War Torn Minds

Irina is staying with her four children at a centre for displaced people in the town of Konstantinovka. The centre, formerly a shelter for homeless people, was under reconstruction when the conflict started in eastern Ukraine. Although it wasn’t yet finished, the local authorities decided to open the centre for people who had to flee the fighting in nearby areas. It’s now run by local people and eight families live in the centre, sharing the small kitchen and old bathroom.
Irina shares her story and MSF’s psychologist Elena talks about the enormous emotional impact of the violence. Project Update - 10 Feb 2015

Ebola is finally declining in Liberia, although gaps remain in infection control and prevention, surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing. Access to medical care for non-Ebola patients is still a major issue due to the collapse public health system.

Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers

“We need to make sure that no one slips through the cracks”

Numbers of Ebola patients may be going down, but epidemiologist Amanda Tiffany, who works for MSF’s Epicentre, explains why every last contact needs to be traced to help bring the epidemic to an end. Project Update - 9 Feb 2015

"Saliha" counselling patient at the MSF women's health clinic in Kamrangirchar. In 2016, the team at the clinic, situated in a slum area in the south of Dhaka, provided medical and psychological support to 535 victims of sexual violence and intimate partner violence. In 2017, the numbers are set to be even higher.

Bangladesh

MSF providing psycho-social care to victims of arson attacks in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The trauma, coupled with permanent disfigurement, can lead to severe psychological problems Project Update - 5 Feb 2015

Abok Mawein arrived in Calek from Abyei in November. She told MSF that: “When militia attacked the area I fled from my village. They attacked in the night and I lost my children and husband in the chaos, until now I don’t know if they are alive or not. Life here is very difficult. There is no food so I collect wild fruit and leaves that I boil and eat.

South Sudan

Thousands of newly displaced in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in desperate need of humanitarian support

People fleeing violence in the contested area between Sudan and South Sudan are in desperate need of food, water and medical care. Project Update - 4 Feb 2015

Ukraine

Thousands trapped in eastern Ukraine: MSF calls for safety of civilians and respect for medical facilities

In just the last two weeks, five medical facilities supported by MSF have either been damaged or destroyed by shelling or rockets. Project Update - 3 Feb 2015

Their precarious living conditions are subject to harsh climate extremes, be it in winter with temperatures ranging from freezing cold in winter to scorching hot in summer.

Lebanon

Syrian refugees in Lebanon: "This crisis cannot be forgotten”

A brutal stretch of winter has passed, but Syrian refugees in Lebanon are still struggling amidst the deplorable living conditions they’ve endured for years now Project Update - 27 Jan 2015

Young girl from HIV support group from Bulawayo.

Zimbabwe

Making HIV an ‘undetectable’ virus

The latest generation of HIV medical technology is making breakthroughs in care for HIV-positive patients, and in containing the epidemic in many African countries. Project Update - 27 Jan 2015

Ukraine

Hospitals shelled and civilians cut off as fighting intensifies

As fighting escalates, the situation for civilians caught in the conflict zone is now dire. Project Update - 23 Jan 2015

Sierra Leone

Malaria - the other epidemic

MSF distributes 1.8 million antimalarial treatments in midst of Ebola outbreak. Project Update - 23 Jan 2015

A patient is brought from the prenatal ward into the main theatre. The road to the theatre can sometimes be challenging especially, during the rainy season.

Nigeria

MSF assists survivors of deadly Boko Haram attack

An MSF team in Maiduguri is assisting survivors of Baga attack. Project Update - 13 Jan 2015

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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