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IDP camp in Anka
Nigeria

Zamfara state gripped by humanitarian crisis as violence escalates

Following violence in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, and are now living in camps that lack water, food and shelter. Press Release - 3 Jun 2021
 
Water distribution in Sake, North Kivu, DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Further assistance urgently needed for people following DRC volcano eruption

Half a million people are without clean drinking water following the eruption of volcano Mount Nyiragongo, in North Kivu, DRC, where MSF teams are responding, but where more assistance for people is urgently needed. Project Update - 31 May 2021
 
Mobile clinic in villages around Titao
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Burkina Faso: providing healthcare in a region ravaged by violence

MSF’s mobile teams provide healthcare in Burkina Faso’s north region, where internally displaced people who fled violence lack access to basic services. Project Update - 4 May 2021
 
Woman treated for COVID-19 Venezuela
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report 3 - September to December 2020

Read the third in a series of accountability and operational activities outline on MSF's response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Report - 29 Apr 2021
 
MSF clinic in Pagak reception centre. Ethiopia, March 2021.
Ethiopia

Asylum seekers trapped in appalling conditions in Gambella region

South Sudanese asylum seekers are stranded in reception centres in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia, without access to proper food or shelter. Forthcoming rains will make conditions even more difficult. Project Update - 9 Apr 2021
 
Iraq : Treating COVID-19 in Baghdad
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

“Only vaccination will end the ferocious spread of COVID-19 in Iraq”

MSF’s project coordinator in Baghdad writes about the suffering in Iraq as the second wave of the new coronavirus claims many victims. Opinion - 31 Mar 2021
 
Hebron- Medical Activities
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Vaccines urgently needed as Palestine struggles under surge of COVID-19

MSF is urging Israeli and Palestinian authorities to immediately scale-up efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 in the West Bank, as hopsitals become saturated. Press Release - 24 Mar 2021
 
Carrying water from boreholes in Pulka IDP camp
Nigeria

Pulka, where water is the source of life… and disease

A lack of clean water for displaced people in Pulka, Borno state, Nigeria is causing illness among people; MSF is urging other organisations to act and improve access to a vital resource. Project Update - 16 Mar 2021
 
Marib: Health needs grow in what was considered the safe haven of Yemen
Yemen

Health needs grow for people in former safe haven of Marib

During the six years of war in Yemen, many people have sought refuge in Marib governorate. However fighting in what was once a safe haven is now displacing people - who have little access to healthcare. Project Update - 11 Mar 2021
 
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Ethiopia

People in Tigray “are suffering from a lack of medical care”

Following violence, the crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia continues, with people in camps for the displaced - and those in rural areas - lacking food and access to medical care. Project Update - 5 Mar 2021
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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