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Rwanda

'I try to stay unknown as much as I can' - Portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

I don't speak to many people, I'm afraid that too many details about my life will reveal my identity. There's always a possibility that there are infiltrators in the camp who want to track down people they're looking for or want to eliminate. I can't return to Rwanda after all that has happened. If I don't get refugee status, I will try to hide in Burundi, or try to get into another country." Project Update - 22 Jun 2006
 
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Rwanda

The world needs to know what is going on - portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

"Speaking to you is dangerous for me, it could reveal my identity and I'm very afraid that people will do that. But the world needs to know what is going on in Rwanda." Project Update - 22 Jun 2006
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

No end in sight as pneumonic plague outbreak increases in Ituri

The main objective of MSF teams is to reduce mortality to a minimum Press Release - 22 Jun 2006
 
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Chad

Over 10,000 people flee violence in Chad

"The first attack was the worst, there were over a hundred of them," said a 25-year-old woman from the village of Um Ladja in Chad. "They scared everyone and rounded us up. They took everything and killed anyone who was in the way." Press Release - 16 Jun 2006
 
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Somalia

Malnutrition on the rise in south-central Somalia

MSF has now admitted more than 600 patients since the beginning of 2006, ten times more than last year for the same period. Project Update - 14 Jun 2006
 
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Papua New Guinea

Papua hit by simultaneous epidemics

MSF emergency teams fight disease outbreaks in two regions. Papua's health status is the lowest in Indonesia. Limited access to health facilities, lack of health education and poor sanitation leave large parts of the population vulnerable to outbreaks of disease. Project Update - 8 Jun 2006
 
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Côte d'Ivoire

Another attack against civilians in Ivory Coast 'confidence zone'

"Armed men broke open our door. We all escaped through the window and tried to hide in the forest. Then my baby started to cry and the armed men began shooting in our direction. My baby was hit by a bullet and killed." Project Update - 7 Jun 2006
 
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Indonesia

Focus on major surgery cases, goods distribution and mental health care as MSF teams continue at Indonesian earthquake zone

Several hundred patients are being cared for in a hospital parking lot. Project Update - 6 Jun 2006
 
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Indonesia

MSF mobilises to complement Indonesian relief efforts

In the rural areas, MSF is carrying out mobile clinics to identify unmet needs, treat basic wounds and offer other basic medical care. A psychologist offers counseling to patients with psychosomatic complaints. Project Update - 1 Jun 2006
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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.

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