Stories From the Field - Doctors Without Borders

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Stories From the Field Our medical teams often witness violence, atrocities, and neglect in the course of their work, much of which occurs in places that rarely receive international attention. The stories below represent our effort to bear witness to these crises on behalf of our patients. Field News: May 24, 2013 Through Northern DRC with a Fridge MSF's mobile sleeping sickness teams travel to extremely remote areas to treat sleeping sickness. Read more » Field News: May 24, 2013 Working to Treat and Prevent Fistula in Burundi Obstetric fistulas affect some two million women worldwide. MSF is training gynecologists to treat this devastating condition. Read more » Field News: May 23, 2013 Treating Cholera Patients in Northern Niger Cholera has broken out in northern Niger, in an area now inhabited by large numbers of Malian refugees who fled conflict in their homeland. Read more » More: DRC: Renewed Fighting Puts Thousands of Displaced Civilians in the Crossfire 10,000 Syrians Seek Shelter Near Turkish Border From Damascus to Ain el-Helweh: Palestinians in Syria Flee to Lebanon In Central African Republic, the Violence Has Ended But the Emergency Continues South Sudan: MSF Hospital Severely Damaged in Intentional Attack DRC: MSF Treats Survivors of Attack on Village in North Kivu More stories » Videos Jordan: Shattered Lives in the Middle East Malawi: A Clearer Picture of the AIDS Epidemic South Sudan: Preparing for the Rainy Season A Young Syrian Woman Shot By a Sniper Gets Assistance as a Refugee Meet 2-Year-Old Nyota, a Malaria Survivor in Congo More videos » Slideshows A Critical Situation for Sudanese Refugees in Yida Iraqi Civilians Injured in War Get the Treatment They Need Surviving Two Years of Treatment for Drug-Resistant TB in Kyrgyzstan More slideshows » Audio A Doctor Returns to Somaliland The Struggle for Basic Medical Care in North Kivu, DRC Fighting a Deadly Measles Outbreak Amid Insecurity in Somalia More audio » View by year:	86 cents of every dollar supports our programs. ABOUT OUR WORK Learn more about how we work or view stories from the field. MSF midwife, Rebecca Ullman, talks about the difficult decisions she had to make in Ivory Coast. Doctors Without Borders in your inbox: Enter your email address for updates on our work. Subscribe to Doctors Without Borders Follow @MSF_USA
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