MSF extends medical activities amid increasing violence

Fighting and violence continued over the past week in several areas in the north and centre of Central African Republic (CAR). Increased military movements and hostilities between rebels and the army have forced civilian population to leave their homes, preventing them from accessing the basic services they need, in particular medical aid. Project Update - 24 Dec 2012

Syria

Response to increasing suffering inadequate

The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to worsen as the war escalates and attacks against health facilities continue. Project Update - 21 Dec 2012

Young mothers and their new born at the Maternity service of the hospital of Batangafo, supported by MSF. Consultations at the hospital of Batangafo have dropped from 193 to 38 in 24hours after the announcement of a movement of armed troops towards the town on the 19th of December. Part of the population, who has been enduring chronic armed violence for the last ten years, has fled town rapidly.

Central African Republic

People flee into the bush in fear of attack

Violence has swept through Central African Republic (CAR) the last few days as rebel coalition Seleka has entered and taken over several towns. MSF is continuing its work in the towns of Ndélé, Kabo and Batangafo, and are currently setting up supplementary activities in areas that are likely to be worst affected. Project Update - 21 Dec 2012

Since July 2007, MSF has been running a kala azar diagnostic and treatment project in Vaishali district, in the centre of the Indian state of Bihar. In the four years, about 8,000 patients have been treated at the Sadar Hospital, and in five MSF-supported health centres. The initial cure rate of kala azar cases is at 98 per cent. Kala azar is a disease endemic to Bihar. Transmitted by the sand fly, the disease mainly affects the spleen and, if left untreated, is fatal for virtually all patients.

Access to medicines

Medicines shouldn't be a luxury

MSF Access Campaign and its current activities. Project Update - 19 Dec 2012

Los migrantes que habitan en el monte Gurugú se agrupan en torno a pequeñas
fogatas que utilizan para cocinar, hervir agua para el té y, sobre todo en invierno,
conseguir algo de calor.

Migrants living in Gourougou Mountain gather together around small bonfires used
for cooking, boiling water for tea and, above all in winter, warming up a little.

5.- Les migrants qui vivent sur le mont Gourougou se réunissent autour de petits feux
de camp qu’ils allument pour cuisiner, faire bouillir de l’eau pour le thé et, surtout en
hiver, pour obtenir un peu de chaleur.

Morocco

Voices from Gourougou

They arrive breathless and drenched in sweat, defeated. They have run up Gourougou Mountain in the pouring rain, some limping. Project Update - 18 Dec 2012

daily life in Mugunga III. *** Local Caption *** La situation humanitaire déjà précaire dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo s'est encore détériorée en novembre 2012 après que la ville frontalière de Goma soit tombée aux mains des rebelles du M23 la semaine dernière, faisant des centaines de blessés et des milliers de personnes déplacées. Les équipes de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ont rapidement mis en place des activités d'urgence pour intervenir auprès des victimes de la violence et des personnes nouvellement déplacées dans et autour de Goma.<br>

An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated further in november 2012 after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week with hundreds of people injured and thousands displaced from their homes. Teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have rapidly set up additional emergency response activities, treating victims of violence and providing assistance to newly displaced people in and around Goma.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Displaced people in North Kivu are facing renewed turmoil

More than 100,000 people are living in extremely poor conditions in the area around Goma. Since mid-November, clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) armed forces (FARDC) and M23 rebels have resulted in a massive new wave of displacement. The people of North Kivu are very familiar with having to take to the road, as violence has been commonplace in the region for nearly 20 years. Project Update - 17 Dec 2012

MSF organizes mobile clinic for the displaced populations in the town of Ndélé, following the attack of the towns on December the 10th. As of today 4 of these mobile clinics were organized, and MSF received more than 300 patients in consultation.

Central African Republic

Attack forces people to flee Ndélé town

On Monday 10 December, the town of Ndélé, in the northeastern Central African Republic (CAR), was the target of an attack by the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR). There were exchanges of gunfire between the UFDR and Central African Armed Forces (FACA) based in Ndélé. Some casualties were reported among the ranks of the FACA and one wounded civilian was transferred to Ndélé hospital, where he was tended to by a team from MSF. Project Update - 14 Dec 2012

A mother grieves beside the grave of her one young son, killed in a bombing. The body of her 3 year old daughter, who died after contracting cholera awaits burial.

Iraq

A different approach to mental health

Over the past two years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has helped pioneer a different approach to mental health in Iraq. A team is working with the Ministry of Health to introduce counselling. Project Update - 12 Dec 2012

THIS IMAGE IS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE URBAN SURVIVORS PROJECT. ALL PUBLICATION NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WEBDOCU ADDRESS. www.urbansurvivors.org MORE IMAGES CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM MEDIAS TO NOOR. www.noorimages.com PLEASE DO NOT ADD TO PHOTO GALLERIES DIRECTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIAS. IT STILL CAN BE USED AS THUMBNAIL TO LINK TO MSF PAGES or TO STORIES PUBLISHED ON ONLINE TRADITIONAL MEDIA THAT ARE RELATED TO THE URBAN SURVIVORS PROJECT. Not to be cropped or altered in any way without prior permission from NOOR.
Heavily armed Hondurian police walk past a homeless man at the Mercado Las Americas.In Tegucigalpa, everyone lives with the fear of a violent death. While those who are better off can afford to barricade themselves in neighbourhoods patrolled by private armed guards, the poorest residents of the city are confined to a shrinking public space where the risk of violence and abuse – physical, sexual and psychological – is increasing.

Social violence and exclusion

The medical consequences of violence

The impact of violence in Central America and Mexico cannot be understated. Widespread violence and its dramatic medical consequences are threatening to become a humanitarian crisis, while health systems are unable to cope. The lack of adapted policies to respond to this emergency means that many survivors of violence are left without access to healthcare, support or protection. Project Update - 11 Dec 2012

Displaced people. Mugunga 1 camp, Goma, North Kivu.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Critical humanitarian situation in east of country

An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has deteriorated further after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week. Teams from MSF have rapidly set up additional emergency response activities, treating victims of violence and providing assistance to newly displaced people in and around Goma. Project Update - 30 Nov 2012

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.

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.

Learn more

About Us

What we do

Where we work

MSF Websites