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Sudan: “Unacceptable” detention of MSF medical team in Khartoum
Nine Médecins sans frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff members were detained by the Sudanese authorities in the capital Khartoum on the evening of 24 January, before being released the following morning.
Burn injuries, a chronic health problem in Gaza
Each year MSF clinics in Gaza treat 5,000 new burn victims, the vast majority of whom are children injured in domestic accidents. Unsafe housing conditions are one the main causes of these incidents. Almost 70 percent of Gaza’s population are refugees, many of whom live in refugee camps, while more than half of the population live in poverty, according to the United Nations.
‘Unjustifiable’ Saudi-led coalition air strike on prison kills and injures hundreds
An air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on Sa'ada City Remand Prison in the early hours of January 21 has killed at least 82 people and injured 266, according to the Ministry of Health, with the death toll likely to increase as researchers still comb the rubble.
MSF launches response after Typhoon Rai leaves hundreds of casualties in its wake
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams will start providing medical and humanitarian assistance to communities on the remote islands of Dinagat, Siargao and other outlying areas, some of the worst affected by Typhoon Rai (local name: Odette), which struck the Philippines in December 2021 causing hundreds of casualties.
All news1/18/2022
COVID-19: new waves reveal that access to new therapies such as baricitinib is essential
With the World Health Organization (WHO) recommending baricitinib for the treatment of people with severe or critical COVID-19, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on governments to take immediate steps to ensure that patent monopolies do not stand in the way of access to this treatment.
Press releases1/18/2022
COVID-19: New Year brings renewed MSF appeal for vaccine equity
With World Health Organisation's (WHO) forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to eight weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges the European Union (EU) and governments around the world to take all necessary measures to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 medical tools including medicines, tests and vaccines in order to reduce global mortality and the likelihood of further variants developing.
Poland: MSF team leaves Belarus border region after the blockade of aid organisations for assisting migrants and refugees
Three months after sending an emergency response team to assist migrants and refugees crossing from Belarus to Poland, international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has withdrawn this project after being repeatedly blocked by Polish authorities from accessing the forested border region, where groups of people are surviving in sub-zero temperatures, in desperate need of medical and humanitarian assistance.
South Sudan1/7/2022
South Sudan: hundreds of thousands still living in precarious conditions months after floods
Eight months on since flooding began, people in Unity State, northern South Sudan, continue to suffer, stuck in poor living conditions and at risk of outbreaks of infectious and waterborne diseases. Spread across several makeshift camp sites, they face food insecurity, a loss of income, malnutrition, and a lack of safe drinking water. MSF estimates that 835,000 people have been affected.
Luxembourg1/17/2022
Replay webinar : The COVID pandemic and Omicron: The certainties and uncertainties
MSF is pleased to invite you to the Webinar: "The COVID pandemic and Omicron: The certainties and uncertainties". During the session, you will learn more about the current situation of the pandemic, insights on vaccine equity and the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations. Thursday 20 January 2022 from 18:00 to 18:45