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Greece
Self-harm and attempted suicides increasing for child refugees in Lesbos
Press Release
17 Sep 2018
Tuberculosis
Open Letter to J&J: Calling for affordable access to critical TB drug bedaquiline
msfaccess.org
17 Sep 2018
Hepatitis C
MSF response to ruling in Gilead sofosbuvir patent hearing at European Patent Office
Access Campaign .
14 Sep 2018
DRC Ebola outbreaks
With a new Ebola outbreak, we knew we had to act fast
Voices from the Field
13 Sep 2018
Mediterranean migration
Refugee Libya shipwreck survivors condemned to drown at sea or face arbitrary detention
Project Update
10 Sep 2018
DRC Ebola outbreaks
North Kivu: MSF treats 65 Ebola patients in first month
Project Update
7 Sep 2018
Central African Republic
“The tip of the iceberg”: Stream of patients offer glimpse into scale of sexual violence
Project Update
7 Sep 2018
Central African Republic
Suffering mounts as armed groups return to Bambari
Project Update
31 Aug 2018
Libya
Conflict in Tripoli puts lives in danger, demonstrating that Libya is not a place of safety
Press Release
31 Aug 2018
Mali
“People arrived exhausted; they ran out of water and food during the journey”
Project Update
27 Aug 2018
Rohingya refugee crisis
One year on, Rohingya refugees live in dire camps, facing an uncertain future and legal limbo
Project Update
24 Aug 2018
Rohingya refugee crisis
A Rohingya story in Malaysia: “We are always under threat of being arrested”
Voices from the Field
24 Aug 2018
Ethiopia
Nearly one million displaced people in urgent need of assistance
Project Update
23 Aug 2018
![Abu Ahmad: “I always have so many worries; worries about the future.”
Abu Ahmad is a 52-year-old father of eight (four daughters and four sons). His 11-year-old daughter Rukia became paralysed shortly before the violence erupted in August 2017. After arriving in Bangladesh, Rukia spent over seven months at MSF’s medical facility in Kutupalong. She returns to the facility every couple of days to have her bedsores treated. Here, Abu Ahmad recounts how the family fled, what life is like for his family in Bangladesh, and their hopes for the future.
“Before the conflict, we had cows, goats, land, all those things. Our business and livelihoods we earnt ourselves. But we faced lots of threats and torture from the government in Myanmar. If someone wanted to get higher education, that person would have to flee the country because if the government found out, they would arrest him. Our movements were very restricted; we were not allowed beyond the checkpoints. We could only move within our area. Other people, like monks and different [ethnic] communities, were free to move around everywhere.
Then the conflict began.
Fighting, stabbings and the burning of houses. Not long before that, my daughter Rukia had somehow became paralysed. She complained of pain and then stopped being able to feel anything below the waist. One night I called all my children together to discuss what to do. We did not see much hope; we could be arrested or killed no matter what we did. My eldest son told me that when the fighting starts, we would not be able to run with Rukia. “There will be no chance to save her life, he said. “You and mother should take her to Bangladesh now, ahead of us. We can join you later.” So I told my other children to get ready, and my wife and I left for Bangladesh with Rukia.
Fleeing Myanmar.
After we left the house ... we were unable to [openly] leave our village because everywhere we looked we saw government people with weapons. We trekked miles throug](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1i6jn23rh0667lmjaj1b4rn81v0505mh.jpg "Rohingya in Bangladesh: Lives on Hold - ABU AHMAD First Person P")
Rohingya refugee crisis
Abu Ahmad: “I always have so many worries; worries about the future.”
Voices from the Field
23 Aug 2018
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