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Covid-19 in Amazon region

Epidemics and pandemics

Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated.

Outbreaks of cholera, measles and yellow fever can spread rapidly and be fatal. Malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries. Millions are living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Viral haemorrhagic diseases such as Ebola or Marburg are rarer, but are potentially fatal. The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every country on earth, infecting tens of millions of people and resulting in the death of over a million more.

The people at highest risk are mainly those living in poverty or in areas of great instability, such as in armed conflict or during mass displacement, where living conditions are precarious, access to healthcare is limited, and vaccination coverage is low.

 
Fighting Hepatitis E in Am Timan, Chad - January 2017
Chad

MSF calls for assistance to curb hepatitis E outbreak in Am Timan

Press Release 9 Feb 2017
 
Journal article

Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic

30 Nov 2016
Journal article
 
Closure Of MSF Projects in Conakry, Guinea
Photo Story

Dealing with Ebola's double blow

21 Oct 2016
Photo Story
 
Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia
Liberia

The psychological scars of Ebola

Project Update 20 Oct 2016
 
Book

Treating, Containing, Mobilizing: The Role of MSF in the West African Ebola Epidemic Response

13 Oct 2016
Book
 
DRC: Malaria outbreak now under control, MSF withdraws from Haut-Uélé province
Malaria

Malaria outbreak now under control, MSF withdraws from Haut-Uélé province

Voices from the Field 26 Aug 2016
 
Mandera, Kenya: Double outbreak of cholera and chikungunya placing huge strain on medical services
Kenya

Double cholera and chikungunya epidemic in Mandera town is under control

Project Update 14 Jul 2016
 
DRC: MSF responds to malaria outbreak in Pawa and Boma-Mangbetu
Democratic Republic of Congo

40,000 people treated for malaria as disease surges

Project Update 21 Jun 2016
 
MSF Yellow Fever Vaccination in DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Hunting down mosquitoes to combat yellow fever

Voices from the Field 31 May 2016
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