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Tuberculosis

TB Time bomb in Siberian prisons

Press Release - 23 Mar 1998
 
Bending the Curve - Machar Colony Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C

Worldwide, an estimated 58 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year. While hepatitis C can be cured, few people have access to treatment. Topic
 
MSF nursing team supervisor administers hepatitis E vaccine
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Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E is transmitted by ingesting water contaminated by an infected person’s faeces. Outbreaks are often documented in places with poor sanitation, like camps for refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). Hepatitis E commonly causes only a mild short-term illness. Topic
 
Living with HIV/Aids through Conflict and Displacement - Macomia
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HIV/AIDS

Around 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes, while 1.3 million people became newly infected with the HIV virus in 2022. Topic
 
20 years providing live-saving treatment to Kala azar patients in Abdurafi
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Kala azar

Hundreds of millions of people are at risk of infection with kala azar - one of the world's most dangerous parasitic diseases. Only malaria is more deadly. Topic
 
MSF response to malaria outbreak in Zamfara State, Nigeria
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Malaria

Each year, malaria kills over 600,000 people. Three-quarters of all deaths are children under five years of age. Topic
 
Sudanese refugees in Adre, February 2024
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Malnutrition

More than 224 million children around the world last year suffered from malnutrition. It is the underlying contributing factor in nearly half of the deaths of children under five years of age. Topic
 
Fighting against cervical cancer
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Women's health

An estimated 99 per cent of women who die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications live in developing countries. Most of these deaths are preventable. Topic
 
MSF Nurse Gatwech Tuoch immunizes a child against measles
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Measles

In 2023, our teams vaccinated 3.3 million people against measles in response to outbreaks. But the highly contagious viral disease remains one of the leading killers of young children. Topic
 
Banalia
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Meningitis

Meningococcal meningitis is a highly contagious bacterial form of meningitis – a serious inflammation of the meninges – the thin lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Topic
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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