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El Salvador

Dengue fever outbreak in El Salvador

An outbreak of dengue fever with some instances of dengue haemorragic fever, has been affecting El Salvador since July, 2000. On September 12, the President of El Salvador declared the dengue outbreak a national emergency. Since the beginning of the year, over 2,000 cases of dengue have been registered of which 221 are haemorragical cases (10,54%). Of these, 24 patients have died. Project Update - 19 Sep 2000
 
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Timor-Leste

East Timorese in West Timor

Estimations are of between 180,000 and 270,000 displaced East Timorese currently in West Timor. Security problems within the country as well as bureaucratic restrictions have limited access. The Indonesian Government has provided sole supplies and health care personnel. MSF is primarily involved in providing water and sanitation (watsan) assistance and stands ready to provide emergency and public health assistance. Project Update - 21 Oct 1999
 
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Cholera in north western Cambodia

Press Release - 26 Jun 1998
 
Yellow fever outbreak in W.E.S South Sudan
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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. Topic
 
Water suply in Kongoussi
Africa

Burkina Faso

MSF is providing people affected by insecurity with essential services. Country
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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