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HIV/AIDS

G8 retreating from disease commitments: activists

A series of draft statements on health, obtained by MSF and shared with The Globe and Mail, shows progressively weaker language about AIDS and the killer diseases afflicting the poorest countries. Project Update - 30 May 2003
 
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DNDi

DND Conference review

DND Conference: The Crisis of Neglected Diseases: Developing Treatments and Ensuring Access. March 12-14, 2002 Workshop and Conference, New York City Project Update - 8 Apr 2002
 
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Brazil

The Boys From Brazil

It is a decision that will be hailed by many. Medecines Sans Frontiers, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions have announced that they will break South African law to import generic versions of AIDS drugs to South Africa from Brazil. Project Update - 25 Feb 2002
 
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El Salvador

MSF continues work at El Salvador earthquake

The emergency intervention by MSF at the earthquake in El Salvador is entering a quieter phase after the first two hectic weeks. Many international NGO's have left however MSF is continuing its intervention. Project Update - 5 Feb 2001
 
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El Salvador

MSF provides first assistance after earthquake

MSF has ongoing operations in El Salvador and has now moved to assist emergency operations in the capital, San Salvador, following an earthquake that struck 55 kilometres south of Playa Blanca, which is 100 kilometres from the capital, San Salvador, on 12 January. Project Update - 15 Jan 2001
 
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Dengue fever

Dengue epidemic spreading in Central America

Tegucigalpa declares Red Alert due to haemorrhagic dengue outbreak. Project Update - 16 Oct 2000
 
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Dengue fever

Forward planing underestimated dengue outbreak

Expectations for dengue fever in El Salvador are planned on the number of cases from the previous year. With a low incidence level in 1999, outbreaks this year were severely underestimated Project Update - 16 Oct 2000
 
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El Salvador

MSF starts dengue project in El Salvador

MSF teams in El Salvador have started for a dengue control project and case management support in the three departments worst-hit by the current dengue epidemic, which has been declared a national emergency. Project Update - 16 Oct 2000
 
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El Salvador

Dengue fever campaigns start in El Salvador

The dengue fever in El Salvador continues to spread. The death toll so far has reached 30 people (28 children and two adults), indicating a high fatality rate of greater than seven per cent. Project Update - 25 Sep 2000
 
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El Salvador

Dengue fever description in El Salvador

Dengue fever is caused by arboviruses, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, principally Aedes aegypti. There are four serotypes of dengue virus, and they are all responsible for the same disease. Infection is frequently asymptomatic, or leads to one of the two clinical forms of dengue: dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever. Project Update - 19 Sep 2000
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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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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