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Pneumonia

How pneumonia kills

Often pneumonia starts as a simple cold which goes down onto the chest. There, the virus causes inflammation of the lung tissue, and this allows any bacteria that are there to get past the local immune defences and set up a secondary infection. Project Update - 28 Sep 2000
 
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Pneumonia

How MSF teams treat pneumonia patients

MSF nurses teach the mothers how to perform simple chest physiotherapy on their children. Project Update - 28 Sep 2000
 
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Tajikistan

Relaunching mental health care in Tajikistan

It is a distressing fact that, in almost all societies, there is one group of people which is so vulnerable, so marginalised, so endangered by themselves or others that they should be an obvious case for special help and treatment. Project Update - 22 Jun 2000
 
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Kosovo

MSF warns of risk of outbreak in coming weeks

Press Release - 4 May 1999
 
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China

Thousands remain homeless on dykes

Press Release - 27 Nov 1998
 
Rho IDP site, Northeastern Congo
Medical Activities

Child health

Around the world, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to protect the health ofchildren. Topic
 
Covid-19 second wave in Mumbai, India.
Asia & Pacific

India

In India, we focus mainly on mental healthcare, screening and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis C, and support to victims of sexual and gender-based violence. 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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