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At Any Price?
Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones

Recording of the Jan. 31st webcast

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Syria: Medicine as a Weapon of Persecution

Syria 2012 © MSF

The Syrian regime is conducting a campaign of unrelenting repression against people wounded in demonstrations and the medical workers trying to treat them, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.

Somalia 2011 © Sven Torfinn

Voice from the Field

Somalia: "Today the Child is Completely Different Than [the] Day He Was Admitted"

February 2, 2012

Four-year-old Khalif's uncle brought him 37 miles to Kismayo to receive treatment at MSF's inpatient therapeutic feeding center.

Angola 1999 © H.J. Burkard

Press Release

New Doctors Without Borders 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. 

Lebanon 2010 © Dina Debbas

Field News

Lebanon: Healing Those Deeply Affected

February 7, 2012

MSF has opened a new project in northern Lebanon following the arrival of 4,500 Syrians fleeing unrest in their country.

Libya 2011 © MSF

Press Release

Libya: Detainees Tortured and Denied Medical Care

January 26, 2012

Because detainees are being tortured and denied urgent medical care, MSF is suspending operations in Misrata's detention centers.

©Heather Whalen/MSF

Press Release

"Even Running Away Is Not Enough": Attacks in Jonglei, South Sudan, Perpetuate Extreme Violence

January 24, 2012

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of extreme inter-communal violence in Jonglei state in South Sudan. 

Somalia 2011 © Martina Bacigalupo

Press Release

MSF Closes Two Large Medical Centers in Mogadishu after Killings of Staff

January 19, 2012

Following the tragic killings of two staff members in Mogadishu on December 29, 2011, MSF has been forced to end all activities in the Hodan district of the capital.

CAR 2011 © Anna Surinyach

Op-Eds & Articles

What Uniting to Combat Tropical Diseases Will Really Require

January 31, 2012

In this op-ed Dr. Unni Karunakara, international president of MSF, calls for increased commitment to the elimination of neglected diseases.

DRC 2011 © Robin Meldrum

Press Release

DRC: Majority of People Living with HIV Denied Treatment

January 25, 2012

The vast majority of people living with the AIDS virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo are deprived of lifesaving treatment.

Video

Haiti: Month In Review

January 18, 2012

On the two-year anniversary of the massive 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 500,000 people are still officially displaced and access to health care is nearly non-existent. MSF operates several emergency healthcare structures in Haiti, offering surgery, obstetric care, physiotherapy, and more.

Turkey 2011 © Knut Maehlumshagen

Field News

Turkey: Mental Health Support Helps Earthquake Survivors Cope

January 26, 2012

Three months after two earthquakes hit Van province, MSF is helping survivors cope through a mental health program.

DRC 2011 © MSF

Field Blogs

MSF Blogs: Battling through the Malaria Season in DRC

January 19, 2012

Working in a remote clinic in DRC brings daily challenges—and growing queues. Dr. Chris Bird blogs from the hospital in Kimbi Lulenge health zone in Lulimba. 

India 2012 © MSF

Voice from the Field

India: Providing Health Care in Chhatisgarh

January 19, 2012

People living in tribal villages in central India are caught up in the conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces.

Libya © Tristan Pfund/MSF

Alert Article

The Year in Pictures 2011

January 3, 2012

The Year in Pictures highlights, through some of our most striking images, the contexts that figured prominently in MSF's work and advocacy last year.

Press Release

Central African Republic Mortality Rate Reaches Emergency Levels

December 12, 2011

CAR is in the grips of a chronic medical emergency, according to the MSF report "Central African Republic: State of Silent Crisis".

Resource

A Refugee Camp on the Web

What would you do if you and your family were forced from your home by war, violence, or disaster? Visit MSF's interactive "A Refugee Camp On The Web" to experience what 42 million people worldwide face every day.

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