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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) frequently publishes updates, press releases, and other forms of communication about its work in more than 60 countries around the world. See the list below for the most recent updates or search by location, topic, or year.

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Chad: Preventing the Spread of a Cholera Epidemic

November 17, 2017

Since September, a cholera epidemic in Chad has followed the meandering path of the Bahr-Azoum river—used by many for washing, bathing, and even drinking—southward from the eastern Sila region to the more heavily populated district of Am Timan, in Salamat region, near the border with Central African Republic.
Press release

Doctors Without Borders Calls for Assistance to Curb Hepatitis E Outbreak in Am Timan, Chad

February 08, 2017

NEW YORK/N’AJAMENA, CHAD, FEBRUARY 9, 2017—A hepatitis E outbreak is escalating across Am Timan, in the Salamat region of South-Eastern Chad, and more humanitarian actors are urgently needed to treat patients and contain further spread of the virus, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.
Slideshow

Niger: Scenes from the Conflict in Diffa

December 14, 2016

Far from the headlines, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by conflict between Boko Haram and armies in Niger's Diffa region. These photos illustrate the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) response to the crisis—and the scope of the work that remains to be done.

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Field news

Chad: Hepatitis E Treatment and Prevention in Am Timan

December 14, 2016

Heavily pregnant, Miriam rests on the bed in the maternity ward in Am Timan Hospital in Chad as a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) gynecologist performs an ultrasound examination of her growing belly. She seems surprised when, unexpectedly, the outline of a baby appears on the monitor. Her expression quickly turns to relief as she listens to the translator standing next to the gynecologist who confirms that Miriam’s unborn child is progressing well.
Field news

The People Being Talked About at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants

September 19, 2016

On September 19, United Nations (UN) member states came together to formulate a more “coordinated and humane approach to address large movements of refugees and migrants," according to the New York Declaration that was ratified today at the UN's Global Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
Voice from the Field

Recurring Malnutrition in Chad: Staff Stories

September 15, 2016

Charlotte Morris
Voice from the Field

Recurring Malnutrition in Chad: Patient Stories

September 15, 2016

Tiziana Cauli/MSF

Name: Hawa Hamad
Field news

Recurring Malnutrition: Fighting the Silent Epidemic Devastating Chad

September 15, 2016

"It’s serious for children here," says Bernadette Ammaji, 37, as she prepares food for malnourished children and their mothers at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) therapeutic feeding center in Bokoro town, central Chad. "Some mums don’t have the means to be able to feed their children. Others do, but they fail to take proper care of them due to a lack of education about hygiene and nutrition. You need to be strong and brave to care for a child here. It’s not easy."
Field news

Niger: New Attacks Displace Tens of Thousands in Diffa

June 08, 2016

On June 3, the town of Bosso, in Niger’s Diffa region was attacked by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), also known as Boko Haram. The raid, during which dozens of soldiers were reportedly killed, was one of the deadliest ever in the region. And it forced tens of thousands of people—including most of the population of Bosso and the neighboring towns of Yébi and Toumour—to flee.

The majority of these newly displaced people had already been displaced by violence previously; Bosso and surrounding areas were supposed to be a sanctuary.
Field news

Niger: MSF Health Post Destroyed in Deadly Attack in Bosso District

May 25, 2016

At least six people were killed and eight more were severely injured on Thursday, May 19, in an attack on Yebi village, in Bosso District, where thousands of people displaced by violence in the Lake Chad area have taken refuge. According to Nigerien authorities, the attack was carried out by the group known as the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), also called Boko Haram.

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