Frontline: One of the largest refugee camps in the world is full and hundreds more arrive every day

Somali refugees escaping the conflict in their country continue to arrive en masse in Dadaab, Kenya. Three camps now hold close to four times the number of people they were built for; collectively they form one of the largest refugee camps in the word. And yet newly arrived families can no longer get inside. Project Update - 28 Jun 2011

Cholera

Decline in cholera surge in Haiti may be only temporary

“Last week’s decrease in cases is good news, but we can’t get complacent. The cholera epidemic in Haiti is far from over,” said MSF head of mission Sylvain Groulx. “Especially with the coming hurricane season, and the second rainy season, the epidemic could surge again at any time.” Project Update - 27 Jun 2011

Colombia

Water runs in the Miramar neighborhood in Colombia

In the port city of Buenaventura, 250 houses built on piles in the Miramar neighborhood, lacked running water because the water company, Hidropacífico, was not prepared to deliver water via an above-ground distribution system. With the high level of skin infections and gastric disease related to poor quality water, in late 2009 MSF decided to launch a water and sanitation project. Project Update - 27 Jun 2011

Libya

After three-month siege in Libya, trauma surgery and training dominate MSF activities

MSF has begun working with Libyan medical teams at the advanced medical posts set up close to the front lines to stabilize the wounded before transferring them to a hospital... During lunch breaks, one MSF surgeon, using a USB stick containing extensive information and videos, demonstrated how he had provided initial trauma management and organize surgical treatment to an audience of approximately 40 Kasr Ahmed hospital staff, including surgeons, doctors, anesthetists and medical students. Project Update - 23 Jun 2011

Greece

Two accounts from detained migrants

Two migrants share their stories of loss as they escape to Evros, Greece Project Update - 16 Jun 2011

Central African Republic

Outside humanitarian spotlight, Central African Republic is dogged by conflict

In Central African Republic, one million people are estimated to be affected by the ongoing violence. Particularly since 2008, families have been repeatedly displaced from their villages, forced to flee into the bush, where they remain trapped and unable to return to their homes, with little access any medical care. Project Update - 15 Jun 2011

Access to medicines

GAVI money welcome but could it be more wisely spent?

MSF well knows the importance of immunisation, and its teams of doctors and nurses vaccinate around 10 million children in the developing world each year. But cash donated by governments means cash donated by taxpayers, and therefore it is right to ask unpleasant questions. Project Update - 14 Jun 2011

Kenya

The biggest refugee camp in the world is full

As more and more people crowd the camps and the surrounding desert, the availability of essential services – such as water, sanitation and education – is shrinking, and living conditions are getting rapidly worse. Project Update - 10 Jun 2011

Côte d'Ivoire

Fear persists even after violence subsides in Ivory Coast

“In Ivory Coast, terrified people in the bush must make the cruel choice to travel to villages where they don’t feel safe, in search of food or medicine. It’s crucial that emergency aid comes closer to where people have chosen to seek safety." - said Xavier Simon, MSF Country Representative in Ivory Coast. Project Update - 9 Jun 2011

HIV/AIDS

Frontline: HIV treatment is also HIV prevention

New research has proved conclusively that treatment of HIV can reduce the transmission of the disease from one person to another by 96 percent. In other words, HIV treatment is also HIV prevention. The UN Summit on HIV/AIDS starts on June 8 and officials will decide on a blueprint for the next decade of the global response to the epidemic. Will global leaders act now to save millions of lives and prevent millions of new infections? Project Update - 8 Jun 2011

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