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Lassa in Ebonyi State - Nigeria
Nigeria

Tackling the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria

Our teams play a crucial role in responding to Lassa fever in Nigeria, providing assistance and early detection measures to improve patient outcomes in affected regions. Project Update - 25 Jan 2024
 
Lassa fever Health Promotion Activity
Nigeria

Tackling deadly and difficult-to-diagnose Lassa fever

In Nigeria, Lassa fever is endemic. Since 2018, our teams have been working closely with the Ministry of Health to treat patients suffering from Lassa fever. Our health promotion teams are also educating people about the disease to prevent its spread and reduce stigma and misinformation. Project Update - 25 Feb 2022
 
Covid-19 Response in Liberia
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 in West Africa: “Let’s prepare for a long-distance run”

MSF West Africa's Dr Chibuzo Okonta calls on practitioners from the African continent to own the narrative of the current coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa’s experience of outbreaks. Op-Ed - 15 May 2020
 
IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno state
Nigeria

Crisis Info: Borno and Yobe states, August 2019

Read the latest update on the crisis unfolding in northeast Nigeria after a decade of conflict and MSF’s response. Crisis Update - 13 Aug 2019
 
Kenema Hospital first construction phase.
Sierra Leone

New hospital to counter high maternal and child mortality rates

On 6 March 2019, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomed the first patients in its new 63-bed hospital in Hangha town, Kenema district, southeast Sierra Leone. Project Update - 14 Jun 2019
 
Lassa fever project
Neglected diseases

Lassa fever: A challenging disease to diagnose and treat

Despite affecting up to 300,000 people a year across West Africa, and causing more than 5,000 deaths annually, Lassa fever is a poorly understood disease that is challenging to diagnose and treat. Research is urgently needed to develop more effective and affordable diagnostics and treatments. Project Update - 18 Jan 2019
 
Surviving conflict in northeast Nigeria
Nigeria

Crisis update: Borno and Yobe states, January 2019

Despite a massive deployment of aid in Borno state since 2016, the humanitarian response remains insufficient, many urgent needs remain unmet and hundreds of thousands of people remain heavily dependent on aid for survival, both in the state capital Maiduguri and in isolated enclaves in the countryside controlled by the military. Crisis Update - 14 Jan 2019
 
Innovations to save lives in north-east Nigeria
Nigeria

Crisis update: Borno and Yobe states, June 2018

Nine years of conflict between the Nigerian military and armed groups in northeast Nigeria has taken a heavy toll on the population with serious humanitarian consequences. Crisis Update - 5 Jun 2018
 
Global

A Year in Review | 2015

2015 International Activity Report: The Year in Review Report - 1 Jul 2015
 
Ebola in Foya, Lofa county, northern Liberia
Haemorrhagic fevers

Surviving Ebola

First published in the International Activity Report 2014 Report - 1 Jul 2014
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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