Meningitis
Latest News - 24 May 2017
Niger: MSF teams providing support to vaccination campaign against meningitis C outbreak
MSF has deployed several emergency teams in Niger in order to contain the meningitis C outbreak that has been affecting many of the country’s regions since March.Latest News - 24 May 2017
MSF accuses Libyan coastguard of endangering people’s lives during Mediterranean rescue
“Many passengers – who had luckily already received lifejackets before the shooting began – jumped off the boats into the sea in fear.”Press Release - 24 May 2017
CAR: The situation has reached a new low for the people of Bangassou
New wave of violence in the east of Central African Republic makes MSF intensify its activitiesLatest News - 23 May 2017
Central African Republic
Patient and Staff Stories - 23 May 2017
“Normally, around 100 very ill patients per day come to our emergency room.”
New wave of violence in the east of Central African Republic takes a toll on the populationPatient and Staff Stories - 23 May 2017
Cholera
Press Release - 22 May 2017
Yemen: Cholera outbreak threatens to get out of control
Cholera has started to spread in Yemen and nearly 23 500 cases have now been reported in 18 governorates out of 22 according to World Health Organisation.Press Release - 22 May 2017
Malnutrition
Latest News - 19 May 2017
Libya: MSF continues to provide medical care to migrants and refugees detained in Tripoli
Doctors Without Borders continued to provide life-saving and primary health care to refugees and migrants detained in the capital Tripoli during the first quarter of 2017.Latest News - 19 May 2017
Uganda: Over 900,000 South Sudanese refugees are in need of humanitarian aid
The total number of South Sudanese refugees residing in Uganda is reportedly more than 901,755 and is projected to reach nearly one million by the end of 2017.Latest News - 18 May 2017
Mental Health
- 18 May 2017
Uganda: "I can’t stop thinking about what is going to happen to me and my children"
86% of the South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are women and children under 18.- 18 May 2017
Malaria
Latest News - 17 May 2017
MSF provides emergency aid to Congolese refugees in Dundo
More than 15000 people have fled the fighting in Kasaï (DRC) to find refuge in AngolaLatest News - 17 May 2017
Central African Republic: MSF treats 70 wounded in fighting in Bangassou
On Monday, an MSF mobile team finally succeeded in providing emergency medical care to people who sought refuge in the Bangassou mosque, Bangui.Latest News - 16 May 2017