Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Patient and Staff Stories - 9 Oct 2020
Keeping MSF projects running through floods and pandemics
Logistician Warwick Windell has worked in Kunduz and Kenema building new hospitals and now he shares his experiences of providing logistics to Mocha, where the ER is set up in tents. He also speaks about his time in Eshowe supporting the team during COVID-19.Patient and Staff Stories - 9 Oct 2020
Mental Health
Desperation builds in Dadaab, as promises of durable solutions falter in the face of COVID-19
A mental health crisis is growing in the Dadaab refugee complex, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been stuck for decades now. A fatal mix of pent-up despair, anxiety and fear, combined with new uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, is forcing refugees to take extreme measures. Latest News - 9 Oct 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
In landmark move, India and South Africa propose no patents on COVID-19 medicines
Press Release - 7 Oct 2020
South Sudan
Hidden impact of conflict
Jean-Nicolas describes his role part of a small team from the MSF coordination in Juba who flew into Pieri to support during the emergency response in August - particularly with the evacuation of critical patients to the MSF hospital in Bentiu. In total 36 patients were evacuated over just 72 hours - with more than 100 wounded treated by the Pieri team over one week. Latest News - 6 Oct 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Liberia: Mental health and epilepsy patients more vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis
In Liberia, Doctors Without Borders helps treat more than 1,400 people with epilepsy or mental illnesses in collaboration with five health facilities in and around the capital, Monrovia. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has created additional challenges for patients, leading to greater social isolation and disrupting treatment in some cases. Latest News - 6 Oct 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
South Sudan: Young biotechnologists at the forefront of the COVID-19 response
MSF is working both in health facilities and in communities in Juba, ensuring health workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 response have the knowledge and tools to protect themselves, as well as to pass on the importance of hygiene and prevention measures to the community. Latest News - 5 Oct 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Surge in COVID-19 cases adds new challenges to the humanitarian response in north-west Syria
In just a month, the number of COVID-19 cases saw a steep increase in north-west Syria. Latest News - 25 Sep 2020
South Sudan
South Sudan: Heavy floods threaten the lives of thousands of people in Greater Pibor
An estimated half a million people have been displaced by ongoing fierce floods across South Sudan. Latest News - 23 Sep 2020
Access to Healthcare
Zimbabwe nurses find solution for chronic disease management for local context
Latest News - 18 Sep 2020
Tuberculosis