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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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International activity report

Activity Report 2011

December 31, 2011

2011 was a year of multiple, complex, humanitarian emergencies, and almost all challenged our capacity to respond.

Protracted war, drought and restricted access to medical assistance or relief all contributed to a worsening of the crisis across south-central Somalia. From May to December, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 95,000 people for malnutrition and over 6,000 for measles in south-central Somalia and in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. We vaccinated almost 235,000 children against measles and held more than 450,000 consultations.
Annual report

Annual Report 2011

December 31, 2011

Every year, our annual report provides us with the opportunity to explain to our supporters how we’ve allocated your generous donations and to give you details about the lifesaving programs Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is running in clinics, hospitals, and feeding centers all across the globe. In short, it gives us the opportunity to be accountable to the people who make our work possible.
In the News

CNN: "Fleeing Sudanese fill refugee camps"

December 29, 2011

Last July, the world celebrated the birth of its newest nation as South Sudan officially separated from the north. It was hoped then that after decades of bloodshed, the people of of both nations would finally know peace.

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Press release

MSF Shocked And Deeply Saddened By The Killing Of Two Staff Members In Mogadishu, Somalia

December 29, 2011

It is with great sadness that MSF confirms that two of its staff members were killed Thursday morning as a result of a shooting at an MSF compound in Mogadishu, Somalia.

In the News

Free Speech Radio News: "South Sudan’s growing refugee problem as thousands flee border violence"

December 27, 2011

Six months ago the Republic of South Sudan became the world’s newest nation, officially separating from northern Sudan. But since independence there’s been increasing violence in the resource rich border areas of Abyei, Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan and now the situation is worsening again.

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In the News

Voice of America: "Refugee Crisis in South Sudan"

December 27, 2011

The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders is reporting a refugee crisis in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. It says 60 thousand people have fled fighting just across the border in Sudan.

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Field news

MSF Steps Up Tuberculosis Support in Cambodia

December 22, 2011

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up its tuberculosis (TB) support in the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham while continuing to help shape the nation’s national TB program.

Field news

South Sudan: Emergencies Unfolding One After Another

December 21, 2011

MSF is scaling up its response in South Sudan to an influx of refugees and working to prevent malnourishment in the face of a possible food shortage in Northern Bahr al Ghazal State.

Press release

MSF Releases 'Ten Stories That Mattered in Access to Medicines in 2011'

December 20, 2011

MSF has released a list of important stories that had an impact on people’s ability to access needed drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines in developing countries in 2011.

Press release

MSF Marks 40th Anniversary with First International General Assembly

December 20, 2011

MSF's first ever International General Assembly in Paris drew members from all over the world to discuss the future of the organization's medical humanitarian assistance, medical innovation, speaking out, advocacy, and logistical support.

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