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Leer insecurity devastating for people hiding in the bush

The deteriorating security situation in Leer and surrounding areas of southern Unity State in South Sudan is having devastating consequences for thousands of people who are hiding in the bush.
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South Sudan: Dozens treated amid new wave of violence in Malakal

At least 150 wounded people were treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) after a new wave of violence hit the town of Malakal, Upper Nile state, South Sudan, on February 18. 
 
The escalating violence is threatening people’s security even in the United Nations compound, which hosts a camp for over 21,000 displaced people.
 
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International Women's Day: Health struggles of displaced women

The 8th of March is International Women's day. On that day, like any other day, thousands of women will be driven from their homes by conflicts, natural disasters or persecution with no access to healthcare.
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CAR: Escalating violence endangering civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid

The escalation of violence in Central African Republic (CAR), mainly in the north of the country, is undermining vital humanitarian assistance for people who are already suffering due to limited access to aid, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today.
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Ebola epidemic in Guinea: “There is no treatment and no vaccine. The priority is to isolate suspected cases”

Update: June 23, 2014

MSF press release on continued outbreak in West Africa: "The epidemic is out of control."

 
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Central African Republic: A year of unimaginable violence, suffering and fear

In the year since the March 24 coup d’état in Central African Republic (CAR), violence and turmoil has increased significantly and continues to spread. Caught up in the chaos are civilians, vulnerable to the violence, starvation and deadly disease.

An estimated 20 per cent of people living in CAR have been displaced, with many hiding in the bush or trapped in hospitals, churches and mosques. More recently, collective reprisal attacks against the minority Muslim community has caused them to flee the country en-masse.

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