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Press Release

US and EU Derailing Ten-year Process to Create Health Research & Development Convention

2012 © MSF

The US and European Union delegations to the World Health Assembly are blocking efforts to move towards a binding convention on health R&D aimed at filling critical medical gaps for people in developing countries.

Sudan 2012 © MSF

Press Release

100,000 People Without Essential Health Care in North Darfur

May 22, 2012

Increasing restrictions imposed by Sudanese authorities have forced MSF to suspend most of its medical activities in the Jebel Si region of North Darfur State in Sudan. 

Chad 2012 © Andrea Bussotti/MSF

Voice from the Field

Fighting Unusually High Malnutrition Rates in Chad and Preparing for Worse

May 23, 2012

As a food crisis spreads and malnutrition levels continue to rise, MSF is expanding the number of emergency malnutrition treatment programs it is operating in the country. 

2012 © Google

Press Release

MSF Treats Bomb-Blast Victims in Yemen

May 21, 2012

In Yemen, MSF teams have treated over 50 people in the last week amidst increased violence in the south of the country.

South Sudan 2011 © Avril Benoit/MSF

Press Release

New Global Vaccine Strategy Glosses Over Basic Immunization Gaps

May 15, 2012

A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar action plan for global vaccination may fail to deliver if it does not directly address the weaknesses in routine immunization programs. 

Afghanistan 2012 © Michael Goldfarb/MSF

Slideshow

Trauma Care Where There Was None in Northern Afghanistan

May 21, 2012

Before the opening of the MSF surgical hospital in Kunduz Province, few people with severe injuries received the trauma care they needed.

Ethiopia 2011 © Michael Tsegaye

Field News

Handing Over the Somali Refugee Project in Ethiopia

May 24, 2012

In May 2012, after successfully coping with a humanitarian crisis, MSF handed over its project in Hiloweyn refugee camp to an Ethiopian refugee agency.

Syria 2012 © MSF

Press Release

Syria: Safety of Wounded and Medical Workers Must Be Prioritized

May 14, 2012

Wounded people and medical workers remain targeted and threatened in parts of Syria, preventing people from receiving life-saving emergency medical care.

Burkina Faso 2012 © Aurelie Baumel/MSF

Press Release

Malian Refugees Urgently Need International Aid

May 11, 2012

Refugees from the West African country of Mali face insufficient levels of assistance in camps rife with disease and malnutrition where the looming rainy season will further complicate the deployment of aid. 

Nigeria 2012 © Olga Overbeek/MSF

Press Release

Nigeria Lead Poisoning Crisis—Now Is the Time for Action

May 11, 2012

The Nigerian government must commit significant resources to respond to a lead poisoning epidemic in Zamfara State, which has sickened thousands of children since 2010. 

Haiti 2011 © Frederik Matte/MSF

Press Release

Haiti Unprepared in the Face of Resurgent Cholera

May 9, 2012

Cholera cases are on the rise in Haiti following the onset of the rainy season, and the country is not adequately prepared to combat the deadly disease. 

DRC 2012 © Emily Lynch/MSF

Field News

Despite Intensifying Conflict in North Kivu, MSF Continues to Provide Health Care

May 4, 2012

Despite the growing complexity of an already unstable situation in North Kivu, MSF continues to provide primary and secondary health care to the population. 

Video

South Sudan: Aid Needed Before the Rains Start

May 11, 2012

Ninety-thousand refugees fleeing conflict have taken refuge in the camps of Jamam and Doro. Aid is desperately needed before the rainy season complicates access to the camps.

Angola 1999 © H.J. Burkard

Press Release

New MSF Book Reveals Perils of Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones

January 30, 2012

The new book Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed takes readers behind the scenes of MSF's humanitarian action. 
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