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Democratic Republic of Congo

Offering free health care in a neglected region of the DRC

By taking over the hospital in Lubutu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières aims to fight mortality in an area hit by a catastrophic health crisis. Project Update - 26 Feb 2007
 
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Mozambique

Flood waters in Mozambique displace 120,000 people

MSF has decided to concentrate its operations in the south of the Mutarara district, in the area of Inhangoma, just between the two provinces of Sofala and Zambezia and in the Mopeia and Chinde districts, in the south of Zambezia province. Project Update - 22 Feb 2007
 
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Access to medicines

Former Swiss president joins call for Novartis to drop its case in India

Former President of the Swiss Confederation Ruth Dreifuss voiced her concern today about the impact Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis' legal challenge against the Indian government could have on access to essential medicines across the globe. Project Update - 16 Feb 2007
 
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India

Church leaders call on Novartis to drop legal case in India

The decision in this case will affect access to thousands of other medicines in India, including anti-retroviral (ARV) medicines to treat HIV. Generic manufacture of older, first-line ARVs has made prices affordable, but as resistance and adverse reactions develop there is a great need for access to newer second-line drugs that are still very expensive.
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Project Update - 16 Feb 2007
 
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Access to Healthcare

INVISIBLES: A film with five stories about forgotten crises

The INVISIBLES are those we do not want to see, but who end up appearing inside our fears and our unease, among other things, because they never stop existing. Project Update - 16 Feb 2007
 
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Uganda

MSF responds to meningitis epidemic in the West Nile region of northern Uganda

Since the first cases of meningococcal meningitis A were confirmed in two districts of the West Nile region of northern Uganda in early January, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working closely with the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce mortality, minimize the spread of the epidemic, and strengthen the epidemiological-surveillance system. Project Update - 14 Feb 2007
 
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Guinea

MSF emergency response in Conakry and Gueckedou

"Is not the first time that we have to set up an emergency preparedness plan in Conakry. In fact, we already did it less than one month ago, when the situation deteriorated as a consequence of another general and unlimited strike," said Sergio Martin, MSF Head of Mission in Guinea. Project Update - 13 Feb 2007
 
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Guinea

Curfew and airport closure hamper emergency care in Guinea

"How are we supposed to transport patients that need specialist treatment if we are not allowed to move between health facilities? We are trying to get an exemption, but up till now none has been granted," asks Sergio Martin, MSF head of Mission in Guinea. Press Release - 13 Feb 2007
 
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Indonesia

MSF mobile clinics serve Indonesia's flooded capital, Jakarta

"The waters are receding and people start returning home," says Fransen. "Hopefully from here on the situation will improve. But we keep a close eye on things and remain ready to start new activities whenever needed." Project Update - 9 Feb 2007
 
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Chad

Fighting in eastern Chad: MSF treats 140 wounded

MSF maintains a surgical team in Adré hospital in eastern Chad, and on February 1 treated more than 140 wounded following fighting between rebel and government forces. Project Update - 7 Feb 2007
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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