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Tanzania

"This is where my life as a refugee began…" Barthelemy's story

Barthelemy is a Burundian refugee and staff member with MSF in Nduta camp, northwestern Tanzania, where MSF is the sole healthcare provider for 75,000 refugees. As a refugee himself, Barthelemy embarked on an extraordinary journey to reach safety and begin a new life with his family in Tanzania.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 18 Jun 2020
 
Afghanistan

Afghanistan: One month after the massacre at our maternity ward, why MSF is withdrawing from Dasht-e-Barchi

Our organization has withdrawn its activities in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, Afghanistan. Our General Director Thierry Allafort-Duverger gives insight into our decision.
 Press Release - 17 Jun 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Lassa fever: the end of an emergency in 2020

On 28 April, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control declared the 2020 Lassa fever emergency over
 Latest News - 17 Jun 2020
 
Nigeria

Providing mental health support for patients diagnosed with Lassa Fever

MSF mental health supervisor Dr Chinedu gives insight on why patients diagnosed with Lassa Fever need a mental health support structure.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 17 Jun 2020
 
Nigeria

"It’s like going through a dark tunnel – but just know that very soon a tiny ray of light will appear"

One of our patients Amaechi-Egemba Emmanuel gives a testimony on his experience having been diagnosed with Lassa Fever and how he overcame it.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 17 Jun 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Nigeria: Learning from the experience of treating other diseases, like Lassa fever

Dr Preceious has been with MSF for two years as a research medical doctor in the Lassa Fever project in Abaliki, Nigeria. Here she shares her experience.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 17 Jun 2020
 
Afghanistan

MSF withdraws from Dasht-e-Barchi following attack and assassination of patients and staff

Our organization has withdrawn from Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, Afghanistan following attacks to our maternity ward which led to the deaths of mothers, babies and medical personnel.
 Press Release - 15 Jun 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Democratic Republic of Congo: Addressing the double burden of COVID-19 in Kinshasa

Our major concern during the response of COVID-19 in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the reduction of patients coming to consult for other major diseases such as measles, HIV and tuberculosis.
 Latest News - 15 Jun 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Caring for the world’s most vulnerable amid a pandemic

MSF teams in different parts of the world, working locally in their own countries, are working overtime to combat the COVID-19 crisis
 - 11 Jun 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

MSF Opens Khayelitsha Field Hospital as South Africa Braces for COVID-19

COVID-19 infections are increasing in South Africa, our organisation is supporting the Department of Health to manage their bed capacity in Khayelitsha with our newly opened Khayelitsha Field Hospital.
 Latest News - 9 Jun 2020