TB has overtaken HIV as the deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.8 million worldwide last year. Statement - 6 Mar 2017

Obstetrician-Gynaecologist and Medical Advisor for women's health in MSF Australia's Medical Unit (OCP).

Afghanistan

Reducing risks for pregnant women

For International Women’s Day 2017, MSF puts the spotlight on pregnancy and childbirth in Afghanistan, one of the world’s most dangerous countries to give birth in. Voices from the Field - 6 Mar 2017

An ambulance awaits at the entrance of the Haydan hospital. A pregnant woman who had arrived with complication is being referred to the main hospital in Sa’ada city.

Yemen

MSF resumes medical work in Haydan hospital

“The situation is worsening by the day in Yemen and people’s need for medical care keeps rising,” says Ghassan Abou Chaar, MSF representative in Yemen. Press Release - 2 Mar 2017

International Women's Day

Safe delivery care in Afghanistan

On International Women’s Day 2017, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) celebrates the women of Afghanistan, and highlights the dangers they face during pregnancy and childbirth. Project Update - 1 Mar 2017

Sally Parker, MSF midwife, receives yet another pregnant woman at the MSF maternity. “Burundians are very stoic by nature. You will hardly ever hear them scream when they give birth, even though there is no epidural available here. Those who deliver for the first time might moan, but the tradition here is to stay silent.”
Mothers and their newborns stay only a few hours in the post-partum room. If there is no medical need for them or their baby to stay, they are directly sent home after having received supplementary vitamins. They will come back a week later for a medical checkup.

Tanzania

Humanitarian response in refugee camps still falling behind

"Although agencies have begun to scale up assistance, the humanitarian response still does not match the rate of new arrivals," says David Nash, head of mission for MSF. Project Update - 1 Mar 2017

Sixteen-year-old Yousef is improving every day after an intense operation and regular physiotherapy at the MSF Reconstructive Surgery Hospital in Amman, Jordan. Yousef suffered third-degree burns, and was unable to move his upper body after he was attacked by thieves, who set fire to him and stole his motorbike in Baghdad, Iraq. “After the attack, he used to stay in his room, and not want to see anyone, but since the surgery, and being at the hospital, he socialises with everyone, he doesn’t want to leave the place, he has so many friends here,” says Yousef’s mother. Pictured here, Yousef is working with physiotherapist Sajdy Moalla, developing strength and mobility in his arms and neck, to prevent further contractions in the future. Yousef’s dream is to be able to go to America one day, to visit his relatives in California.

Jordan

A new life for war-wounded Iraqis

"The need for reconstructive surgery in Iraq is very big due to the continuous conflict since 2003 and the financial situation our country is facing," says Dr Omar. Project Update - 27 Feb 2017

An Eritrean woman singing a prayer with other women and children after being rescued 02 September 2015 by the MSF MY Phoenix search and rescue vessel at sea.

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Dying to reach Europe: Insight into the desperate journeys Eritreans make to reach safety

"It is vital that the EU, Member States and other governments provide channels to safety and protection for Eritreans, and indeed all people fleeing conflict and persecution," said Arjan Hehenkamp, MSF General Director. Press Release - 27 Feb 2017

Winile, 39, XDR-TB patient & HIV-positive, received a sign language qualification. She became deaf due to the side effects of the treatment. Matsapha clinic, Manzini Region, Swaziland.

Eswatini

For patients with XDR-TB, treatment is a gruelling journey with severe side effects

Swaziland has one of the highest rates of TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) worldwide and 80 per cent of people in the country who contract TB are HIV positive. Voices from the Field - 27 Feb 2017

Jean François Saint-Sauveur
MSF Medical Director

Nigeria

“There are dramatic gaps in healthcare”

Jean François Saint-Sauveur, MSF medical director, has just returned from Borno State, where he was able to visit three of MSF's projects. Voices from the Field - 23 Feb 2017

(NOTE: trying to get the name of this village from Angeolo, the logistics guy) in Gorkha District, Nepal on May 7 2015.

On 25 April a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed massive amounts of property, including numerous temples that were on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Natural hazards

MSF Evaluation Unit: reports on MSF disaster response

Evaluation Unit page with all our reports on MSF natural disaster response. MSF Evaluation Unit - 22 Feb 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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