Kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) is a significant public health concern in Bihar, India. The disease is most common in agricultural villages and is almost always fatal without treatment. Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been on the frontline of fighting kala azar for the past eight years and has treated more … Read more
MSF has reinforced its teams on the Serbian side of the border to Hungary, following the closure of the border which is leading to a rapid increasing number of refugees being stranded on the Serbian side. Part of the MSF team that was working in Roszke (Hungary) for the last weeks is currently supporting the … Read more
Travelling by jeep and motorbike, an MSF mobile medical team is making its way through a remote and insecure region of Democratic Republic of Congo to screen and treat people suffering from sleeping sickness. In a small, dark clinic in the northeastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 24-year-old Germaine lies on a cot, … Read more
Thousands of mainly Syrian refugees are arriving to Roszke, on the Serbia-Hungary border. They are physically and psychologically very fragile after a harsh journey by sea and road across several countries, says the international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Some 2,000 people are crossing over this border daily. “The needs … Read more
This is to clarify that Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in India has not issued any report quoting the incidence rate of Kala Azar in Bihar or other endemic areas in India. For recent updates and more information on MSF’s work on Kala Azar, please contact Pujya Pascal, Advocacy Coordinator, +919910944506. MSF has been on the frontline of … Read more
Snakebite is a seriously neglected health crisis that kills 100,000 per year. Basel, 7 September, 2015 – Tens of thousands of people will continue to die of snakebite unnecessarily unless the global health community takes action to ensure treatment and antivenom is made available, warns international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans … Read more
In order to increase Tunisian fishermen’s capacity to carry out rescues at sea, MSF has carried out a six-day training with 116 local fishermen in the town of Zarzis. MSF is also carrying out trainings for the Tunisian and Libyan Red Crescents, the Tunisian Civil Protection service and the Tunisian National Guard in dead body … Read more
New Delhi, September 2, 2015: Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is pleased with the clarification as issued by the producers of the film Phantom to the media stating below: “Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and UTV Software Communications Ltd. clarify that the Non-governmental organisation which is depicted under the name ‘Medicine International’ in the … Read more
For healthcare workers living in the Gaza Strip, it is extremely difficult to access the specialised medical training they need to develop their skills and provide the best quality care to patients. Rochelle DeLacey, an intensive care nurse from Auckland, New Zealand, has done two field placements with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières … Read more
On Wednesday (26 August, 2015), MSF India became aware of being associated with a new Bollywood film “Phantom” after an actor (one of the leading stars in India) said, during an interview, that their character in the film worked for MSF. The film was released today (28 August) and whilst MSF is not mentioned, the … Read more