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MSF in Myanmar

Survival amid Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy Delta - a volunteer's account

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A personal account from MSF staff member Sophie Scott who was in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis struck in early May this year.
"I'm struck by how extraordinary the relief effort must be for the local people, some of whom never had access to telephones or electricity before the cyclone. Now helicopters, outboard engines and pale skinned Europeans have all descended upon the sleepy gateway to the Delta where people have been living off the land in the same way as their ancestors since time immemorial."

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Latest Press Releases

MSF teams delivering aid to the Delta call for immediate and unobstructed escalation of relief operations in Myanmar

16/05/2008

Myanmar cyclone: MSF teams intensify emergency response, a first relief plane is due to land in Yangon

09/05/2008

Myanmar Cyclone: MSF teams bring immediate assistance, while additional staff and relief materials are ready to be sent

07/05/2008

People with AIDS in southeast Asia needlessly becoming blind due to a neglected virus

30/11/2007

Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh: Stuck with nowhere to go

12/03/2007

Reports

Myanmar - 2008 country overview

08/05/2008

Myanmar (Burma): Effective drugs beat malaria

02/11/2002

Latest Info

Survival amid Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy Delta - a volunteer's account

12/07/2008

Needs of survivors remain critical two months after Cyclone Nargis

04/07/2008

Harrowing stories from Cyclone Nargis

23/06/2008

Aid distribution in Myanmar Delta dependent on the number of boats - and boats on the tides

13/06/2008

MSF hiring and training national staff for emergency response in Myanmar

12/06/2008

Myanmar one month after Cyclone Nargis - hope and despair

04/06/2008

How national staff bore the brunt of MSF aid effort in first days of Myanmar's cyclone disaster

02/06/2008

Thousands in Myanmar still have received no aid three weeks after Cyclone Nargis

27/05/2008

More visas, expert staff and supplies still needed to cope with the huge needs of Cyclone Nargis survivors

27/05/2008

Increasing international MSF staff presence essential to delivering more aid, faster in the Myanmar Delta region

26/05/2008

Overwhelming support from communities and people assists MSF relief effort in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis

23/05/2008

Myanmar Diary - Cyclone Nargis

23/05/2008

Video: An immediate response to huge needs after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar

22/05/2008

Water and sanitation essential in MSF response to Myanmar cyclone

20/05/2008

Over 275 tons of emergency supplies being distributed to Myanmar survivors

15/05/2008

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