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Sexual and gender-based violence

Untreated Sexual Violence: Volume 1

MSF’s report on #UntreatedViolence in Rustenburg reveals that sexual violence, including rape, is at worryingly high levels in the Platinum Mining Belt area: one in four women had been raped in their lifetime, and approximately half have experienced some form of sexual or intimate partner violence.
Report - 16 Aug 2016

Sexual and gender-based violence

South Africa: Disturbing levels of rape in Rustenburg

MSF has outlined startling levels of sexual violence in Rustenburg Municipality, low numbers of women reporting to health care services after rape, and numerous barriers to accessing post-rape care, including low levels of knowledge among women about the benefits of receiving timely medical attention.
Latest News - 16 Aug 2016

11 people dead and at least 19 injured after an airstrike hits abs hospital (hajjah), Yemen

Abs hospital which is supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in Hajjah governorate, north western Yemen,has beeen hit by airstrikes. MSF is currently assessing the situation to secure the safety of patients and staff.
Latest News - 16 Aug 2016

DRC: Massive yellow fever vaccination in Kinshasa

Yellow fever is endemic in parts of Africa, usually found in rural areas. This year an outbreak struck the large cities of Luanda and then Kinshasa and took a much larger scale than usual, with over 400 suspected deaths.
Press Release - 16 Aug 2016

Portrait of sex worker Aida at her home with one of her children

Activity Report

MSF’s Corridor Project in Mozambique and Malawi 2014-2015

MSF’s Corridor Project started in January 2014 with the objective to implement tailored and comprehensive interventions for hard-to-reach and marginalized populations present along the main transport corridors in Mozambique and Malawi.
Report - 15 Aug 2016