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COVID-19 Project in Mons, Belgium

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War in Gaza:: find out how we're responding
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Get a deeper understanding of our work covering key themes and events, including the how and the why we respond, and the challenges we face.

 
East Aleppo
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Attacks on medical care

Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive populations of health services, often when they need them the most.
 
Migrants and Refugees in Mexico shelters
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Central American Migration

An estimated 500,000 people a year flee violence and poverty in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, heading north through Mexico to find safety. The levels of violence in the region are comparable to that of war zones MSF has worked in for decades.
 
Illustration of fightings in Khartoum, Sudan
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Conflict in Sudan

Find out the latest information on our response to the conflict in Sudan
 
COVID-19 Project in Mons, Belgium
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Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) update on the coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bikoro
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DRC Ebola outbreaks

DRC has experienced a succession of Ebola outbreaks since March 2018. The latest outbreak, the country’s thirteenth recorded outbreak in just over 40 years, was declared over in December 2021.
 
Conflict in Gaza
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Gaza-Israel war

Learn how MSF teams are responding to the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, Palestine.
 
Rann
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Lake Chad Crisis

Armed conflict has forced over 2.5 million people to flee their homes across the Lake Chad Basin. Violence and multiple forced displacement have destroyed what ability people had to support themselves, with many dependent on humanitarian assistance.
 
Rotation 1 Rescue 6
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Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way.
 
Patient Portraits
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Rohingya refugee crisis

Legally stateless, with very limited options or rights in any country where they have sought refuge, the Rohingya are extremely vulnerable.
 
20230206 Earthquake, Idlib, Northwestern Syria
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Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

Find out the latest information on the emergency earthquake response in Türkiye/Syria.
 
Damaged buildings in Chernihiv
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War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has caused the displacement of millions of people as well as severe medical and humanitarian needs. MSF teams are responding to the conflict across Ukraine and in neighbouring countries.
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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