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 provides care to vulnerable people during COVID-19 response in Brazil
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Concerns mount over COVID-19 response in northeast Syria
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MSF supports COVID-19 response in Cameroon
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MSF working with Mali health authorities in treating COVID-19 patients in Bamako
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“Access to medical care must be maintained for the most vulnerable” during COVID-19 pandemic
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Northwest Syria will “struggle to cope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic”
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MSF supports Iraqi hospitals responding to COVID-19
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Spain must urgently improve the care of elderly in COVID-19 response
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MSF responds to COVID-19 in Lebanon
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
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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New survey shows outdated policies and practices risk further spread of drug-resistant TB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?
![Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/9/8/a/4/MSB13568.jpg)
Ebola: Pushed to the limit and beyond
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