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South Africa

Launch of HIV treatment, care and support program in Lusikisiki

MSF and the Nelson Mandela Foundation have launched a new programme for HIV treatment, care and support in Lusikisiki, in South Africa's Eastern Cape region. Press Release - 29 Jul 2003
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Illusion of protection can do more harm than good

Illusion of protection can do more harm than good Press Release - 25 Jul 2003
 
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Angola

MSF assists in repatriation of 440,000 Moxico refugees after 27 years of civil war in Angola

"Not only does the poor quality of the transport routes hamper our work - especially in rainy season - but there are 9-12 million landmines still littering Angola. That is more than one landmine per person. And as a result, access to the people most in need is extremely limited," said an MSF spokesperson. Project Update - 22 Jul 2003
 
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Côte d'Ivoire

Malnutrition, violence and displacement in western Côte d'Ivoire

"I am P. and I come from a village near Ity. One day, soldiers speaking French and English came to our village and started killing the men. I managed to flee into the bush with my husband and child. The next day we returned and I saw the corpses of my brothers. They had been tied up and had their throats slit. We were hiding in the bush for two weeks. We would keep moving all the time and gave our child whatever we found to eat, in order to keep her quiet. We were scared that her crying would attract attention and that we would be attacked again." Voices from the Field - 10 Jul 2003
 
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Côte d'Ivoire

The collapse of healthcare, malnutrition, violence and displacement in western Côte d’Ivoire

In the mobile clinics, MSF is seeing many severely malnourished children who emerge from the bush as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). On the other side of the problem, the response to malnutrition has been seriously insufficient. MSF is concerned that its observations made during clinic activities are only a muted reflection of the reality beyond what is learned from consultations. To date there have been no other in-depth assessments of malnutrition patterns in the West. Report - 10 Jul 2003
 
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Côte d'Ivoire

Health crisis threatens western Côte d'Ivoire

Persistent insecurity in the region has prevented cultivation and there are fears that the population has now missed an entire growing season. Food distributions undertaken by the authorities and responsible international organisations have thus far been limited. Press Release - 10 Jul 2003
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

War or health: Humanitarian crisis worsens in war-torn Congo

In some villages the people are living in the most basic conditions and extremely emaciated people are found, locally they are called the 'living skeletons'. This boy is 18 years old and is suffering from severe malnutrition. Project Update - 9 Jul 2003
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF continues assistance to 50,000 IDPs in Beni

MSF's project in Beni, DRC, has approximately 20 staff, mostly Congolese. The recent fighting brought the frontline of the war between the two factions further to the north, and closer to the town of Beni. MSF decided to evacuate part of the expatriate staff as a precautionary measure. Two expats remained behind to lead the operations: one team leader/medical coordinator, and one nurse. Project Update - 4 Jul 2003
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

"Evacuation in the face of need is never easy"

Interview with Jerome Michon, MSF logistician who was recently (19/06/03) evacuated from Beni, North Kivu Province, (eastern) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He is an MSF logistician, half-Belgian/half-French and grew up in Bretagne, France and had to be evacuated when MSF decided to reduce their team to a minimal presence in this part of eastern DRC.

The town of Beni lies just north of the town of Lubero, which was captured by the rebels of the Rassamblement Congolais Democratique (RCD) - Goma faction. RCD-Goma is fighting with another rebel movement that split away from them some years back: the RCD-Mouvement de Liberation (RCD-ML).
Project Update - 4 Jul 2003
 
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DNDi

DNDi launch: Best science for the most neglected

New not-for-profit drug research organisation born, DNDI will be the first not-for-profit organisation to exclusively focus on the world's most neglected diseases. Moving away from the traditional Public Private Partnership structure, it intends to take drug development out of the marketplace by encouraging the public sector to take more responsibility for health. Press Release - 3 Jul 2003
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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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