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Somalia

Bare bone facts about Somalia - an MSF briefing document

MSF has been working in Somalia since 1986. We saw the terrible build up of slaughter and famine that eventually produced the American led and UN backed military intervention on November 9 1992. The civil war that erupted after the fall of the long-term dictatorship of Siad Barre smashed central authority and stimulated a multiplication of clan factions struggling for local power. Project Update - 9 Dec 2002
 
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Sierra Leone

MSF provides health care for 30,000 Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone

The MSF clinics are located in the nearby villages so as to provide equal access to health care for both refugees and the Sierra Leoneans. This is meant to ease possible frictions between the refugees and the host community. Project Update - 26 Nov 2002
 
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Honduras

Inroads into care for neglected diseases in Honduras but many still without treatment

On November 11-12, MSF brought together key Honduran actors to improve access to medicines for the population. Project Update - 13 Nov 2002
 
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Angola

Measles vaccinations in second stage of MSF action in Angola

In weakened and concentrated populations, measles can spread quickly and have deadly consequences. Vaccination programmes are a core part of MSF activity in emergencies with malnourished populations. Project Update - 26 Jul 2002
 
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Angola

End of the war, beginning of hunger

In Damba, MSF counted more than 200 malnourished people out of a population of 2,000. The daily mortality is around 7 people per 10,000 - seven times worse than an emergency situation. Project Update - 8 May 2002
 
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Pakistan

Jalozai camp: a living cemetery

For nearly seven months, MSF was the only international NGO active there. Our staff saw over 52,000 patients including 15,000 five year-olds, helped deliver more than 350 babies and cared for over 4,000 malnourished children, pregnant and breast-feeding women. Yet despite this huge effort, Jalozai became a symbol both of the suffering of the Afghan population and of the lack of support from the international community towards Pakistan. Project Update - 20 Feb 2002
 
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Measles

Measles and MSF

A basic guideline to measles and MSF treatment Project Update - 13 Feb 2002
 
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HIV/AIDS

MSF info - AIDS

"The worst is still to come in southern Africa. The region is facing human disaster on a scale it has never seen before." - Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS Project Update - 13 Feb 2002
 
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Natural hazards

Damage to basic infrastructure slowing aid reaction

MSF preparing for vaccination campaigns and providing water chlorification tablets to residents. Project Update - 22 Jan 2002
 
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Peru

After six years of development, MSF hands over project to health ministry

MSF's project to improve access to health care for isolated communities in the Masisea and Iparia districts in Peru has reached its targets and was transferred to the Ministry of Health. Project Update - 30 Oct 2001
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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