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China

COVID-19 outbreak: Providing materials and engaging communities

Specialised medical protective equipment from MSF is on its way to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in the capital city of Hubei province, China, the epicentre of the current coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
 Latest News - 14 Feb 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting preparedness efforts to fend off the coronavirus

MSF emergency coordinator, Dr Tankred Stoebe, is currently travelling across Southeast Asia to assess how MSF can support health authorities and health facilities prepare for potential outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19).
 Latest News - 14 Feb 2020
 
Malnutrition

Ituri, DRC: Uprooted by conflict and in desperate need of assistance

Over one million people have been displaced by violence in Ituri since December 2017. About 200.000 are currently living in dire conditions on displaced people sites, in makeshift shelters, lacking food, clean water and access to health care.
 Latest News - 10 Feb 2020
 
Liberia

Liberia: Life-changing treatment is possible for epilepsy patients

One of the world's most common neurological diseases, epilepsy affects nearly 50 million people, but in low-income countries, more than 75 per cent of people with epilepsy do not have access to treatment.
 Latest News - 10 Feb 2020
 
Measles

Tackling a massive measles outbreak in DRC's Kongo Central province

Over the past year, measles has affected more than 310,000 people and killed over 6,000 in the DRC 
 Latest News - 4 Feb 2020
 
Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean nurses and midwives return with new skills to revitalise health system

Forty-seven nurses and midwives have returned home to Sierra Leone to take up jobs in hospitals and health centres across the country after successfully completing a two-year diploma in Ghana.
 Press Release - 3 Feb 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

MSF emergency team preparing to support Coronavirus response

MSF’s epidemiologists and infectious disease experts are following the fast-evolving development of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus
 Press Release - 31 Jan 2020
 
A gloved nurse holds a vial of blood to test for snakebites
Sleeping Sickness

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Today marks the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. It aims to gather support and build momentum for a decisive year of action against neglected tropical diseases . During the year, the WHO is expected to launch new goals to guide progress against NTDs until 2030.
 Latest News - 30 Jan 2020
 
Mental Health

Safe Abortion Access for All Who Need It

MSF and HowToUseAbortionPill.org have created an online training course on how to provide a safe abortion with pills. 

 
 Op-Ed - 30 Jan 2020
 
Pneumonia

MSF: Global vaccines community must urgently support roll-out of new more affordable pneumonia vaccine

Global vaccines community must do everything it can to help introduce the new, more affordable pneumonia vaccine in all countries, especially middle-income countries. 
 Press Release - 29 Jan 2020