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Summer 2009

Humanitarian Space

This edition of Alert comes to you in the aftermath of major violence and upheaval for civilians in northern Sri Lanka. Many were killed and injured during the first months of this year in a war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan army.

100 Years of Neglect: Chagas Disease in Bolivia

Primarily affecting poor people throughout Central and South America, an estimated 14 million people have Chagas disease, and about 15,000 die from it every year.

Myanmar: Delivering Care to Isolated Rohingya

During the rainy season, which would coincide with the hunger gap—the time just before the next harvest when food stocks dwindle—we would treat more than 1,200 severely and moderately malnourished children every week. Because of this great need, we refused to allow anything to interfere with our activities.

No Refuge, Access Denied: Zimbabweans in South Africa Struggle to Survive

Despite the fact that many Zimbabweans risk their lives to flee Zimbabwe, the South African government has historically characterised them as ‘voluntary economic migrants’ and aggressively deported them. Zimbabweans say they had little choice but to leave and thousands continue to cross the border every day, legally and illegally, as a matter of survival.
Alert Summer 2009

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Summer 2009
Vol. 11 No. 9

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The Photographer

The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders is a book that uses photographs, illustrations and text to tell the powerful story of clandestine operations Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) undertook to assist Afghan people after the 1979 Soviet invasion.

Hold a Fundraiser for MSF

Are you a marathoner, a triathlete, or just want to get out there and walk for a good cause? Are you planning a wedding, a birthday party, or Bat Mitzvah? Connect with friends and family to make a real difference and raise awareness in your community by holding a fundraising event for MSF. Join a committed group of thousands of people around the country who are helping MSF deliver emergency medical assistance to people affected by crisis and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries around the world. We’ve made it easy to plan a successful fundraiser. Visit our fundraiser page  to get ideas and use our online resources to create your own fundraising webpage, print flyers, and request our official Action Kit. Together, we can save more lives.

Make a Gift for Life

The Charitable Gift Annuity makes it easy to provide for our future as well as your own. When you set up a gift annuity of at least $5,000 with MSF, you will receive fixed payments for life and an immediate income tax deduction. Minimum age when payments begin is 65. For more information about Charitable Gift Annuities, including a complimentary personalized illustration of how a gift annuity could work for you, please contact: Beth Golden, Planned Giving Officer at (212) 655-3771 or plannedgiving@newyork.msf.org.