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Malnutrition soars in Herat as Afghanistan healthcare is at breaking point
The Afghan healthcare system has been fragile and plagued by major gaps for years now, and the suspension of international aid as a result of the recent political developments has further deteriorated the situation. In Herat, Médecins Sans Frontières is witnessing a worrying increase in malnutrition, says Mamman Mustapha, former Project Coordinator for in the province.
Pink October: what are the challenges of treating cancer in Mali?
Alice Authier, MSF’s oncology project coordinator in Mali, spells out the challenges of screening and treating cancer in the country. In 2018, MSF’s teams joined forces with Mali’s Ministry of Health to assist patients suffering from breast and cervical cancer.
Press releases11/5/2021
Moderna earns nearly €10 billion from COVID-19 vaccine, but refuses to share its "recipe"
MSF is calling on US President Biden to use the full force of government to compel Moderna Pharmaceuticals to collaborate with the WHO mRNA vaccine technology transfer centre in South Africa. It must share its expertise and contribute to global immunisation efforts. Until the last person is protected, we will not have defeated the pandemic.
Tension and chaos after the earthquake: “The situation was like nothing I had seen before”
On 14 August, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti. MSF has been present on the island for 30 years and was quickly deployed to care for the victims. Debra Donckel-Sances, Account Manager at MSF Luxembourg, did a detachment to Haiti for four weeks in the aftermath of the quake. In this interview, she explains the harsh living conditions in which the Haitian people and MSF staff are adjusting to the new normal.
All news11/4/2021
The climate crisis is a health and humanitarian crisis
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has long responded to some of the world’s worst medical and humanitarian crises. Many of the areas in which we work are in the most climate-vulnerable settings in the world, and our teams provide care for people experiencing the health impacts of the climate emergency first-hand. It is very clear that this crisis hits people in the most vulnerable situations the hardest.
Search and rescue: “They describe Libya as hell”
Many of the unaccompanied minors rescued by MSF search and rescue vessel Geo Barents from the Mediterranean escaped torture and exploitation.
Two months after the earthquake, health needs remain high
Two months since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti, medical needs remain high in the affected areas. While many people injured in the earthquake continue their treatment and rehabilitation, other medical needs have increased in the earthquake-affected areas due to the destruction of homes, health facilities and other infrastructure.
Press releases10/20/2021
New MSF report highlights the consequences of counter-terrorism on frontline workers
Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) releases this week the report “Adding salt to the wound”, painting a bleak picture of the reality of trying to provide impartial medical care twenty years after the start of the so called ‘global War on Terror’ in the wake of 9/11. The findings of the research, which was supported by the Luxembourg Operational Research Unit (LuxOR), offer a unique insight into the reality of working in counter-terrorism environments in Afghanistan, Iraq and Nigeria.
Press releases10/29/2021
COP26: MSF warns of health and humanitarian impacts of climate change
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), official observer in the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), alerts on the consequences and magnified impacts that rapid environmental change has on extremely vulnerable people in multiple countries where MSF works. At the national level, MSF continues to raise awareness on planetary health in Luxembourg and highlights its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its actions in the field.