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Project Update

'Decade of Vaccines' blueprint ignores high vaccine prices and lacks ambition

Press Release - 24 Jan 2013

Central African Republic

"As many children die here as in a war zone"

In the forests of Central African Republic, children under five are dying in numbers normally seen only in wars or natural disasters. MSF nurse Margarete Sepùlveda is doing her bit to change this.
By Nils Mork Voices from the Field - 10 Dec 2012

Somalia

MSF nutritional assessment in camps reveals alarming malnutrition rates among children

One in four children living in camps on the outskirts of the Somali capital are malnourished, according to an assessment conducted by MSF. In response to the critical situation, a team from MSF launched an emergency three-day intervention to provide urgent nutritional treatment and on-site medical care to children under the age of five. Project Update - 19 Nov 2012

India

Providing healthcare in the red forests

In the forests of central India, Maoist rebels called Naxalites are fighting government forces to control great swathes of the interior.
People living in dozens of tribal villages are caught up in the conflict, unable to reach the Health Ministry’s clinics in Chhattisgarh state.
Dr Rebecca Cuthbert describes how MSF takes the clinics to them. Project Update - 25 Jan 2012

Haiti

Cholera vaccines one possible option for preventing more outbreaks

Dr David Olson, MSF medical advisor for diarrheal diseases, has been involved in MSF’s response to the epidemic from the beginning. Here, he answers questions about the possibility of using cholera vaccines to address these needs. Voices from the Field - 25 Oct 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF's emergency cholera response in DRC

The cholera epidemic, which has so far caused more than 250 deaths, started in March in Kisangani, the capital of Oriental Province and the last stop on the Congo River for the cargo barges that are the main form of transport in this largely roadless area. Although the eastern parts of DRC have frequent cholera outbreaks, it is more than ten years since the western provinces have had an epidemic. Voices from the Field - 25 Jul 2011

Sudan

MSF assists newly displaced people in Shangil Tobaya

Clashes near Shangil Tobaya, a town in northern Darfur, Sudan, have led to a number of casualties and the displacement of hundreds of families. Project Update - 3 Nov 2009

Chad

Battered trucks and donkey tracks - vaccinations in eastern Chad

Following an outbreak in eastern Chad, nurse Lenny Krommenhoek has spent five weeks as part of an MSF measles vaccination campaign in eastern Chad team. After her return, she writes about the enormous logistical challenges faced during her mission, and her very personal experience in this remote part of the world.
MSF is currently vaccinating children between six months and 15 years against measles. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, about 135,000 children have already been vaccinated in the district of Abéché. A campaign to vaccinate an additional 90,000 children in the neighboring Adré district at the Sudanese border is currently underway. Project Update - 1 Apr 2009

India

Interview with Martin Sloot

Interview with Martin Sloot about four districts of Bihar state that were hit by flooding. Voices from the Field - 27 Oct 2008

Kenya

MSF continues range of activities throughout Kenya

Project Update - 27 Feb 2008

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