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Women's health in Jahun, Jigawa State - Nigeria
Nigeria

An arduous journey for pregnant women to access healthcare in northwest Nigeria

Nigeria is the third country in the world where a woman is most likely to die giving birth. MSF collaborates with the Jigawa state Ministry of Health to provide comprehensive emergency obstetrics, newborn care and care for fistula. Project Update - 7 Mar 2024
 
Nigeria - Malaria in Borno state
Nigeria

Malaria season ends, but healthcare challenges remain in Borno state

As the seasonal malaria peak ends in Nigeria's Borno state - where MSF staff treated thousands of children - a lack of affordable healthcare options means many people struggle to access healthcare. Project Update - 13 Dec 2019
 
Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Community
Bangladesh

“This feels more like an emergency room than a normal delivery room”

In the makeshift settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, many Rohingya women give birth in their tents, limiting their medical options in case something goes wrong. MSF’s new maternity ward in Kutupalong, which will be able to withstand extreme weather, offers private rooms for new mothers and their babies, who face an uncertain future in Bangladesh. Project Update - 23 May 2018
 
Health promotion in the VVF (Fistula) camp of Shamwana
Democratic Republic of Congo

Vesico vaginal fistula camp living with dignity in solidarity

In July and August 2016, MSF organised a fistula camp in Shamwana, where 40 women received operations to repair their fistulas. Project Update - 31 Aug 2016
 
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Burundi

MSF treats 60 people wounded in grenade explosions

60 injured people were treated by MSF at its trauma centre after grenades exploded in several Bujumbura neighbourhoods. Project Update - 18 Nov 2015
 
Nigeria, VVS patients, sept dec 2012.
Nigeria

“Providing a safe childbirth to Nigerian mothers”

Interview with Dr Sivapalan Namasivay, MSF anaesthesiologist, back from Jahun Hospital in the North of Nigeria, where MSF is responsible for maternity care. Voices from the Field - 30 Sep 2015
 
Spokespeople 2013 - Futur FieldCo, MedCo and HoM
Burundi

“We treat anyone who is injured, whatever their politics.”

"Wounded patients often fear for their safety in medical facilities, so it is essential to create a place of sanctuary for them, where there is no discrimination," says Bruno Duchenne, MSF Head of Mission in Burundi. "We treat anyone who is injured, whatever their politics." Voices from the Field - 25 Aug 2015
 
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Tanzania

Cholera outbreak among Burundian refugees

A cholera outbreak has struck overcrowded camps where thousands of Burundian refugees are gathering in Tanzania. According to the World Health Organization, 31 people have died of the disease, and more than 3,000 acute diarrhoea cases have been reported among the refugees. In collaboration with local authorities, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is opening rehydration points and cholera treatment centres in Kagunga and Kigoma camps. Press Release - 24 May 2015
 
Casey O’Connor, Project Coordinator in Lankien
South Sudan

Stranded in the surgical ward

MSF has been trying to adapt to a new reality in South Sudan. It has shifted from addressing the huge medical needs of a people with generally no access to healthcare, to addressing the huge medical needs of people trapped in an armed conflict. Voices from the Field - 1 Apr 2015
 
International Women's Day
Women's health

“Because Tomorrow Needs Her” Explores Multiple Health Challenges Affecting Women

Global women's health multimedia feature. Press Release - 6 Mar 2015
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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