Fall/Winter 2007
This issue includes a special report on MSF's global campaign to increase access to a lifesaving treatment for malnutrition, an update on the war in Somalia, and a journal from an MSF staff member working in Colombia's conflict zone.

Spring/Summer 2007
In this issue, reports on MSF's surgical program for victims of the conflict in Iraq, the organization's response to displaced people in eastern Chad, and one woman's life with HIV/AIDS.

Winter 2006
From Lebanon to Niger, and to Colombia and Sudan, a special "Year in Pictures" issue of Alert looks back at 2006 through the lens of some of the world's top photographers.

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Fall 2006
In this issue of Alert, reports on the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis; efforts to combat sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and a nurse's field journal from southern Sudan as well as other updates on MSF programs around the world.

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Summer 2006
In this issue of Alert, reports on the deteriorating situation in Darfur, Sudan; the constant fear for the nearly three million displaced people in Colombia; and a meningitist outbreak in northern Nigeria as well as other updates on MSF programs around the world.

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Spring 2006
MSF emergency teams respond to fresh outbreaks of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province. An orthopedic surgeon from Connecticut treats victims of the massive earthquake that struck Pakistan and India. An inside look at the medical research and development crisis. These are just some of the topics covered in this issue of Alert.

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Winter 2005
This special "Year in Pictures" issue of Alert draws on the work of some exceptional photographers. Included in this issue is a selection of images from five world-renowned photographers from the VII photo agency—Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey—who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with MSF. Also, photographer Ashley Gilbertson of Aurora Photos takes us to Nanning, China.

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Fall 2005
MSF emergency medical teams respond the earthquake that devastated Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir. Violence stalks civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Refusing to die of HIV/AIDS in Guatemala. How MSF's work to innovate care of acute malnutrition saves thousands of children in Niger. Treating tuberculosis in nomads in northern Ethiopia. All in this issue of Alert.

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Summer 2005
An urban war raging in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, and MSF on the frontlines bringing emergency medical care to the victims. The emergence of a nutritional crisis in Niger. A photo essay on the ongoing plight of the more than 1.5 million displaced people in the Darfur region of Sudan. All in this issue of Alert.

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Spring 2005
From the rise of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS co-infection to multidrug-resistant forms of the disease, an in-depth look into the emerging challenges of the TB crisis. An emergency intervention in the face of the December 26, 2004, South Asian tsunami. All in this issue of Alert.

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Winter 2004
A forgotten war in northern Uganda. Violence in Ivory Coast. MSF's efforts to fight measles in Darfur. Mental health care in times of conflict. Responding to emergencies in the Congo. On the frontlines of AIDS treatment. Closing programs in Iraq. All in this issue of Alert.

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Fall 2004
MSF responds to the needs of civilians in Darfur, Sudan, who face ongoing violence against civilians and malnutrition. Following the assassination of five of its aid workers in June 2004, MSF closes all its medical programs in Afghanistan. A photo essay captures images of 24 years of assistance to the Afghan people. Mobile clinics bring medical care to Colombians trapped in civil war. All in this issue of Alert.

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Summer 2004

Hundreds of thousands have fled conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan--now famine looms. Civilians remain the prime target of violence in northern Uganda. The neglected disease Chagas is one of the biggest killers in Bolivia. Learn how MSF is responding to these crises and others in the summer issue.

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Spring 2004

The spring issue includes articles on MSF's efforts to treat rape survivors in Congo Republic and to aid isolated populations in Afghanistan as well as updates on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The issue also includes our annual "Top Ten List of Most Underreported Stories in 2003."

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Winter 2003

The special issue on HIV/AIDS informs readers about the state of the world's AIDS epidemic and the urgent need to expand treatment. It also describes aspects of MSF's HIV/AIDS projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the former Soviet Union and emphasizes the elements needed to guarantee successful programs.

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Fall 2003

The fall issue highlights MSF's work during 18 years of civil war in Sri Lanka and its decision to scale back operations there. It also focuses on the current violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the war in Liberia, the public health impact of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement, an update on efforts to secure the release of MSF volunteer Arjan Erkel now held for more than a year in Dagestan, and MSF-USA's Frontline Reports discussion series.

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Summer 2003

The summer issue focuses on Liberia's civilian population which has been severely affected by years of war. It also includes pieces on the mental effects of conflict in Kashmir, a look back at MSF's intervention in Angola one year after the 2002 famine, highlights from the new National Geographic documentary on MSF's work in the field, an update on the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Central African Republic refugees in Chad and more.

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Spring 2003
Neglected diseases: forgotten lives

This special issue reveals why more than 14 million people die every year from treatable, infectious diseases. Other stories include an update on MSF's work confronting SARS in Vietnam and Hong Kong and news about its medical teams in Baghdad.

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Winter 2002/2003

This issue features stories on Sudan's ongoing violence and the effect on health and access to aid, the year's most underreported humanitarian stories, Moscow's homeless, a traveling exhibit on the crisis in access to essential medicines, field news and much more.

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Summer 2001
Treating HIV/AIDS

What is keeping HIV/AIDS treatment from being available to patients? How can we ensure that the sick receive the life-saving drugs they deserve? This special issue focuses on the current barriers to treatment—both real and imagined—and the successful MSF antiretroviral projects which are proving that treatment is feasible for HIV/AIDS patients worldwide.

Spring 2001
MSF and Bearing Witness

This special issue features a letter from MSF-USA's new Executive Director, a discussion of recent cases where MSF has spoken out, field news and more!