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In Armenia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working with the staff of the national tuberculosis (TB) programme in tackling drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

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Many people who move to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, end up living in slums where the availability of healthcare is often very limited. In April 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a health centre and a therapeutic feeding centre in the Kamrangirchar slum, which is home to nearly 400,000 people.

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In 2010, after seven years of providing HIV care in the city of Nanning, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Guangxi Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC ) handed over their project to local health authorities.

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Almost 20 per cent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Georgia are estimated to be multidrug-resistant forms of the disease, according to the World Health Organization. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) collaborates with the national TB programme, and facilitates access to healthcare for marginalised people.

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In April 2010, President Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan was ousted by a popular revolt. Then in June the south of the country was shaken by violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), running projects in Kyrgyzstan to treat prisoners infected with tuberculosis (TB), was able to assist those in need during the emergencies.

Low national and international investment in the health sector combined with tensions and low-intensity conflicts limit access to healthcare in many areas of Myanmar.

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Social violence is rife in Papua New Guinea and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical and psychosocial care to survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

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A renewed outbreak of the conflict between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MIL F) in 2008 resulted in the displacement of more than 750,000 people.

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The 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people who had been displaced from their homes in the north and confined to camps were resettled or allowed to return home by the beginning of 2010, and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) adapted its activities in light of these developments.

In Thailand, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) helps improve access to healthcare for some of the estimated three million unregistered migrant workers in the country. Staff also train health workers to provide basic healthcare to people living across the border in Myanmar.

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The prevalence of drugresistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Uzbekistan is one of the highest in the world, but less than ten per cent of the population has access to adequate DR-TB treatment.

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The floods that hit Pakistan in 2010 affected around 14 million people. The waters swept down from the mountainous northeast into the heavily populated river valleys and plains, driving desperate people ahead of them. In a country already suffering gaps in healthcare provision the need for assistance grew enormously.

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Humanitarian needs grew in Afghanistan in 2010, as the war spread to almost all provinces. Health structures throughout the country lack medical staff and essential supplies. Unregulated and expensive private health services are often the only option.

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In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) completed the handover of its activities in the infectious disease department of the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. More than 3,000 HIV patients were transferred to the care of the health authorities, and MSF shifted its focus to tuberculosis (TB) care.

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In India, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides general healthcare and treatment for tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) and offers basic and specialised medical care to people living in areas afflicted by violence and conflict.