Violence continues unabated in Somalia
With over 500 cases of violent trauma injuries treated in its two hospitals in the town of Galkayo in central Somalia in this year alone, MSF sounds the alarm about the continuing violence in the country. The suffering of the Somali people has received little attention from aid organizations and the international community.
For a week, MSF recently carried daily features, films and photo galleries on Somalia.
Learn more about the conditions faced by the people in Somalia and the MSF workers - both volunteers and national staff - who bring essential aid to the country.
Visit this site every day for a new feature, film or photo gallery
Weathering the storm: humanitarian work amid the Somali maelstrom
"The question of our presence in Somalia is a matter of constant debate within MSF," explains Mcllreavy. "There is no question about the need for humanitarian aid because Somalia has some of the worst health indicators in the world... But the needs have to be weighed up against the risk to our staff." For more information
For 14 years, the poverty-stricken population of Somalia has had no effective central authority to aid them in their battle against malnutrition and disease. Ever since the East African country was left without a functioning government in 1991, MSF has been working to meet the enormous medical needs of its people. Go here for more ...
DAY THREE
VOLUNTEER PHOTO GALLERY: Olivia Hill, a nurse from the UK, spent a year caring for malnourished children in Somalia.
'In Somalia there is no freedom because guns point at us permanently'
Interview with Anab Mohamud Mohamed: pharmacist in an MSF primary health care project in the bullet-scarred Somali capital, Mogadishu.
"Things have changed a lot. Mogadishu was a beautiful, quiet town before the war. Somalis were respectful and kind. Now, everything is different. Life seems to have lost its value; we have become aggressive and do not care about anything. Somalis have been the first ones to neglect our country. Somali has fallen into oblivion among the rest of the world's countries." Go here for more ...
DAY TWO Somalia, where access to basic health services is a luxury for most
In a land where infant and mother mortality rate is one of the highest in the world, and where tuberculosis is rampant, it leaves a bleak picture.
"It is common to find patients who have already been taking a treatment for two or three months - medicines they bought from the local chemist," said Fatuma Aden Gedi, an MSF nurse. "They usually stop when they start feeling better or when they run out of money. But they are far from cured.
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DAY ONE Somalia: where mercy is in short supply
Pep Bonet
A 'green line' - in reality more like a small no-man's land - is guarded by opposing militia and splits the town into two halves. For the majority of the people of Galkayo, to venture across the 'green line' is to risk death at the hands of one militia or another. Even to come close to the line can put your life in your hands. Find out more...
Video: Malnutrition and MSF activity
The man on the radio is Göran Svedin MSF Field Coordinator. Here in Somalia, he and his team are fighting malnutrition. Every month, hundreds of mothers bring their children to nutritionaal screenings in the hope of receiving supplementary food rations.
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The man on the radio is Göran Svedin MSF Field Coordinator. Here in Somalia, he and his team are fighting malnutrition. Every month, hundreds of mothers bring their children to nutritionaal screenings in the hope of receiving supplementary food rations.