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Mozambique

Cholera threatens families relocated after the floods in Mozambique

"We realised that a number of new people had arrived in the camp, making the number of latrines and water supply clearly insufficient. People were defecating around the camp, and drinking water from the river: this is a recipe for disaster," said Dr. Richard N'kurunziza, from MSF. Project Update - 18 Feb 2008
 
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Zimbabwe

Health of Zimbabwean migrants at risk after raid at Johannesburg Methodist Church

Although basic health care is granted to all in South Africa, including undocumented migrants, lack of information and fear of arrest and deportation hinders Zimbabwean migrants' access to health care. Press Release - 5 Feb 2008
 
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Kenya

Innovative measures to ensure AIDS and TB treatment during Kenya's post-election violence

Special times call for special measures and 290 patients have missed their appointments in the first two weeks of the year. A free hotline has been set up and advertised in newspapers countrywide. MSF hopes to reach patients who are at risk of interrupting their treatment. Project Update - 24 Jan 2008
 
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Uganda

Bundibugyo, Uganda, now ebola free

The total number of cases was 149 with 37 deaths which gives a mortality rate of 25 percent. Of the ebola cases, 12 Uganda medical staff were amongst the patients and five of them died in the epidemic. Project Update - 16 Jan 2008
 
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Uganda

Letters from the Uganda ebola outbreak

Project Update - 16 Jan 2008
 
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Uganda

End of ebola epidemic in Bundibugyo is near

Meanwhile, MSF staff is carrying on with their activities: counselling to the victims' families; training of medical staff; and epidemiological research in order to verify that the virus' transmission chains have indeed been broken. Project Update - 14 Jan 2008
 
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Sudan

MSF activities still remain high in southern Sudan

Doctor Ortillia is cleaning burn wounds in the MSF health centre in Pieri, southern Sudan. In the southern Sudan state of Upper Nile, MSF maintains a number of projects focusing on primary healthcare. Project Update - 8 Jan 2008
 
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Uganda

MSF teams confront an Ebola epidemic in Bundibugyo and Kikyo

Additional medical and non-medical staff will arrive to support the MSF team in the next few days. Project Update - 7 Dec 2007
 
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Nigeria

Free comprehensive care for HIV treatment must be provided to Nigerians

MSF calls for increased commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Press Release - 30 Nov 2007
 
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Tuberculosis

MSF presentation to the IGWG on the need for development of TB drugs and techniques

We also see that progress is slow. This is perhaps to be expected, given that the issues that need to be resolved are both controversial and complex - and will perhaps require more time than the allocated six days to resolve. Rome was not built in a day. Interview - 8 Nov 2007
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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