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Greece: MSF Responds with Emergency Medical Assistance after deadly shipwreck off Lesvos coast

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Four people – one man, two women, and a child – lost their lives in a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Tsilia, Gera in southern Lesvos on the morning of October 7. The tragedy left 34 survivors in severe distress. MSF medical team conducted 34 assessments, providing treatment for injuries and psychological first aid … Read more

Tapping into solar energy to power emergency response: MSF logisticians are testing ways to supply energy for medical activities in places with unreliable electricity

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Emergency medical response often relies on electricity, yet this crucial resource can be difficult to access in insecure settings. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have been trying to find sustainable solutions to this obstacle. In places where there is no electricity, humanitarian organizations like MSF typically rely on diesel-run generators, but it can be … Read more