This guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in children, and HIV co-infection are all fully addressed. medicalguidelines.msf.org - 5 Jun 2017

William Nyuon Kuolang, 41, is a father of 5. He used to live in Yuai, a place he fled on the 15th of February 2017 following some fighting between the SPLA and opposition groups. Since then, he lives with his family in a village near Pieri.

South Sudan

“They killed the women, the girls, everybody in the town”

"I left Yuai on 15 February because of the fighting. I left running, there was no time to take anything," says William Nyuon Kuolang, 41, a father of five. Voices from the Field - 2 Jun 2017

Jonathan Skillen, a MSF nurse, gives explanations to Chuol Gatweck Leo and John Malith Reath, two freshly recruited MSF staff, on how to fill the register book.

South Sudan

Thousands at risk of cholera and malnutrition after fleeing attacks in Yuai and Waat

More than 27,000 people have fled their homes since mid-February after clashes between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and opposition groups. Press Release - 2 Jun 2017

Water and sanitation

The Evolution of Emergency WASH in Humanitarian Action

This report provides an overview of both historical trends and current challenges in emergency WASH programming. Some ways forward are suggested and can be summarised as three key take-home points. arhp.msf.es - 1 Jun 2017

Iraq

Crisis Update – northern Iraq, June 2017

MSF is continuing to provide medical care, including for trauma, and mother and child care, in areas throughout northern Iraq. Crisis Update - 31 May 2017

Nigeria

“The lack of diagnostics and available treatments are the main challenges”

"This is reported to be the largest outbreak of meningitis C we have seen in nine years in Nigeria.” Voices from the Field - 30 May 2017

Meningitis

MSF responds to declared outbreaks in Nigeria and Niger

In Niger, MSF conducted vaccination campaigns with local authorities for more than 463,800 people – aged between two and 20 years – in 28 health areas Project Update - 30 May 2017

b) Billy`s symptoms are typical of malaria, which is often characterised by a fever, headache, joint pains, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms. Saidi Lukozi, MSF Nurse Assistant at Nyarugusu camp, therefore tests Billy for the disease. Billy receives a small pin-prick to her finger to extract a drop of her blood, which is then tested immediately, on-site, to see if malaria parasites are present.
This kind of testing is the most reliable way of diagnosing malaria in the camp`s remote and basic environment: little training is needed in order to administer the tests; no additional laboratory equipment is required; and the results are fast and simple to interpret.

Tanzania

Departing Nyarugusu camp, MSF continues refugee response at nearby Nduta

“While it is never an easy decision to leave healthcare services, our work in Nyarugusu was always intended to be a temporary measure” Press Release - 30 May 2017

Fatima Lawan comes from the village of Bandé, around 20 kilometres from the centre. She delivered triplets at Magaria hospital but one of the infants did not survive the birth. Her two other children are 35 days old and due to their low birth weight they are being cared for in the centre’s paediatric unit.

Niger

Gallery: Magaria: 24 hours with the teams

Photo Story - 30 May 2017

Narcisse Wega, MSF deputy emergency cell manager.

Democratic Republic of Congo

“If we sit back and do nothing, these people will die”

"As a result of intercommunal conflict, villagers left their homes in the hope of finding safety elsewhere." Voices from the Field - 26 May 2017

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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Medical Guidelines: Tuberculosis