January

MSF provides medical assistance and shelter materials to displaced people as post-election violence continues in Kenya January 1, 2008

Two kidnapped MSF aid workers are freed in Bossaso, Somalia January 2, 2008

Bombs explode around MSF hospitals in Pakistan; MSF continues to provide support and materials January 3, 2008

Fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, cuts off access to people in need of medical care January 21, 2008

MSF treats some 700 cholera patients in less than a month in Lubumbashi, DRC January 22, 2008

Blockade of the Gaza Strip sharply restricts MSF’s ability to supply hospitals, perform surgery January 22, 2008

In northern Sri Lanka, MSF provides isolated patients with medical care January 28, 2008

February

Post-election violence continues in Kenya; MSF treats wounded in Nakuru and Naivasha February 1, 2008

MSF treats wounded in N’Djamena, Chad, after coup attempt February 2, 2008

Chadian refugees stream into Cameroon; MSF provides medical assistance February 8, 2008

MSF treats more than 4,000 for cholera in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province February 13, 2008

When insecurity in the Birak region of Chad forces NGOs to evacuate, MSF calls for assistance for the area’s Sudanese refugees February 23, 2008

Some Hmong refugees in Thailand are returned to Lao PDR, confirming fears of forced repatriation February 27, 2008

March

After fighting breaks out in Gaza City, MSF reopens clinic to treat wounded and relieve overloaded hospitals March 3, 2008

With January ceasefire agreement failing to quell violence, MSF increases activity in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo March 12, 2008

In Georgia and Abkhazia, MSF offers home care for multidrug-resistant TB patients March 20, 2008

Hepatitis E and cholera outbreaks prompt MSF’s response in northern Uganda March 20, 2008

MSF treats the wounded in western Democratic Republic of Congo violence March 21, 2008

MSF assesses needs of thousands of displaced Sudanese in northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, southern Sudan March 31, 2008

April

MSF closes medical project in Kismayo, Somalia, due to insecurity April 3, 2008

MSF vaccinates nearly 300,000 children against measles in Niger April 4, 2008

Iraqi hospitals receive nearly 80 tons of medical supplies from MSF April 9, 2008

MSF treats victims of violence after protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 11, 2008

A new fixed-dose combination drug against malaria, developed by the MSF-supported Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, is released April 18, 2008

Fuel crisis in Gaza forces MSF to scale back medical activities April 24, 2008

May

MSF teams in Myanmar assess cyclone-affected areas; provide emergency aid and medical care May 6, 2008

MSF closes its medical project in Bossaso, Somalia, following kidnappings of aid workers May 7, 2008

Cargo planes carrying 110 tons of MSF relief materials arrive in Myanmar May 11, 2008

MSF speaks out after witnessing forced return and resettlement of displaced people in a western Kenyan displaced-persons camp May 16, 2008

MSF teams work in China’s Sichuan province after powerful earthquake May 16, 2008

Violence against migrants breaks out in Johannesburg; MSF provides medical treatment May 20, 2008

MSF treats wounded in Abyei, southern Sudan, in conflict between armed groups May 22, 2008

MSF vaccinates 300,000 against meningitis in Niger May 23, 2008

Following reports of high malnutrition rates, MSF begins nutritional intervention in southern Ethiopia May 27, 2008

Fire ravages Hmong refugee camp in northern Thailand where MSF is sole medical provider May 27, 2008

MSF supplies hospitals with materials to treat 40 burn patients after bombing in Sinjar, Iraq May 30, 2008

June

At the UN Food Crisis Summit, MSF speaks out for adoption of new nutrition strategies June 2, 2008

MSF expands nutrition programs in southern Ethiopia June 5, 2008

MSF calls urgently for more assistance to the people of Mount Elgon, Kenya, trapped in an armed conflict June 17, 2008

MSF suspends activities in northern Yemen due to insecurity June 17, 2008

MSF treats those injured during fighting in eastern Chad June 17, 2008

MSF releases No Choice, a report on Somali and Ethiopian migrants traversing the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, and calls for more humanitarian assistance June 19, 2008

Thailand forcibly returns hundreds of Hmong refugees to Lao PDR June 25, 2008

MSF calls on South African authorities immediately to stop deportation of Zimbabweans June 28, 2008

July

Amid a world food crisis, MSF calls on G8 leaders to take concrete action to save the most vulnerable populations July 3, 2008

