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An epidemic of haemorrhagic dengue fever is spreading through San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ second city, with more than three times as many cases as last year. This form of dengue can be deadly, with children most at risk. Teams from the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have launched an emergency response to bring … Read more
By Chris Lockyear, operations manager for MSF in Pakistan On the afternoon of 24 September, I watched the news unfolding. Houses flattened, hundreds dead and many more injured following a major earthquake in the Awaran district of Balochistan province. It was clear to me that we, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), needed to be there. Alleviating … Read more
Name : Designation : In the wake of Cyclone Aila, daily flooding in both Bangladesh and India prevents families like this one from rebuilding their homes and communities. © Bangladesh 2009 Veronique Terrasse/MSF Nearly two months after Cyclone Aila devastated East India and the coast of Bangladesh, the plight of survivors is no longer headline … Read more
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16, 2013—Tens of thousands of people have fled a new wave of attacks and ruthless killings by armed groups and government forces in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. More than 30,000 people are displaced in the town of Bossangoa, … Read more
Dr Unni Karunakara embarks on a personal odyssey to cycle 5000 kms from Srinagar to Kerala to connect with people about health, healthcare, and humanitarianism Srinagar, October 12, 2013 – Outgoing International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Unni Karunakara, is taking to the road on a bicycle to travel 5,000 kilometres … Read more
As the humanitarian situation inside Syria continues to worsen, mental health needs among refugees who have fled the country are steadily increasing. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) wants to highlight the plight of Syrians in northern Iraq’s Domeez refugee camp, where MSF’s counsellors and psychologists … Read more
About nine thousand children from seriously afflicted Central African Republic are now protected against measles and polio, following the emergency intervention in Gadzi, north-eastern Central African Republic, which started in August after Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams detected people were lacking access to health facilities in this area. In addition to preventing … Read more
While Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding to an acute malaria peak in Chad, the first results from a prevention campaign carried out in the south of the country are spectacular. Seventy per cent less cases have been reported after the distribution of a preventive treatment. This brings real hope for the … Read more
It has been 11 days since the first of two severe earthquakes hit the Awaran area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Despite daily discussions with the Government of Pakistan, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has not yet been granted permission to work in the affected area. “Since the first earthquake struck on 24th … Read more
October 3, 2013 – The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is today launching an educational website, speakingout.msf.org, that provides unprecedented insight into its decisions during key humanitarian crises of the past 40 years. The first case study published on the website analyses MSF’s experience in Somalia during the early 1990s. The … Read more