Worldwide, an estimated 58 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year. While hepatitis C can be cured, few people have access to treatment. Topic

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Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E is transmitted by ingesting water contaminated by an infected person’s faeces. Outbreaks are often documented in places with poor sanitation, like camps for refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). Hepatitis E commonly causes only a mild short-term illness. Topic

Maria Atonio, 43-years-old farmer from Macomia, talks to MSF’s Clinical Officer Mussa Rahamane Waide at MSF’s Clinic in Nanga, to receive ART and monitor her health.

Maria was displaced in 2020 when Macomia village was attacked and returned home in 2022. Since she returned to Macomia, Maria has been collecting Anti-retroviral treatment at MSF’s clinic in Nanga.

“Since June 2022, I have been coming to this clinic to collect my medication. I come once a month usually, and the services are quite good – the staff are very friendly and make us feel welcome and comfortable. I take my medication very seriously – one pill every morning.” Says Maria.

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HIV/AIDS

Around 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes, while 1.3 million people became newly infected with the HIV virus in 2022. Topic

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Kala azar

Hundreds of millions of people are at risk of infection with kala azar - one of the world's most dangerous parasitic diseases. Only malaria is more deadly. Topic

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Malaria

Each year, malaria kills over 600,000 people. Three-quarters of all deaths are children under five years of age. Topic

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Malnutrition

More than 224 million children around the world last year suffered from malnutrition. It is the underlying contributing factor in nearly half of the deaths of children under five years of age. Topic

The waiting room in ward 4C where MSF's cervical cancer project is located at Queens Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.

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Women's health

An estimated 99 per cent of women who die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications live in developing countries. Most of these deaths are preventable. Topic

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Measles

In 2023, our teams vaccinated 3.3 million people against measles in response to outbreaks. But the highly contagious viral disease remains one of the leading killers of young children. Topic

Sabiti Lukalaba vient de finir son traitement contre la méningite, il rentre à la maison dans les minutes qui suivent; les signes de la méningite ont disparu; il vient de passer cinq jours à l’hôpital général de Banalia.

MSF soutient les efforts du à Ministère Provinciale de la Santé dans cette zone de la Province de la Tshopo en RDC dans la lutte contre cette maladie potentiellement mortelle.

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Meningitis

Meningococcal meningitis is a highly contagious bacterial form of meningitis – a serious inflammation of the meninges – the thin lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Topic

On July 11, 2023, about 30 MSF volunteers from the villages of Internatsional, Arka-1 and Eski-Oochu et al., Leilek district, Batken oblast, took part in a training on psychological first aid, stress management, behavior recognition, and psychological support for children affected by emergencies.

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Mental health

Where we work, we may see people with a mental illness or confronting distressing situations, such as violence, loss or displacement. Mental health support can be crucial to help people cope. Topic

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)

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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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