MSF teams have vaccinated children and young people in the region of Bunyakiri and Tushunguti, an area that is particularly difficult to access and cannot be reached by any kind of vehicle. Project Update - 26 Jun 2015

Mediterranean migration

Migration: MSF's response to European council meeting

Comments in response to the European Council meeting on migration by Aurelie Ponthieu, Migration Advisor for MSF Speech - 26 Jun 2015

Abdul Wahab is a farmer and he was caught in a crossfire in his own field trying to harvest. He was taken from his district of Imam Sahib to Kunduz City by local villagers. The road was very unsafe and it took more than an hour.

Afghanistan

Scores of wounded treated after heavy fighting in Kunduz province

Heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and armed opposition groups in the north-eastern province of Kunduz have led to a surge in wounded arriving at Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz city. Press Release - 25 Jun 2015

Yemen

Crisis update – 25 June 2015

In Yemen, MSF works in Aden, Al-Dhale’, Taiz, Sa’ada, Amran, Hajja, Ibb and Sana’a. MSF has brought into the country 105 tons of humanitarian aid to the facilities it is running and supporting in Yemen. Crisis Update - 25 Jun 2015

Kenya

Dadaab refugees - a plea for dignity

"People in Dadaab remain nearly 100 percent dependent on humanitarian aid. (..) Now is the time to make some tough choices and define some permanent solutions." An op-ed by Charles Gaudry, Head of Mission for MSF, Kenya Voices from the Field - 23 Jun 2015

usually, once rescued, people sit peacefully and rest under the shadow netting on the Phoenix’s main deck.

Mediterranean migration

EU leaders orchestrating humanitarian crisis on Europe’s shores

MSF calls on EU leaders to radically rethink their policies to offer safe and legal ways for people to seek refuge and asylum in Europe. Press Release - 23 Jun 2015

Kailahun. Sierra Leone. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola Treatment Centre. A nurse enters the high-risk area after getting dressed with protective clothing.

International Activity Report 2014

Annual Report - 22 Jun 2015

MSF Staff administrate an oral vaccine to a boy at the Nyaragusu refugee camp.

MSF is carrying out an oral cholera vaccination campaign in Nyaragusurefugee camp in Tanzania for 56,000 Burundian refugees. A cholera outbreak began among the refugees in mid-May. As at 22 June, some 3,086 cases and 34 deaths have been reported in Tanzania.

Tanzania

MSF to carry out oral cholera vaccination for Burundian and Congolese refugees

115,000 refugees to be vaccinated against cholera this month. "Although the number of cholera cases is low at the moment, another influx of people from Burundi could put further strain on existing services, and the risk of another outbreak remains high.” says MSF Emergency Coordinator. Project Update - 22 Jun 2015

In Idlib area, MSF runs a 15 bed hospital dedicated to the treatment of burn patients.The treatment requires debridments, change of dressings done in the operating theater under anesthaesia, skin graft and physiotherapy sessions. The hospital has also an emergency room where MSF treats medical cases

Syria

Fuel shortage puts health structures at risk

Shortage of fuel is putting health structures and lives at risk. MSF has responded by providing 6,200 litres of fuel, however, this is not enough and will only have a short term impact. Press Release - 22 Jun 2015

MSF mobile clinic in Forkouloum. Forkouloum is a village located few kilometers from Ngouboua which have been attacked by Boko Haram in February. Many people are displaced in the area and this mobile clinic is their only way to have healthcare. Each week MSF make 850 consultations mainly for diahhreoa and respiratory infections.

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Lake Chad: Waves of displacement and fear

Due to the conflict in Nigeria and the regular attacks around Lake Chad, there are today more than 1.5 million displaced people in the region looking for safety. Project Update - 19 Jun 2015

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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MSF teams vaccinate 42,000 children against measles in the region of Bunyakiri