https://www.msf.org/rss/tunisia en https://www.msf.org/mediterranean-99-survivors-rescued-sinking-dinghy-many-presumed-drowned 99 survivors from a sinking rubber boat were rescued by the Aquarius, a search and rescue vessel run by MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE, but an unknown number of men, women and children are missing, presumed drowned. Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:57:48 +0000 24e18d8b-5960-45ff-a5b2-3154859cda93 https://www.msf.org/tunisia-stories-and-testimonies-migrants-fleeing-violence On May 27th 2017, a rubber boat with 127 people on board arrived to Zarzis (Tunisia) coming from Libya. The fuel finished after few hours of navigation and for two and a half days they drifted out into the open sea, without eating or drinking. A Tunisian fisherman's boat saw them and alerted the Tunisian Coast Guard who finally rescued them. Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:19:58 +0000 a3263e28-5858-4b91-ab14-ecbb5fa08821 https://www.msf.org/eu-migration-crisis-update-june-2016 Since 1 January 2016, 200,000 people have arrived on European shores by sea. The great part of them arrived through the Aegean Sea before the closure of the so called Balkan road and around 50,000 arrived in Italy through the dangerous Central Mediterranean route. At least 50,000 are stuck in Greece after the closure of the Balkan route, with the extremely dangerous Central Mediterranean becoming one of the few remaining opportunities to reach Europe for thousands of people. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:12:01 +0000 04c2de3e-cf65-462f-9e0a-1874ced1536e https://www.msf.org/access-campaign-msf-delivers-petition-nearly-40000-people-who-demand-pfizer-and-gsk-cut-price “We’ve seen too many children die of pneumonia, and we’re not going to stop until we know that all countries can afford this life-saving vaccine,” Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:39:41 +0000 dcc3b291-a4c5-4cda-a1bc-7dc1810308ea https://www.msf.org/eu-migration-crisis-update-march-2016 The EU/Turkey deal is not a solution to the refugee crisis. As other deterrence measures, this cynical agreement will not stop people from crossing the sea or from looking for more dangerous roads in the hands of smugglers Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:38:56 +0000 dda6c990-bc27-444d-b128-34c77206d5d5 https://www.msf.org/eu-migration-crisis-update-february-2016 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:11:08 +0000 3b580f95-1a96-4665-b1a0-40c6ed16e402 https://www.msf.org/access-high-vaccine-prices-hamper-immunisation-efforts-africa-are-missing-agenda-key-vaccination "If vaccine prices continue to spiral out of control, we will continue to see countries in Africa and around the world faced with difficult decisions about which deadly diseases they can and can’t afford to protect their children against," says Dr Myriam Henkens, International Medical Coordinator at MSF. "Ministers at this conference literally can’t afford to waste this opportunity to again speak out against high prices and push for change." Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:32:02 +0000 f0a576d6-2bca-4381-86a9-c37261218528 https://www.msf.org/tunisia-fishermen-receive-training-saving-lives-sea “Tragedies at sea will continue to regularly occur as people are desperate to flee to Europe” says Wiet Vandormael, MSF’s training coordinator “Search and rescue helps save lives but is not a long-term solution. The European Union needs to create safe and legal ways for people to reach Europe so that they don’t have to risk their lives during the journey.” Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:28:33 +0000 f4ef5b1c-dc4e-4a40-a38e-8eac899999a1 https://www.msf.org/tunisia-testimonies-fishermen-receiving-training-saving-lives-sea In order to increase the fishermen’s capacity to carry out rescues at sea, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has carried out a six-day training with 116 local fishermen in the town of Zarzis. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:38:13 +0000 22b10c93-5d00-4a96-ae2f-6534f3f2c481 https://www.msf.org/tunisia-refugees-fleeing-libya-have-no-safe-place-go “Over the last days, we have seen a progressive escalation of violence, with ongoing incidents between groups of refugees of different nationalities,” said Mike Bates, MSF’s head of mission. “They are stuck in the camp – which was built as a temporary and transitional area – for an indefinite duration of stay. Most feel they are in a deadlock situation, with no future in sight.” Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 da940418-f09b-4d82-8771-cfe114a02822