Urgent needs in Myanmar press MSF aid efforts

Interview with Souheil Reaiche, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Head of Mission in Yangon, Myanmar. Interview - 8 May 2008
 
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Myanmar

MSF teams bring immediate assistance, while additional staff and relief materials are ready to be sent

The numerous and spontaneous multiple gathering sites for the displaced means bringing the appropriate assistance will be challenging. Press Release - 7 May 2008
 
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Brazil

Medical and psych care amidst the violence in Rio de Janeiro

MSF runs an emergency room in the community of Fazendinha, located in the heart of the neighbourhood, where four main services are offered: emergency care, mental health services, referrals through MSF vehicles, and orientation to patients not fitting the MSF admission criteria. Project Update - 6 Mar 2008
 
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Cambodia

Cases of dengue decrease in Takeo hospital but efforts to control outbreak must continue

The shortage of blood for transfusions, needed in case of complications, is also a concern. Project Update - 17 Jul 2007
 
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Cambodia

Waiting for a miracle

From the Sunday Times Authors Series: novelist Jim Crace travels to Cambodia where tourism is booming. But behind the veneer of success, life is fraught with danger â€" Aids and malaria are rife, and the countryside is littered with landmines. Saddled with chronically inadequate health care, many depend on charities to survive. In the Media - 23 Jan 2006
 
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Natural hazards

Asian tsunami: One year on, health watch remains a key MSF concern

Click for MSF report on the tsunami at one year. Including all operational and financial reports for the year.
Throughout the course of 2005 MSF has responded to the devastating consequences of the tsunami in Aceh with programmes ranging from emergency relief and surgery, to mental health and the rehabilitation of health structures.
Now, a year later, MSF continues to monitor the health situation for vulnerable communities in the region and remains ready to respond to any emergencies.
Project Update - 28 Dec 2005
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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