I can’t help remembering the mutilated bodies of my friends, the blood, the smell – it’s still all there, in my head. I got pieces of shrapnel in my knee, my ankle, my hip. Today I don’t work; I survive thanks to support because I am disabled. Voices from the Field - 24 Feb 2011

Côte d'Ivoire

Mobile medical response for tens of thousands of Ivory Coast refugees near the border in Liberia

Since early December, 2010, following the post election violence and tension in Ivory Coast, tens of thousands of Ivorian fleeing their country have sought refuge on the Liberian border. Project Update - 24 Feb 2011

Cholera

Cholera cases declining in Haiti but vigilance continues

MSF is preparing to reposition its response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti. In the coming weeks, the international medical aid organization will hand over responsibility for treating cholera patients to other national and international actors capable of assuming that task. Project Update - 24 Feb 2011

Pneumonia

Pneumoccal vaccine is launched in Africa

“It’s great news that children in developing countries will finally be protected against pneumococcal diseases by getting this new vaccine,” said Dr. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Executive Director of MSF’s Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines. “But it’s very disappointing that the prices agreed with two big pharma companies will be too high for countries to afford when donor support is not or no longer available. Prices need to come down so that as many children as possible can benefit from this vaccine.” Project Update - 23 Feb 2011

War and conflict

MSF response to civil unrest in Arab countries

As civil unrest leads to violent clashes in a number of countries in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean region, emergency staff from MSF provide support to fill gaps in the medical services for people injured in the protests. Project Update - 22 Feb 2011

Access to Healthcare

How MSF decides to open a new project

MSF is always evaluating its projects and looking at other areas where our assistance may be needed. This is done through exploratory missions — or explos. Project Update - 17 Feb 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo

Reaching out to populations trapped by conflict in Congo

Slideshow available - In North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, violent conflict persists between government forces and an array of military groups. The frontlines between different armed actors constantly shift, and local people are trapped in the middle – often cut off from medical care. In and around Pinga, an MSF team has been reaching out to populations trapped by the conflict by running mobile clinics via motorbike and providing medical services to people who have no other hope of getting medical care. Voices from the Field - 16 Feb 2011

Sudan

MSF has not been expelled from Darfur

Emergency medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), wishes to correct an article published on some websites on 15 February 2011 which stated that MSF was expelled from Darfur. This is not correct. In fact it was a different medical aid organization working in Darfur, called Médecins Du Monde, that was expelled from the region.
MSF continues to provide independent medical and humanitarian assistance in both North and South Darfur. Statement - 16 Feb 2011

South Sudan

MSF provides urgent assistance in response to clashes in southern Sudan

“MSF is extremely concerned for the wounded people who may not have received assistance,” said Tim Baerwaldt, MSF Head of Mission in southern Sudan.. “It is imperative that immediate access to urgent life-saving medical care is granted by the relevant authorities to both civilians and all parties to the conflict.”
Unhindered access to all in need is required immediately. Project Update - 11 Feb 2011

Consultation medicale au centre de sante de Namitembo. *** Local Caption *** La section française travaille dans le district de Chiradzulu, au sud du pays, où près d'une personne sur sept est infectée par le virus du VIH/sida. L'ampleur des besoins, l¿augmentation continue du nombre de patients et la pénurie de personnel de santé, à Chiradzulu comme dans l'ensemble du pays, nous ont poussés à mettre en place de nouvelles approches thérapeutiques. Nous avons simplifié les protocoles de soins et délégué la prise en charge des patients à tous les centres de santé de la zone. De plus, l¿ensemble du personnel du ministère de la Santé a été formé à l'initiation aux ARV et au suivi des patients stables. En 2008, plus de 4 377 patients du district de Chiradzulu ont pu bénéficier d¿un traitement ARV. Au total, depuis le lancement du projet en 2001, ce sont plus de 12 016 patients qui sont suivis par MSF et bénéficient d¿un traitement.

Malawi

Ten years ago, MSF launched ARV treatment for its HIV/AIDS patients

Since the 1990s, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been a serious public health issue in southern Africa, in general, and in Malawi, in particular. In 1995, MSF launched an HIV/AIDS treatment program. In 2001, the first patients were placed on antiretroviral treatment. As of early 2011, 18,000 patients are now taking these drugs. Project Update - 11 Feb 2011

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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