Misuse of maritime law is providing a smoke-screen for a political decision to prevent rescue ships from saving lives in the Mediterranean as the Sea-Watch 4 is detained by Italian port authorities. Press Release - 20 Sep 2020

MSF has to set up an emergency clinic to reach thousands of people affected by the fire that blazed and destroyed Moria.

"This baby is 10 days old.

Since #Moria fire she inhaled smoke, tear gas & has slept on the street without a tent for 4 days. She's been vomiting at night.

Is it right for babies, elderly & sick people to be left like this? #EU states, where are you?"

Mediterranean migration

“Enough is enough”: Time to stop the cycle of suffering for refugees on Greek islands

In the wake of fires that destroyed Moria camp, on Lesbos, Greece, MSF urges the European Union to immediately evacuate refugees, and change harmful migration policies. Project Update - 17 Sep 2020

Old Fangak market. The small rural village has become a refuge for thousands of people fleeing fighting along the Nile since 2014.

Marché de Old Fangak. Le petit village rural est devenu un refuge pour des milliers de personnes fuyant les combats le long du Nil depuis 2014.

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Challenging times in Old Fangak

blogs.msf.org - 17 Sep 2020

Home visits are part of the activities of the MSF mobile team in the indigenous villages of Aquidauana and Anastácio, in Mato Grosso do Sul. MSF nurse Erica Cravo checks the temperature of a family that remains in isolation after one of them was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

MSF works to prevent spread of COVID-19 among indigenous people in Mato Grosso do Sul

Coronavirus COVID-19 has hit indigenous people in communities and villages across Brazil hard. MSF is in Mato Grosso do Sul state, providing consultations and home visits for people who have the virus. Project Update - 17 Sep 2020

An MSF team informs the population of Batangafo about the upcoming mass drug administration (MDA) to prevent malaria.

Central African Republic

In times of COVID-19, malaria remains the number one killer of children in CAR

While COVID-19 makes the headlines, malaria remains one of the biggest causes of death in the Central African Republic; it is the biggest killer of children under five. MSF teams are providing preventive medication to people in Batangafo, in the country's northwest. Project Update - 15 Sep 2020

A local resident of Machar Colony receiving soaps and reusable facemasks during a distribution by MSF in Machar Colony, Karachi.

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Snakes, ladders and COVID-19: Pakistan

blogs.msf.org - 14 Sep 2020

Myanmar

MSF hands over long-running HIV project in Yangon to ministry of health

After 26 years, MSF has handed over our HIV project in Yangon, Myanmar, to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Project Update - 10 Sep 2020

Yesterday night fire erupted in Moria, Lesbos, burning to the ground the entire camp and forcing 12000 people to evacuate the site. They are all on the streets now with no place to stay. "We saw the fire spread across #Moria and rage all night long. The whole place was engulfed in flames, we saw an exodus of people from a burning hell with no direction. Children scared and parents in shock. We are working now to address their needs." Marco Sandrone, MSF Project Coordinator in Lesbos.

Greece

All people in Moria camp must be evacuated to safety in wake of destructive fire

In the wake of a fire which destroyed Moria refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, MSF is urging Greece and the EU to immediately evacuate the 12,000 men, women and children to safety. Project Update - 9 Sep 2020

A baby is undergoing phototherapy treatment for jaundice in the newborn unit at Timergara DHQ hospital, Lower Dir.

Pakistan

Meeting regular health needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Amid staff forced to be quarantined and hospitals temporarily shutting during the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan, MSF staff have continued to deliver thousands of babies each week and provide medication for people with hepatitis C. Project Update - 8 Sep 2020

In Gwoza, a garrison town (towns occupied and controlled by the military as strategic bases in the ongoing conflict) in Borno state, more than 60’000 people live in very precarious conditions and are dependent on humanitarian aid and healthcare.

Nigeria

“Children can draw assault rifles better than a football” in Borno state

In Gwoza, northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, children who have witnessed traumatic events - including those who have been abducted - are receiving care from MSF mental health teams. Interview - 8 Sep 2020

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.

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