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Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Health in Strandfontein COVID-19 Shelter

Report on health conditions in the Strandfontein COVID-19 Temporary Shelter for the Homeless: findings of an independent assessment for the South African Human Rights Commission, conducted on Saturday 11 April 2020.
 Briefing Document - 29 Apr 2020
 
Mental Health

Rohingya refugees left to starve at sea

Around 500 people endured an unimaginably horrific ordeal and many lost their lives.
 Latest News - 23 Apr 2020
 
Mental Health

"To see people like that just felt awful. It felt like the worst thing in the world."

Statelessness generates vulnerabilities that are exploited by those who seek to benefit from the desperation of Rohingya refugees
 Patient and Staff Stories - 23 Apr 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Understanding contact tracing

Videos and Photos - 21 Apr 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Burkina Faso: The COVID-19 pandemic will worsen the current humanitarian crisis

Access to healthcare in Burkina Faso's remote communities is becoming a growing concern in light of the existing burden of malaria, malnutrition and now COVID-19.
 Latest News - 21 Apr 2020
 
Italy

EU states use COVID-19 to shirk search and rescue obligations as MSF ends Ocean Viking partnership

MSF calls for European governments to stop using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to enforce deadly migration control policies and must immediately lift the obstacles preventing NGOs from saving lives at sea
 Press Release - 17 Apr 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 activities continue to expand

MSF is currently involved in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in 49 countries around the world, including South Africa. The number of countries and our scope of involvement continues to grow. Here's a snapshot of where we’re working and the kind of assistance we're providing.
 Videos and Photos - 17 Apr 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Bracing for a perfect storm in northwest Syria

Cristian Reynders, Project Coordinator for northwestern Syria, shares his thoughts on why COVID-19 in the context of war-torn Idlib could spell unmitigated disaster and what is needed to prepare for it.
 Patient and Staff Stories - 15 Apr 2020
 
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

South Africa: COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Demands Safer Temporary Shelters

MSF teams have assessed several temporary shelters for the destitute and homeless in Cape Town, Tshwane and Johannesburg, finding poor infection and prevention control in all. Such conditions place occupants at vastly increased risk of contracting COVID-19, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.  
 Press Release - 15 Apr 2020
 
HIV/AIDS

Mozambique: New hope for people living with HIV

MSF’s aim, alongside the national health authorities in Jose Macamo hospital, is to provide screening, diagnosis and treatment to patients with advanced HIV in less than 48 hours.
 Latest News - 14 Apr 2020