“The Syrians stranded at the Berm are living in dire conditions in a desert devoid of any vegetation, where temperatures soar to 50 degrees in summer and where winters are very harsh and cold,” says Luis Eguiluz, MSF’s head of mission in Jordan. “As a first step, they need to receive full and sustained humanitarian aid, including unhindered access to essential and quality medical care.” Statement - 21 Sep 2016

Yemen

Video: Mokthar, landmine victim in Yemen, tells his story

Voices from the Field - 21 Sep 2016

MSF staff taking care of a child in the vaccination site in Elliniko.

Access to medicines

MSF welcomes GSK’s decision to lower the price of the pneumonia vaccine for some of the world’s most vulnerable children

“GSK has taken a critical step forward for children in emergencies,” says Dr Joanne Liu, MSF’s international president. “With this price reduction, our teams will finally be able to expand their efforts to protect children against this deadly disease. GSK should now redouble efforts to reduce the price of the vaccine for the many developing countries that still can’t afford to protect their children against pneumonia.” Press Release - 21 Sep 2016

Syria

MSF response to attacks on 18 UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid trucks

Statement - 20 Sep 2016

She’s standing there with her bare feet in the mud. She’s gently carrying her last granddaughter in her arms. The little one suffers from a severe disability. Nantiek is tired but she speaks with confidence and strong words. She’s been through so much difficulty since her, and her family fled from their village next to Leer, around 120 km away.

South Sudan

Grandma Nantiek in Bentiu Protection of Civilians camp

“Our house was looted, our cattle were looted, we had to flee, and we couldn’t stay. We left everything behind,” says Nantiek, repeating the story of hundreds of families. Voices from the Field - 19 Sep 2016

Since French authorities demolished the southern half of the Jungle camp in March this year, living conditions in the northern half have become very cramped. People are fighting for space, with 1,000 new arrivals in the past month alone, local NGOs have counted, including 142 minors which makes a total of 700 minors in the Jungle now.

France

Migrants fears pile up as pressure on Jungle camp builds

Project Update - 19 Sep 2016

Somali refugees in Dadaab refugee camp carry their sick and malnourished children to a new feeding center run by MSF at the outskirts of the sprawling refugee camp.

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Reality Check: UN High-Level Meeting on Refugees and Migrants

MSF urges world leaders not to turn a blind eye on the suffering faced by millions of refugees and migrants around the globe. Report - 19 Sep 2016

TB-cabinets are important for an effective walk-in treatment. Here ambulatory treatment, psychosocial counselling for patients and their families, and social packages (nutritional support, hygiene kits and transport money) are provided to help patients adhere to treatment.
Mamasaly Mamatbakiev with his x-ray picture.

Access to Healthcare

Global commitments to stop killer diseases put to the test – lives are hanging in the balance

Falling short of the Global Fund’s modest pledging target would not only seriously undermine progress, but also be costly, both financially and in human lives. Project Update - 16 Sep 2016

The MSF mobile clinic parked in one of the IDP camps of Habbaniyah Tourist City in the Amariyat al-Fallujah area around 30 kilometers away from Fallujah. At some point in the not so distant past, Habbaniyah, which nestles the big Lake Habbaniyah, was tipped to become a top tourist attraction outside Baghdad. Nowadays, the city’s 300 plus-room hotel has been used by IDP families fleeing the violence in Fallujah and Ramadi; Lake Habbaniyah that serves as the main water reservoir is also the place where all the sewage is dumped. In July 2016, MSF’s mobile clinic has conducted a total of 1921 consultations in IDP camps the Amriyat al-Fallujah area. Morbidities include: upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and gastric disorders.

Iraq

MSF operations in Iraq

MSF continues to expand its operations in deeply affected areas of Iraq, such as Anbar province, in order to provide essential medical care to the most vulnerable. Photo Story - 16 Sep 2016

Libya

Strengthening quality of care in a health system destabilized by years of conflict

By Dr. Tane Luna, an obstetrician-gynaecologist and medical advisor on women’s health Project Update - 16 Sep 2016

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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Syrians denied access to lifesaving medical care for third consecutive month