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.
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Voices from the field
Despite all the preventive measures taken... expectations are bleak.Ayla Emmink, doctor in South Sudan responding to COVID-19
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MSF President's remarks to the UN Special Briefing on Ebola
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Thousands have died from Ebola. Why is the world doing so little?
![Liberia - Foya Ebola management centre Liberia - Foya Ebola management centre](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/rasice1expm45ts86fs2c6cx046l0v8b.jpg)
A concrete response to the Ebola outbreak cannot wait
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Explore an Ebola Care Centre
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'Somebody had to do it' - Turning people away from an overwhelmed Ebola treatment centre
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'All Not Lost Yet' - MSF Says Ebola Treatment Center Bearable
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MSF opens Ebola treatment centres in Lakolia and Boende
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Eric's last walk
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After five months, where is the response?
Research & Analysis
MSF publishes study on the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic tests
Treating, Containing, Mobilizing: The Role of MSF in the West African Ebola Epidemic Response
![Ebola, Equateur province, DRC Ebola, Equateur province, DRC](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u16pej06p0elay840om2vu6aj612pe06.jpg)
MSF supported research on Ebola
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New survey shows outdated policies and practices risk further spread of drug-resistant TB
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Epidemics: Neglected emergencies?
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Ebola: Pushed to the limit and beyond
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