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EMERGENCY INTERVENTION IN IPPY
Central African Republic

Violence and displacement in Ippy mirror people’s daily reality in CAR

Far from international media attention, armed violence continues to rage in many parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), forcing entire communities from their homes and onto a path of death and despair. Project Update - 23 May 2022
 
Burnt home in Leer County, South Sudan
South Sudan

Dozens of people killed and injured as violence surges in Leer County

In the latest violence in Leer County, South Sudan, dozens of people have been killed, including an MSF staff member, while thousands more have been displaced. Press Release - 19 Apr 2022
 
Emergency North East Syria: Civilians Fleeing Offensive Ras al-Ain
Syria

A decade of war in Syria: 10 years of increasing humanitarian needs

War has now been raging in Syria for 10 years. We outline the increasing humanitarian needs of millions of Syrians over the course of the war and our efforts to respond to them. Project Update - 3 Mar 2021
 
COVID-19 response in Marawi
Philippines

Displaced communities in Marawi living with COVID-19 and ongoing uncertainty

Around 120,000 people in Marawi, in the south of the Philippines, are still displaced following a siege by IS-related groups in 2017. The community lockdown in the Philippines caused by COVID-19 has complicated lives further. Project Update - 17 Jul 2020
 
Cholera vaccination in Kyangwali
Vaccination

Overcoming barriers so vaccines can save lives

Vaccines can save lives but we need to overcome barriers - such as logistics and high prices - to get them to people first. Project Update - 29 Apr 2020
 
Displaced families in Herat
Afghanistan

Reality check: Afghanistan's neglected healthcare crisis

Based on in-depth interviews, MSF releases a report on the barriers people in Afghanistan face in trying to access healthcare. Barriers include long perilous journeys to reach care; clinics that lack drugs or staff; the impact that decades of violence has on people. Report - 5 Mar 2020
 
Vaccination in Mingala
Central African Republic

"We have not seen any doctors in Mingala for more than two years"

MSF has conducted the first phase of a vaccination campaign in Mingala, southeastern Central African Republic, where the conflict has prevented any assistance to be delivered in over two years. Project Update - 7 May 2019
 
Mbera Camp - Vaccination Campaign
Mauritania

MSF Mbéra health programmes handed over to ALIMA

Six years after the launch of an emergency intervention in Bassikounou, southeastern Mauritania, to respond to the needs of refugees fleeing conflict in Mali, MSF has handed over our activities to ALIMA. Project Update - 14 Jan 2019
 
multi-antigenes vaccination campaign in CAR
Central African Republic

Protecting as many children as possible in an emergency context

MSF and the Ministry of Health complete a two-year multi-antigen mass vaccination campaign targeting about a quarter of all children under five in the Central African Republic. Project Update - 20 Jul 2018
 
Rohingya camp expansion
Rohingya refugee crisis

Crisis update – May 2018

May 2018 update on activities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, providing care for Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar. Crisis Update - 23 May 2018
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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