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Ethiopia Tigray crisis

Tigray violence scatters people across two countries

The conflict which broke out in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, in November 2020, has scattered people across both the Tigray region, and into neighbouring Sudan, where access to healthcare and basic needs are difficult across both sides of the border. Crisis Update - 22 Jun 2021
 
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Kenya

Return is not a solution, say refugees in Dadaab after camp closure announcement

Following the decision to close the camps in Dadaab, Kenya, refugees say being forced back to Somalia could lead to a far worse humanitarian crisis. Project Update - 18 Jun 2021
 
Ethiopia: People in rural Tigray hit by impact of crisis and humanitarian neglect
Ethiopia Tigray crisis

People in rural Tigray hit hard by conflict and neglect

People in rural areas of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, are finding themselves without access to healthcare and humanitarian assistance during the crisis. Project Update - 5 May 2021
 
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Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Four questions on India’s second wave of COVID-19

The increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the second wave in India have been devastating to the healthcare system. Medical facilities and staff are struggling to cope with the surge in cases, namely in Mumbai.
Project Update - 30 Apr 2021
 
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Ethiopia Tigray crisis

People left with few healthcare options in Tigray as facilities looted, destroyed

An MSF assessment of healthcare facilities in violence-racked Tigray region, northern Ethiopia, finds 70% have been targeted by armed groups - leaving people with a serious lack of access to healthcare. Press Release - 15 Mar 2021
 
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Ethiopia

People in Tigray “are suffering from a lack of medical care”

Following violence, the crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia continues, with people in camps for the displaced - and those in rural areas - lacking food and access to medical care. Project Update - 5 Mar 2021
 
Palestine: The invisible mental health crisis plaguing the West Bank
Palestine

“In Israel, you’re 60 times more likely to have a COVID vaccine than in Palestine”

Matthias Kennes, an MSF medical adviser in the West Bank, Palestine, writes of the searing inequalities he's witnessing on COVID-19 vaccination between the occupied territory and Israel. Opinion - 22 Feb 2021
 
Young patient with diabetes in Paoua
Non-communicable diseases

No fridge, no problem, to store insulin for people with diabetes

An MSF study has found that some insulin can be stored in temperatures of up to 37C for up to four weeks, changing lives for those with diabetes without access to refridgeration. Project Update - 5 Feb 2021
 
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Lebanon

Overlapping crises in Lebanon increase needs and worsen access to care

In the last year, Lebanon has faced political turmoil, social unrest, economic crisis, COVID-19 and the Beirut port blast. For many, Lebanese and refugees alike, the struggle to access healthcare has become even harder. Project Update - 8 Jan 2021
 
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Non-communicable diseases

Eight reasons why diabetes is a humanitarian emergency

Diabetes is a common, chronic disease - which can be managed with drugs such as insulin and a good diet. But it can be life-threatening for people living in conflict zones or refugee camps. Project Update - 13 Nov 2020
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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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