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Drawing attention to Mt Elgon violence has been difficult

"Outside the Kenyan border, no one really knows what's going on and it's vital that the people of Mount Elgon get help fast - their needs are huge and MSF cannot meet them all."

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Latest Press Releases

Kenya: MSF teams in Mount Elgon blocked from continuing assistance to civilians affected by conflict

21/07/2008

MSF calls upon South African authorities to immediately stop deportation of Zimbabweans

28/06/2008

Trapped Somali populations need immediate life-saving assistance

26/06/2008

Mount Elgon, Kenya: A terrorised population in desperate need of assistance

17/06/2008

Fighting in town of Abyei, Sudan: MSF treats wounded

21/05/2008

Reports

A perilous journey: The obstacle to safe delivery for vulnerable women in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

20/08/2008

The situation of the Lao Hmong refugees in Petchabun, Thailand

31/10/2007

Somalia: Reaching Out

13/08/2007

No cheap solution for health care in Liberia: From emergency relief to development

09/02/2007

Living in Fear: Colombia's Cycle of Violence

27/04/2006

Latest Info

Physical violence and degrading practice against expelled Congolese in Angola

04/07/2008

Malnutrition in Somalia increases drastically as assistance dwindles

26/06/2008

Chad: MSF continues emergency medical aid amidst fresh fighting

24/06/2008

Drawing attention to Mt Elgon violence has been difficult

23/06/2008

Rumours forecast violent outbreaks in eastern Chad

20/06/2008

As MSF treats wounded in N'djamena, Chad, tens of thousands of people flee the city

02/05/2008

MSF video: Raped women in Kitchanga, DRC

25/04/2008

DRC video: He who lives on hope, dies of hunger

21/04/2008

Southern Sudan: Giving birth is deadly

18/04/2008

Sudan: Dying in peace

16/04/2008

Unexploded ordnance in Darfur, Sudan

04/04/2008

Peace shows a lack of aid in northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, southern Sudan

01/04/2008

Refugees in Birak, Chad, provide details of the violence in Darfur

19/03/2008

WOMEN ARE HEROES CAMPAIGN

10/03/2008

Medical and psych care amidst the violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

06/03/2008

Displaced by violence from Chad to Camerooon.

26/02/2008

Gallery: Assisting displaced people in western Kenya

19/02/2008

Gaza Strip blockade worsens an already grave medical situation

11/02/2008

The Central African Republic is a blind spot on the map of international interest

01/02/2008

Severe and indiscriminate violence sweeps across Nairobi slums

24/01/2008

MSF interview: 'Despite the glimmer of hope kindled by the Goma peace conference, I saw how desperate the population is'

23/01/2008

In North Kivu, DRC, MSF attempts to reach those trapped in the conflict

23/01/2008

Medical and surgical activities assisting populations isolated in the Sri Lankan conflict

22/01/2008

MSF treats new wounded in Nairobi

18/01/2008

Kenya's post-election violence and the 'hapa-hapa' syndrome

15/01/2008

MSF assists people displaced by violence in Kenya

10/01/2008

Three years after the 2005 peace agreement, MSF activities still remain high in southern Sudan

08/01/2008

As people flee Somalia and Ethiopia, 56 dead are found on the shores of Yemen

17/12/2007

Displaced in Darfur

13/12/2007

Burundi: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Cameroon: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Liberia: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Nigeria: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Sierra Leone: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Sudan: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Darfur: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Uganda: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Armenia: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Haiti: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

Palestinian Territories: International Activity Report, 2007

13/12/2007

The Women Testify: 'The next day, I was raped again by a policeman'

06/12/2007

The Women Testify: 'At the last Angolan checkpoint, the military leader raped me'

05/12/2007

Iraq-Jordan: Mouna, a double amputee - Part III: Put to the test

04/12/2007

Jordan-Iraq video series: Step by step

12/11/2007

Iraq-Jordan video series: A new lease on life for the wounded

05/11/2007

Iraq-Jordan video series: Surgery for wounded Iraqis

30/10/2007

Vulnerable women in Nepal

17/09/2007

Chad's rainy season, with ongoing violence and displacement, brings the health situation closer to emergency levels

30/07/2007

Mogadishu: new wave of violence prevents people from getting medical assistance

26/07/2007

Hmong refugees in Thailand are a population in danger

10/07/2007

Continuing violence in Darfur traps hundreds of thousands and leaves millions dependent on aid for their survival

25/06/2007

Video: violence in and around Mogadishu, Somalia

20/06/2007

Voices from Somalia: stories of people who fled Mogadishu

11/06/2007

A delayed arrival in Katanga, DRC

23/05/2007

In south-east Chad, MSF is stepping up assistance to displaced people

02/03/2007

Guinea: MSF emergency response in Conakry and Gueckedou

13/02/2007

Fighting in eastern Chad: MSF treats 140 wounded

07/02/2007

Responding to Iraq's emergency

04/02/2007

Severe injuries to civilians follow recent violence in Haiti's Cite Soleil slum

30/01/2007

What displaced and refugees face in Chad

19/12/2006

Chad: Displaced people forced to flee again in region gripped by sharp rise in violence

22/11/2006

Deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic

22/11/2006

Darfur, Sudan: 'A crisis of human suffering'

14/11/2006

Who is really feeling the pressure over Darfur?

14/11/2006

MSF provides assistance to 50,000 newly displaced in south Darfur - 'I just don't see where they can go'

12/11/2006

Helping to reconstruct those damaged by war in Chechnya

11/10/2006

Childbirth often means death in Haiti

02/10/2006

What impact does the security situation have on MSF work in Darfur

17/09/2006

Insecurity remains the dominant context for MSF work in Darfur, Sudan

14/09/2006

New wave of violence hits Port-au-Prince, Haiti

24/08/2006

From Darfur: Adam's song

12/08/2006

Voices from Kalma camp - The suffering in Darfur is not over

29/06/2006

'I try to stay unknown as much as I can' - Portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

22/06/2006

The world needs to know what is going on - portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

22/06/2006

Sheer fear forces Rwandans to take flight

22/06/2006

I feel like a stone - portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

22/06/2006

Security improves but fears remain - MSF maintains health care for displaced in Pader District, Uganda

20/06/2006

Another attack against civilians in Ivory Coast 'confidence zone'

07/06/2006

MSF facilities looted - for many Sudanese life is just as difficult now as before the peace accord

23/05/2006

Violence continues in Darfur as MSF treats 46 war wounded from latest attack

15/05/2006

Darfur, Sudan, is a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight for two million people

12/05/2006

Video: Colombia photographers' gallery

04/05/2006

Colombia's cycle of violence - Introduction

27/04/2006

Rural Colombia - Colombia's cycle of violence