As the World Health Organization (WHO) issues critical new TB treatment recommendations, MSF calls on governments to urgently scale-up all oral treatment. Press Release - 22 Dec 2018

Iraq

A new emergency room for Al ‘Salaam hospital, East Mosul

MSF has completed the construction of a new emergency room (ER) in the Al ‘Salaam and Al’ Shifaa hospital complex, to increase the capacity of the health facility and improve access to high-quality emergency care for the population of East Mosul. Press Release - 18 Dec 2018

At the Casa del Migrante in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, an MSF team provides medical care and mental health care to hundreds of migrants and refugees who arrive daily in this city located in southern Mexico, known for being a place of passage where travelers usually take a break before continuing their journey aboard “La Bestia”, the freight train that connects the southern and northern borders of the Mexican republic.

Central American migration

US asylum restrictions are deepening Mexican border crisis

Current and proposed policies to severely restrict the ability to seek asylum in the United States have created an administrative limbo that leaves Central American asylum seekers in Mexico exposed to further violence. Press Release - 13 Dec 2018

Central Mediterranean – 23 September, 2018 – Over the past 72 hours, Aquarius assisted two boats in distress and now has more than 60 survivors on board, several of whom are psychologically distressed and fatigued from their journeys at sea and experiences in Libya.
SOS Mediterrannee and MSF are reeling from the announcement by the Panama Maritime Authority it has been forced to revoke the registration of the Aquarius under blatant economic and political pressure from the Italian government.
“Five years after the Lampedusa tragedy, when European leaders said ‘never again’ and Italy launched its first large scale search and rescue operation, people are still risking their lives to escape from Libya . News from the Panama Maritime Authority arrived to the Aquarius while its teams were engaged in an active search and rescue operation in the Central Mediterranean.

Mediterranean migration

Aquarius forced to end operations as Europe condemns people to drown

As people continuing to flee by sea along the world’s deadliest migration route, not only has Europe failed to provide search and rescue capacity - it has actively sabotaged others’ attempts to save lives. Press Release - 6 Dec 2018

Hepatitis C

Appeal lodged against decision to uphold Gilead’s patent on hepatitis C drug

MSF and others have filed an appeal against the European Patent Office’s decision to uphold US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Science’s patent on the key hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir. Press Release - 5 Dec 2018

Nauru

Medical report shows disastrous impact of Australia’s offshore processing policy

Data shows that the mental health suffering among refugees, asylum seekers and Naruans on Nauru is among the worst MSF has ever seen, with Australia's containment policy to blame. Press Release - 2 Dec 2018

The road the PoC camp and hospital to Bentiu is basically in bad conditions and unpaved and can make this trip to the administrative center, to a real challenge and can take several hours. Women are going daily for firewood or to the market, a necessary work to maintain families, especially kids. They suffer very often sexual violence, getting rapped or grabbed, meters from their home, a short dash from the UNMISS protected IDP Camp in Bentiu. A large number of the victims rarely report incidents, avoiding so to be ostracised by their families.

South Sudan

125 women and girls seek emergency assistance in Bentiu after horrific sexual violence

Over the past week, MSF teams have provided emergency medical and psycho-social assistance to 125 women and girls who were raped, beaten and brutalised in Rubkona county, northern South Sudan, in the 10 days between 19 and 29 November. Press Release - 30 Nov 2018

The Aquarius and its 58 survivors spent five days waiting in international waters off the coast of Malta under poor weather conditions. On Sunday morning, 30 September 2018, the strong winds and choppy water finally abated and allowed for the safe and secure transfer of all 58 people – and a dog – to Maltese authorities. The survivors were then disembarked in Malta and will be distributed to four European countries in the coming days: France, Germany, Portugal and Spain.

Following the transfer, the Aquarius set course for Marseille, France in order to address its flag registration after the news a week prior that Italy had pressured Panama into removing the Aquarius from its register. Without the Aquarius, there are no search & rescue vessels in the area to conduct rescue operations and witness to the grave humanitarian needs on the Central Mediterranean. Meanwhile, people continue to flee Libya and die attempting to cross the world’s deadliest maritime route.

Mediterranean migration

Spanish fishing boat blocked by EU authorities highlights search and rescue crisis

Spanish fishing boat, Nuestra Madre de Loreto, has rescued 12 people in the Central Mediterranean, but European authorities are refusing to provide a safe port of entry to disembark them. MSF expresses our support for the rescued people and the crew. Press Release - 29 Nov 2018

Gloria Chipasula, 11 years old, MSF's HIV and TB positive patient stands in front of her house where her family use to sell "Pigeon's beans", the main incoming of most of Chiradzulu region families.

HIV/AIDS

Pharmaceutical corporations are failing children with HIV

MSF criticises pharma for dragging feet on developing HIV drugs for children Press Release - 29 Nov 2018

Mohamad Abu Allola, 24 years old, was shot in his leg on 30th March while participating in the 'Great March of Return' protest at the fence in Gaza.

Palestine

Gazans’ injuries risk permanently shattering lives

The huge numbers of patients with complex and serious gunshot wounds are overwhelming the healthcare system in Gaza, leaving thousands in danger of infection and disability. Press Release - 29 Nov 2018

Four mothers posing in a corridor of the Hospital in Bili. All four of them are staying in the hospital with their child, that's suffering from a severe case of malaria. Since the beginning of the project in 2016, the pediatric ward already treated more than 4.000 cases of complicated/severe form of malaria.

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Calling on governments to scale up oral TB treatment