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Ethiopia

MSF expands nutritional programmes in southern regions of Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, malnutrition is nothing new, but this year a number of different factors have made the situation much worse than normal - the levels of malnutrition that Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are seeing are alarming. Project Update - 6 Jun 2008
 
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Malnutrition

UN food crisis summit must move beyond old, ineffective recipes

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for reforms to food aid and nutrition programmes to save young lives.
Press Release - 2 Jun 2008
 
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Niger

MSF vaccinates over 300,000 people against meningitis in Niger

A meningitis mass vaccination campaign launched by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Niger, in co-operation with the local Ministry of Health, has just been brought to an end. Project Update - 29 May 2008
 
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Ethiopia

MSF treating 435 severely malnourished children in stabilisation centres in Ethiopia's Oromiya region with new nutritional intervention

Two weeks ago the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a nutritional intervention in some areas of the southern region of Oromiya, Ethiopia, following assessments that showed alarming levels of malnutrition among children under five. Project Update - 28 May 2008
 
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Nigeria

MSF provides measles and meningitis vaccination to thousands of people in Nigeria

In northern Nigeria, MSF teams, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH), have vaccinated 46,000 people against meningitis. The vaccination campaign started on April 19 in several districts of Kebi state. Project Update - 30 Apr 2008
 
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Project Update

Call for political courage to shake up medical R&D system

"What we really need now is the deep commitment of governments. Relying exclusively on philanthropic organisations and charities is not a solution." - Dr. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Director of MSF's Access Campaign. Press Release - 28 Apr 2008
 
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Sierra Leone

Why are so many people still dying from malaria?

Poverty and transportation are two key reasons why malaria remains a constant threat in Sierra Leone. Project Update - 24 Apr 2008
 
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Brazil

MSF welcomes new fixed-dose combination against malaria

Developed through a partnership between DNDi and Farmanguinhos, ASMQ combines artesunate (AS) and mefloquine (MQ) in one fixed dose.
This new drug is an important additional tool for the better treatment for a disease that continues to kill over one million people each year globally, and kills a child every 30 seconds.
Press Release - 17 Apr 2008
 
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Niger

Measles and malnutrition in Niger

Interview with Iza Ciglenecki, medical advisor. Voices from the Field - 15 Apr 2008
 
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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's political and economic turmoil sparks health care crisis

MSF's ability to care for more people in need is hindered by the lack of trained health workers, restrictions on which staff can prescribe ARV drugs, and stricter administrative requirements for international staff to work in the country. Project Update - 10 Apr 2008
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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