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Mental Health

Lake Chad region: The fear that follows them

Today, working in the Dar Es Salam refugee camp in the Lake Chad region, MSF’s psychologists listen to stories of horror and the ongoing fear that plagues the daily lives of survivors.
- 3 Sep 2015
 
HIV/AIDS

HIV/TB counselling: Who is doing the job?

In settings with a high HIV/TB burden and significant shortages of human resources for health (HRH), task shifting strategies have relied on lay workers to provide HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and adherence support for HIV and TB treatments.
Report - 3 Sep 2015
 
Malaria

DRC: Katanga measles epidemic keeps worsening

Measles epidemic worsens in Katanga with a shortage of sufficient resources. This being the largest since 2011.
Press Release - 1 Sep 2015
 
A child holding up their vaccination card
Activity Report

MSF in Central African Republic: Activity update 2015 August

The Central African Republic faces a situation of chronic and prolonged health emergency. The political crisis and violence that shook the country since 2013 have exacerbated the shortage of health services as a whole and 72  percent  of health  facilities  have  been  damaged or destroyed. At present, the vast majority of public health  structures  depend  on  the  support  of  humanitarian and religious organisations. 
Report - 31 Aug 2015
 
Malaria

Two MSF aid workers killed in South Sudan

We're deeply shocked and saddened by the killings of our colleagues. It’s an indication of current level of violence that people living in Unity state today are exposed to.
Press Release - 26 Aug 2015
 

Syria: ​Patients with symptoms of exposure to chemical agents treated by MSG in Aleppo

MSF treated a family of four showing symptoms of exposure to chemical agents on Friday, 21 May at a hospital run by MSF in Syria.
Press Release - 25 Aug 2015
 
Afghanistan

MSF’s field communications officer in Afghanistan, the Kunduz attack reaffirmed the importance of the principles that guide our work.

For MSF’s field communications officer in Afghanistan, the Kunduz attack reaffirmed the importance of the principles that guide our work.
Fieldworkers Stories - 25 Aug 2015
 

Displaced by conflict in Nigeria

Videos and Photos - 24 Aug 2015
 

Syria Crisis - Factsheet - October 2015

What was already a dismal situation for millions of trapped Syrian civilians at the beginning of 2015 deteriorated further throughout the year, pushing hundreds of thousands of people to make the hard decision to make a dangerous and sometimes deadly crossing into Europe.
Briefing Document - 23 Aug 2015
 
Activities Kailahun Sierra Leone
Ebola

Ebola: a hope-bringing vaccine

In late July, a study in The Lancet published the positive results of a vaccine against Ebola, rVSV-EBOV. It was tested on the families of infected individuals and medical staff exposed to the virus in Donka Ebola treatment centre, in Conakry, Guinea.
Videos and Photos - 21 Aug 2015