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Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Lessons learnt from patients in Johannesburg shelters

Zani Prinsloo shares some of the lessons she and our teams have learnt providing care to our patients in Johannesburg shelters during COVID-19.
 Fieldworkers Stories - 6 Aug 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

As Khayelitsha Field hospital closes, MSF lends support to hospitals in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal

The Khayelitsha Field Hospital which was opened in June 2020 to support the influx of COVID-19 infected patients in the Khayelitsha District Hospital is closing down as there is now a decrease in pressure on the health system in Khayelitsha.
 Press Release - 5 Aug 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

South Africa: Western Cape begins to breathe after COVID-19 peak

Khayelitsha Field Hospital supported the influx of COVID-19 patients from Khayelitsha District Hospital, we give an overview of our activities since the hospital began its operations in June 2020.
 Latest News - 5 Aug 2020
 
Reusable masks produced by MSF in DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Cloth mask production for communities of DRC to reduce the spread of COVID-19

The reusable masks produced by MSF in DRC are given to patients, their caretakers and non-medical employees. Videos and Photos - 29 Jul 2020
 
People forced to flee their homes in DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

DRC: 200,000 people forced from homes and health centres destroyed

Over the past two months, the resurgence of violence in DR Congo's Ituri province has led to a new wave of forced displacement in this north-eastern region of the country. Videos and Photos - 29 Jul 2020
 
MSF in Nigeria: COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Nigeria: COVID-19 exacerbates poor access to healthcare

In northwest Nigeria, MSF teams are concerned about a possible measles outbreak which is evolving, and with the rainy season, cases of malaria are increasing. Videos and Photos - 29 Jul 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Treating TB with ‘TIC-TOG’ during COVID-19

Zani Prinsloo helps our teams in Eshowe to implement a  TIC-TOG strategy which helps patients to get their medication on time during COVID-19.
 Fieldworkers Stories - 29 Jul 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Diagnostics company Cepheid overcharging and undersupplying critical COVID-19 test

Cepheid charging four times more than it should per test, according to MSF research
 Press Release - 27 Jul 2020
 
Crisis Response

Epidemics

Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated.
 
Councelor Celina Beatriz Chinhaja conducts an HIV pre-test and counseling with a truck driver inside the MSF car at a remote parking area outside Beira City, in Mozambique
Crisis Response

Exclusion from Healthcare

In every situation, our teams strive to ensure that we target people who may be overlooked by the authorities or by other aid groups. These might include sex workers, street children, prisoners, drug addicts or the mentally ill.