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In South Sudan, 40,000 people are crowded into a flooded United Nations Protection of Civilians compound in Bentiu, Unity State. Living conditions are horrific but it is the only refuge they have from widespread armed violence outside. (August 2014)
South Sudan

Living conditions an affront to human dignity in Bentiu camp, South Sudan

By Ivan Gayton, MSF emergency coordinator in Bentiu, South Sudan
Project Update - 8 Aug 2014
 
In response to the current emergency, MSF is supporting Al Shifa hospital in Gaza city with a full surgical team and emergency medical equipment. MSF has made donations from its emergency stocks to the central pharmacy for the north and south of the Gaza Strip. MSF’s post-operative clinic in Gaza is running at only 10 to 30 percent of its capacity due to the intensity of the bombing, which is preventing patients from reaching the clinic. MSF’s regular activities in Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, have been interrupted by the conflict. MSF has been working in Gaza for more than 10 years, providing medical, surgical and psychological care; its teams also responded to the emergencies in 2009 and 2012.
Palestine

The ceasefire only lasted three days

"Yesterday, all people talked about was the ceasefire and whether it would be extended; today, we know the answer" Project Update - 8 Aug 2014
 
Armand Sprecher, MSF OCB Public Health Specialist.
Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola treatment: Interview with Dr Armand Sprecher, MSF doctor specialised in hemorrhagic fevers

Ebola treatment: Interview with Dr Armand Sprecher, MSF doctor specialised in hemorrhagic fevers Voices from the Field - 8 Aug 2014
 
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Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers

Official MSF response to the WHO declaring Ebola an international public health emergency

Declaring Ebola an international emergency shows how seriously WHO is taking the outbreak; but statements won’t save lives Project Update - 8 Aug 2014
 
Kailahun. Sierra Leone. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola Treatment Centre. A hygienist wearing protective clothing enters in the high-risk area of the Treatment Centre.
Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers

MSF operational update for Ebola outbreak in west Africa

Emergency teams from MSF are continuing their efforts to fight the Ebola epidemic in west Africa Project Update - 8 Aug 2014
 
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Palestine

“I only hope that the truce will hold”

In the two days since the ceasefire, Dr Abu Abed and his family have been making the most of the return to calm, hoping that the truce will last Project Update - 7 Aug 2014
 
MSF office in Gaza city. *** Local Caption *** The number of people in the Gaza Strip suffering the after-effects of serious injuries has increased in recent years. However, with the embargo currently in effect, it is very difficult to obtain access to appropriate, specialized care. In July 2010, MSF signed an agreement with the Gaza health authorities and opened a reconstructive surgery program.This kind of joint program also provides an opportunity for MSF staff and Gaza doctors to exchange and share medical, surgical and anesthetic techniques, particularly with regard to treating young children.<br/>

Le nombre de personnes souffrant de séquelles de blessures graves a augmenté dans la bande de Gaza ces dernières années. Or, dans ce Territoire sous embargo, il est très difficile d avoir accès aux soins spécialisés et adaptés. En juillet 2010, MSF a signé un accord avec les autorités sanitaires de Gaza et a ouvert un projet de chirurgie réparatrice. Ce type de programme conjoint est aussi l occasion, pour les personnels MSF et les médecins de Gaza, d échanger et de partager des techniques médicales, chirurgicales et anesthésiques, notamment en ce qui concerne la prise en charge des jeunes enfants.
Palestine

"I only hope that the truce will hold"

Dr. Abu Abed is a Palestinian from Gaza who has worked for MSF for the past ten years. Since Israel launched its offensive in early July, he has been coordinating MSF’s medical activities in Gaza. blogs.msf.org - 7 Aug 2014
HIV/AIDS

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome)

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome).
Journal article - 7 Aug 2014
 
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Palestine

The truce has finally been respected

A three-day ceasefire has come into force in Gaza. Michèle Beck, medical team leader for MSF, describes the situation on the ground. Voices from the Field - 6 Aug 2014
 
CAG (Community ART Group) meeting.
Maputo, Mozambique.
Access to medicines

Pushing the envelope

Since the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GF) cancelled its funding round in 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), governments, and people affected by the three diseases have all called for international efforts to scale up HIV, TB and malaria programmes to be put back on track. Report - 6 Aug 2014
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.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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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