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Sri Lanka

Desperate and unacceptable situation for trapped population in Sri Lanka

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is urgently calling on both parties in the conflict in the Vanni area in northern Sri Lanka to ensure the safety of civilians and to allow access to humanitarian assistance. Press Release - 27 Feb 2009
 
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Moldova

MSF successfully hands over HIV/AIDS project in Transnistria

MSF now appeals to all actors, both local and international, to address the humanitarian and medical needs of this isolated population in an ongoing structural way irrespective of political agendas and objectives. Press Release - 25 Feb 2009
 
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Neglected diseases

MSF and DNDi call for scale-up of R&D for neglected diseases

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) called today for more sustainable funding for research and development (R&D) to tackle deadly, yet neglected diseases, that affect millions of people around the world. Press Release - 23 Feb 2009
 
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Zimbabwe

Raging cholera just tip of Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis

MSF appeals to the government of Zimbabwe to immediately remove existing barriers and facilitate independent assessment of needs in order to be able to provide timely, essential humanitarian and medical aid.
Press Release - 17 Feb 2009
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF denounces the lack of protection for victims of LRA violence in Haut-Uélé

Listen to Laurence Gaubert, MSF Head of Mission in DRC, describe the situation and the lack of protection being provided by UN forces. Press Release - 4 Feb 2009
 
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Italy

Healthcare under threat for undocumented migrants in Italy

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) requests the Italian Senate vote against a bill that could seriously obstruct healthcare access for undocumented migrants. Press Release - 28 Jan 2009
 
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Malnutrition

UN Madrid Food Summit could miss critical target - 55 million young children at risk

If next week's Madrid Food Summit does not come up with a concrete implementation and funding plan focused on malnutrition, 55 million children under five will continue to face potential life-threatening malnutrition, according to ACF International and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Press Release - 23 Jan 2009
 
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Greece

MSF reinforces activities in the temporary settlement of Patras, Greece, following yesterday's destructive fire

"We are deeply concerned about the critical condition of this population. These people have come to this country from very far away, having fled in order to survive. Yesterday's devastating fire has made this population ever so vulnerable," said Giorgos Karagiannis, MSF head of mission of the project for undocumented migrants in Greece. Press Release - 22 Jan 2009
 
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Access to medicines

JAMA study shows food supplements can significantly reduce rates of deadliest form of malnutrition

The results of an eight-month trial showed that those children who had received the energy-dense fortified ready-to-use food had a 58 percent lower chance of suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Press Release - 20 Jan 2009
 
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Palestine

Medical personnel unable to enter

Despite statements by Israeli authorities, the worsening security situation in the Gaza Strip is severely limiting international humanitarian assistance in support of Palestinian emergency medical services, which are trying to cope with thousands of wounded patients. MSF denounces this blockage and the non-choice it faces: exposing MSF teams to danger without any possible alternative. Press Release - 14 Jan 2009
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