Every day, boat after boat arrives at Awerial, on the west bank of the Nile in South Sudan’s Lakes State, carrying people fleeing the violence in Bor, the capital of neighboring Jonglei State. Some 75,000 people have made the journey over the past two weeks. Mostly women and children, they carry the few belongings they … Read more
The ongoing fighting in South Sudan is having increasingly serious consequences for the country’s population, says the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Medical needs are mounting while resources are dwindling due to the departure of many international organizations. But with instability hindering the ability of remaining aid groups to deliver assistance, … Read more
MSF has had to drastically reduce its medical activities in Bangui airport, following two days of shooting close to MSF’s clinic at the airport which has resulted in two young children being killed and 40 wounded arriving at MSF’s clinic . MSF is now operating at the airport camp with a reduced emergency team, … Read more
Angel Corate gave birth to baby Janel on December 16 by Caesarean section. She underwent this lifesaving operation, and she and Janel received ongoing care, at the maternity ward and newborn unit in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) inflatable hospital in Tacloban. Nine days later, Angel and Janel were discharged on Christmas Day, … Read more
December 24, 2013: On December 20, after days of relative calm in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR), clashes between armed groups resumed, sending waves of wounded people to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) projects around the city—nearly 200 people in the four days that followed. This violence also drove thousands of … Read more
Two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams comprised of medics, logistics staff and water treatment specialists have today begun medical activities for people displaced by the recent fighting in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. An estimated 20,000 people fled to two UN compounds and to other gathering points around the city, seeking … Read more
Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started its response for the wounded and displaced victims of violence in Juba, South Sudan, following intense fighting from the evening of 15 December to the morning of 18 December in the capital. “We are extremely concerned for people who are caught in the conflict,” says Michael White, … Read more
Tuberculosis (TB) and its drug-resistant forms are a global health threat around the world, and children are particularly vulnerable. Where the disease is endemic, TB is a major but often unrecognised cause of disease and death among children, with paediatric TB accounting for an estimated 10-15 percent of all TB cases in the 22 highest-burden … Read more
On December 5, 2013, several hundred people were killed during armed clashes that shook the city of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR). Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) immediately began treating patients wounded in the fighting and has since been working to provide care to the large numbers of people who were … Read more
Interview with Carla Peruzzo, medical coordinator, MSF Bulgaria This year, nearly 10,000 migrants and refugees, the majority from Syria, have arrived in Bulgaria. The unexpected influx has put pressure on the Bulgarian authorities’ capacity to provide proper shelter and health care. Significant improvements are still needed in preparation for the coming winter. As the war … Read more