Relieving Malnutrition in Sukkur, Sindh Province
07 Sep 2010 | Article |
“My daughter does not stop vomiting; she also has diarrhea, and a very high fever. I took her to the hospital but she didn’t get better, so the doctor told me to bring her here,” said Nabila, holding on to her frail one year Suha. Read more...
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MSF Boosts Relief Work in Sukkur, Sindh Province
07 Sep 2010 | Article |
The battered sign reads: “Welcome to Sukkur: City of Rivers and Canals”. More than five weeks have passed since the floods first struck Pakistan, and some of the water has started to recede in provinces like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; but as it travels south, where fresh floods have hit Sindh recently, it forces hundreds of thousands to leave their homes. Read more...
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MSF sends emergency supplies to flood-affected families in the Red Sea State
06 Sep 2010 | Article |
Following serious July flooding in the Red Sea State, north eastern Sudan, MSF donated kits and emergency food for affected communities to help address continuing needs. Read more...
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Pakistan floods: MSF expands operations in provinces hit by more flooding
03 Sep 2010 | Article |
MSF is expanding operations to the south of Punjab and in hard-hit Sindh province, where millions of people have been displaced by fresh flooding. MSF has identified groups of people in both provinces who have been displaced and who have received almost no assistance up to the present, and is starting new activities to respond to their needs. Read more...
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DRC: MSF helps thousands of displaced people in the isolated Shabunda region in South Kivu
02 Sep 2010 | Article |
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their villages in the Shabunda area of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to heavy clashes between the Congolese army and various armed groups. MSF is responding to the urgent needs of the displaced people in this isolated area by providing emergency medical care as well as treatment for cholera patients. Read more...
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Podcast: Starved For Attention
01 Sep 2010 | Photo story |
How the international food aid system is failing children; and how MSF’s multimedia campaign, Starved for Attention, aims to spur public awareness and push international food aid donors to make their food nutritionally adequate for young children. Length: 9:31 Read more...
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MSF calls on the SA government and trade unions to ensure uninterrupted supply of HIV, TB, and other chronic disease treatments in public health facilities
01 Sep 2010 | Press Release |
MSF condemns the full or partial closure of vital antiretroviral therapy, tuberculosis, and other chronic medication services at public sector facilities due to the protracted public service strike. Read more...
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‘Our Health Clinic is the Closest Place to Go’ – MSF in Imey, Somali Region
27 Aug 2010 | Interview |
In August 2009, MSF started working in Imey, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. In this interview, returning field coordinator Christian Sorensen talks about his experience, and explains why it’s important that MSF is working there today. Read more...
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Honduras: MSF tackles outbreak of dengue fever
27 Aug 2010 | Article |
Due to an alarming increase in cases of dengue fever in Honduras this year, MSF has launched an emergency intervention in Tegucigalpa, capital of the Central American country, where the majority of cases have been reported. Read more...
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Intense fighting in Mogadishu: MSF treats 127 wounded in three days
27 Aug 2010 | Article |
Mogadishu's wounded continued to be brought to Daynile Hospital on 25 August, the third day of intense fighting in Somalia's capital. MSF medical teams have treated 127 casualties since Monday, by far the largest influx of injured people since the beginning of the year. Read more...
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