MSF assists patients wounded in aerial bombardment in Unity state

The international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is treating patients wounded during aerial bombardments of Abiemnom, Unity state, South Sudan. Press Release - 12 Apr 2012

Somalia

MSF hospital caught in centre of fighting in Mogadishu

MSF condemns the shelling of Daynile Hospital in Mogadishu. The fighting began in the morning in this neighbourhood of Daynile, located in an outlying area of the city. The shelling struck the hospital’s emergency room and a portion of its surgical ward, causing significant damage. MSF has worked in the hospital since 2006. Press Release - 30 Mar 2012

Malnutrition

MSF's dual response to an expected nutritional crisis

The annual "hunger season" seems likely to be particularly serious in the Sahel this year, and a few regions may face acute nutritional crises in the coming months. MSF is expanding its nutritional activities to address the seasonal “peak” in malnutrition rates, while also developing longer-term approaches to be integrated into regular programs. Project Update - 30 Mar 2012

MSF TB treatment in north Uganda, 2011-12

Tuberculosis

From the Ground Up: Building a Drug-Resistant TB programme in Uganda

Uganda is one of the world's 22 high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB). In this report, MSF calls on all key stakeholders to assure quality rapid TB diagnosis, treatment and care, and argues that a scale-up of the decentralized and community-based approach, including access to second-line TB drugs at district level, is the most feasible method of averting the country's impending health crisis. Report - 29 Mar 2012

Somali refugee camps in Liben region near Dolo Ado, Ethiopia September 2011.

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Assisting the Somali population affected by the humanitarian crisis of 2011

This report provides an overview of MSF activities in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, both of which received large numbers of Somali refugees in 2011. The data presented, though provisional, account for MSF’s medical activities, financial income and expenditures. The narrative sketches how MSF as a medical aid organisation responded to this evolving crisis. Report - 29 Mar 2012

South Sudan

Window of opportunity closing fast to provide assistance to 80,000 Sudanese refugees from Blue Nile state

Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan urgently need humanitarian aid to be scaled up in a short window of opportunity that is rapidly closing before the rainy season starts. In the camps at Doro and Jamam, only an emergency approach to provide urgently needed aid can still ensure the health and dignity of refugees seeking shelter from violence. Press Release - 14 Mar 2012

Republic of Congo

Brazzaville explosion - MSF supports hospitals treating the wounded

On the morning of Sunday, 4 March 2012, several explosions in Brazzaville killed dozens of people, wounded hundreds of others and caused significant damage. A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team is assisting the university hospital teams treating the injured and has contributed medical supplies to the two public hospitals that are still functioning. Project Update - 6 Mar 2012

Mauritania

Food insecurity threatens as thousands of Malian refugees gather in desert

More than 28,000 Malian refugees have been forced to seek refuge in the border region of Mauritania following the conflict between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels that broke out in northern Mali last month. Some refugees travelled days without sustenance to get to makeshift camps in Fassala and Mbéré in the south east of Mauritania. Project Update - 29 Feb 2012

Mali

One dead and 10 injured in an attack on a camp in Kidal region

Victims are mostly women and children; MSF is calling on all parties to the conflict to spare civilians Press Release - 23 Feb 2012

Kenya

Dadaab refugee camps: Back to square one

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launches today a public communication called “Dadaab: Back to square one.” The international medical organisation takes stock of the current humanitarian situation and operational challenges in Dadaab, Kenya, home to the world’s largest refugee camp. The open report also reviews the emergency response MSF provided throughout 2011. Report - 16 Feb 2012

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