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Pakistan9/2/2022
Pakistan: MSF provides help in some of the areas hardest hit by severe floods
Pakistan is suffering widespread destruction from flooding due to exceptionally heavy monsoon rains, affecting some 33 million people. One-third of the country is now underwater, according to Pakistani officials. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are on the ground providing primary health care, drinking water, and essential supplies, although access to some areas remains extremely challenging.
Discriminatory and cruel migration practices compounding people’s suffering in Lithuania
MSF denounces the prolonged detention and systemic discrimination in Lithuania, and is calling for the immediate implementation of humane alternatives that equitably meet the needs of vulnerable and traumatised people.
Treating invisible wounds in the aftermath of conflict in South Sudan
The wounds caused by violence are not only physical and in the context of conflicts, psychological care is just as essential. Following the violent inter-ethnic conflict which caused the displacement of 80,000 people, MSF decided to provide mental health care to the population of Tambura, in South Sudan.
5 years on: 5 Rohingya people talk about their past, present and future
MSF spoke with five Rohingya people living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to understand how they see their lives five years since being forcibly displaced from Myanmar. Representing the ages five, 15, 25, 45 and 65, together they span three generations of Rohingya living in the camps. They are all current or former patients of MSF.
"Returning to Haiti means death"
Haitian migrants risking their lives to flee conflict face still more dangers on the journey through Latin America.
Mozambique: “To be able to respond quickly and ensure the distribution is well done, we must always be on alert”
Agy Agy, 28, is a logistics supervisor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. He explains the insights of preparing and carrying out relief items kits distributions in a fluid context, where recent violence and rumours of attacks have displaced more than 80,000 people since early June, the biggest wave of displacement so far this year in this northern Mozambican province hit by conflict since 2017.
MSF medical data and patient testimonies indicate alarming levels of violence at the Hungary-Serbia border
Testimonies from patients and corroborating medical data from the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicate an alarming and repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the border between Serbia and Hungary. Beatings with belts and batons, kicking, punching, various forms of humiliation, use of pepper spray and teargas are all reported to be common deterrence practices, prior to pushbacks and denial of assistance.
Nigeria8/5/2022
Nigeria: Katsina, a major nutritional emergency
Nigerian photographer George Osodi has been to Katsina State to document the ever-deepening food crisis in northwest Nigeria. Osodi’s photos offer a rare glimpse into a remote region where Médecins Sans Frontières teams continue to treat thousands of children suffering from malnutrition.
Greece: MSF teams provide emergency medical aid and support to more than 570 people arriving on Samos island
More than 570 people, including 24 pregnant women, have received emergency medical and psychological first aid on 42 occasions over the past year by MSF after arriving in small boats on the Greek island of Samos. All had travelled from the coast of Türkiye, which is just a few kilometers away. Many had experienced multiple forms of violence on their journeys to seek asylum and a better life in Europe.