UNITAID takes steps toward a patent pool for medicines; MSF releases statement of support July 9, 2008

MSF project in Somali region of Ethiopia is suspended due to problems with authorities July 10, 2008

At EU Mediterranean Summit, MSF calls on participants to improve conditions for migrants arriving in southern Europe July 11, 2008

Niger directs MSF to suspend malnutrition project; MSF seeks to continue working July 26, 2008

More than 16,700 patients are treated for severe malnutrition at MSF projects in southern Ethiopia July 31, 2008

August

Following violent assaults on staff, MSF teams evacuate North Darfur August 1, 2008

MSF presents medical data from its HIV projects at International AIDS Conference in Mexico City August 1, 2008

After three children are severely wounded by unexploded ordnance in Chad, MSF calls for education and removal of such devices August 6, 2008

Violence breaks out in Georgia; MSF assesses conflict areas August 14, 2008

MSF provides relief supplies and medical care to those displaced by violence in Georgia August 20, 2008

More than 20,000 severely malnourished patients are treated by MSF in southern Ethiopia August 20, 2008

MSF treats more than 60 people wounded during violence in Kalma Camp, Darfur, Sudan August 25, 2008

September

Insecurity forces MSF to close Mogadishu, Somalia, clinic, leaving thousands without medical care September 2, 2008

MSF supports Brazil’s rejection of a patent on an essential AIDS medicine September 3, 2008

MSF provides medical care and emergency supplies in India’s flooded Bihar region September 5, 2008

After successive hurricanes hit Haiti, MSF provides medical assistance to badly affected Gonaïves September 7, 2008

MSF treats the survivors who crossed the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen on a smuggler’s boat. At least 29 passengers died September 10, 2008

Heavy fighting breaks out in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo; MSF teams are evacuated, redeployed September 11, 2008

MSF withdraws from insecure area of Sri Lanka following government directive; expresses concern for population left without medical care September 12, 2008

MSF treats patients amid cholera outbreak in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe September 16, 2008

MSF reports an alarming increase in hepatitis E in northern Uganda September 17, 2008

At a meeting in Geneva, MSF calls on WHO nutrition experts to develop new recommendations for treating malnourished children September 29, 2008

MSF releases Full Prescription, a report on improving treatment of malaria based on experiences in Sierra Leone, Chad, and Mali September 30, 2008

October

New agreement is drafted granting MSF ability to work in Maradi region of Niger, but finalization is blocked October 1, 2008

Violence increases in Mogadishu, Somalia; MSF treats the wounded October 2, 2008 MSF facilities are robbed as security deteriorates in eastern Chad October 2, 2008

As violence spikes in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, MSF releases a statement saying the international community is failing the people of North Kivu October 6, 2008

More than 10,000 people are affected by cholera in Guinea Bissau; MSF assists in treating them October 24, 2008

Sudanese authorities threaten to suspend MSF activities in South Darfur October 27, 2008

MSF team is dispatched to villages hit by earthquake in Pakistan October 29, 2008

Renewed fighting causes thousands to flee within Kivu regions of Democratic Republic of Congo; MSF medical teams work around the clock October 29, 2008

MSF nutrition project in Maradi, Niger, is suspended by the government without explanation; aid team is forced to leave October 30, 2008

November

Sixty refugees found dead on Yemen coast after crossing Gulf of Aden in smugglers’ boats; MSF treats survivors November 1, 2008

MSF hospital for emergency obstetric care in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is overwhelmed by patients, due in part to ongoing hospital strikes in the capital November 7, 2008

MSF treats people wounded in Haiti school collapse November 7, 2008

MSF is forced to close mental-health programs in South Darfur November 7, 2008

More people are displaced and wounded in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo; MSF continues to provide medical care November 7, 2008

Cholera grips Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital; MSF responds November 14, 2008

MSF launches “Condition: Critical,” a multimedia initiative highlighting plight of civilians caught in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s war November 20, 2008

MSF teams assess nutritional conditions across Haiti November 21, 2008

December

Cholera outbreak in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, overwhelms health structures; MSF sets up cholera treatment facilities December 1, 2008

MSF treats about 4,000 cholera patients in Harare and 1,300 in Mudzi district, Zimbabwe December 4, 2008

At least 28 Ethiopian and Somali refugees die during journey across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen between December 1 and December 5; MSF treats 475 survivors December 5, 2008