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Sudan

MSF sends emergency supplies to flood-affected families in the Red Sea state, Sudan

Many families in the Tokar region were affected by heavy flooding in mid-July which destroyed homes and water sources. Project Update - 6 Sep 2010
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF helps thousands of displaced people in isolated Shabunda region, South Kivu, DRC

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their villages in the Shabunda area of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to heavy clashes between the Congolese army (FARDC) and various armed groups. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding to the urgent needs of the displaced people in this isolated area by providing emergency medical care as well as treatment for cholera patients. Project Update - 2 Sep 2010
 
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South Sudan

MSF increases capacity in response to kala azar outbreak in South Sudan

MSF has set up an additional base in Pagil in Jonglei State in South Sudan to expand its capacity in dealing with an alarming increase in the number of patients infected with kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis). Project Update - 23 Aug 2010
 
Somalia

MSF launches bilingual website about its work assisting Somalis

"We're delighted to be able to launch this new site," said MSF Head of Mission in Somalia, Monica Camacho. "As an emergency medical organisation MSF's operations are continuously adapting and changing so that we can respond to the greatest needs. This site highlights the wide range of MSF's work and provides regularly updated information for anyone who is interested in knowing more." Project Update - 5 Aug 2010
 
Somalia

Somalia's civilians continue to bear brunt of Mogadishu warfare

Medical data gathered at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in the Dayniile neighborhood, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, reveal an alarming pattern over the first seven months of the year. Project Update - 4 Aug 2010
 
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South Sudan

MSF calls for respect of medical activities and facilities as forced to suspend medical aid in a health centre in Jonglei state Sudan

All other MSF medical facilities in Sudan remain open.
"Though we are fully committed to providing emergency medical aid to Gumuruk community, we have been left with no other choice than to suspend all medical activities in this outreach clinic," said Rob Mulder, MSF Head of Mission in Southern Sudan.
Press Release - 1 Aug 2010
 
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Global

Donors gambling with patients lives by retreating from AIDS funding

Short-sighted savings measures ignore latest science, will cost more lives Press Release - 19 Jul 2010
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF assists in treating victims of DRC fuel tanker disaster

MSF is supporting the hospital in Uvira, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in the nearby village of Sange late last week. Project Update - 6 Jul 2010
 
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South Africa

HIV patients refuse to be sidelined by international community in unique football tournament

As the first World Cup ever hosted in Africa gathers pace, an alternative international football tournament will highlight the disastrous reversal in the fight against HIV/AIDS that risks the unnecessary deaths of millions. Press Release - 2 Jul 2010
 
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Sleeping sickness

Sleeping Sickness: Is the end in sight?

In June 2010, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the number of new cases of sleeping sickness (proper name: human African trypanosomiasis) reported has dropped below 10,000 for the first time in 50 years. Last year, there were 9,877 reported cases of the disease compared to 17,600 in 2004. Project Update - 1 Jul 2010
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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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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