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Papua New Guinea

Ongoing insecurity has required MSF to withdraw international staff from Papua New Guinea project

"In the past few weeks, there have been repeated security incidents including threats to our staff that we cannot tolerate,” said Monique Nagelkerke, head of mission for MSF in Papua New Guinea. “Medical staff must be safe to provide urgent lifesaving care and the authorities must do everything they can to ensure a safe working environment for all staff at the Tari General Hospital.” Project Update - 18 Dec 2009
 
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Pakistan

Where childbirth is a deadly part of life

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) set up its project in Kuchlak, in Pakistan’s south western Balochistan province, to assist Afghan refugees who face socio-economic exclusion and restricted access to health care, particularly for women and children. Project Update - 10 Dec 2009
 
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World AIDS Day

Put your HIV drug patents in the pool

The ‘Make It Happen’ campaign is calling on pharmaceutical companies to put their HIV drug patents in the UNITAID patent pool. The pool could mean that people in developing countries can get the life-saving antiretroviral medicines they need. Project Update - 30 Nov 2009
 
Philippines

Activities suspended on Mindanao island, Philippines, after 46 killed

Following the killings of 46 people on the island of Mindanao on Monday, November 23, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the Philippines temporarily suspended their activities. Project Update - 25 Nov 2009
 
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Belgium

Five NGOs open a camp in the heart of Brussels

The NGOs ask that the government immediately makes vacant buildings available, so to provide housing in a dignified way for those who have not yet found shelter. Project Update - 18 Nov 2009
 
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Somalia

Around the clock healthcare saves countless lives in South Galcayo hospital

In a country where violence, suffering and death from preventable and treatable diseases are commonplace, the provision of free independent medical care is vital. Project Update - 17 Nov 2009
 
El Salvador

MSF helps Hurricane Ida survivors in El Salvador

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has sent a team of nine staff, including doctors, logisticians, a nurse, a water and sanitation expert, and a psychologist to help the victims of this natural disaster. Project Update - 16 Nov 2009
 
Cape Verde

MSF emergency team responding to first ever dengue fever outbreak in Cape Verde

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has sent a team to support the hospital in Sao Filipe, the main town on the island of Fogo, where between 100 and 150 new dengue cases are being reported every day; more MSF medical staff have been sent to support health centres in Cape Verde’s capital city Praia on Santiago Island. Project Update - 16 Nov 2009
 
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South Sudan

MSF responds to serious kala azar outbreak in southern Sudan

Following a serious outbreak of severe parasitic disease, kala azar, in southern Sudan, medical humanitarian aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is responding to the emergency in several locations across both Jonglei and Upper Nile States. Project Update - 6 Nov 2009
 
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Sudan

MSF assists newly displaced people in Shangil Tobaya

Clashes near Shangil Tobaya, a town in northern Darfur, Sudan, have led to a number of casualties and the displacement of hundreds of families. Project Update - 3 Nov 2009
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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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.

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