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
Name : © Abhishek Shankhwar Designation : Tuberculosis (TB) is hard to treat and its side effects can be tough on patients, many of whom give up treatment. MSF’s medical teams help patients get through the bad days. Dr Merina Pradhan talks about how MSF’s clinic staff in Chhattisgarh keeps patients motivated. © Abhishek Shankhwar … Read more
Amidst ongoing clashes in South Sudan, MSF Calls on All Actors to Respect Right to Medical Assistance JUBA, DECEMBER 27, 2013—The volatile and rapidly evolving security situation in South Sudan is limiting the movement of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams and making it difficult to provide aid to those who need it most. … 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
Name : 10 year old Ayron Sanchez was the first child to undergo surgical treatment in the newly set up inflatable hospital in the MSF hospital in Guiuan. © Florian Lems/MSF Designation : In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up an inflatable operation theatre in its tented … 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
MSF medical teams stand ready to provide emergency medical assistance Rome, 20 December 2013 – The first aid and reception centre for migrants and asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedusa, must immediately be evacuated, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. The centre must be closed temporarily to allow for a radical … Read more
In Open Letter, MSF Calls for Increased Cross-Border Aid for Syrians December 18, 2013—Greatly increased humanitarian aid must be delivered across Syria’s borders, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged in an open letter to a group of countries meeting at the United Nations tomorrow to discuss assistance for Syrians … 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