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#104 A doctor returns to Somaliland
06 December 2011
After 20 years outside the country, Dr. Sohur Mire came back to Somaliland to work with MSF. [Length: 5:20]
#103 The struggle for basic medical care in North Kivu, DRC
22 November 2011
A MSF project coordinator in Mweso, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) describes the difficulties Congolese face in getting even the most basic health care. [Length: 4min:32sec]
#102 Fighting a deadly measles outbreak amid insecurity in Somalia
11 November 2011
Measles have hit the displaced population in and around Mogadishu especially hard. MSF teams are working to try to contain the disease despite significant challenges. [Length: 4:32]
#101 Somalia: The Challenges to Providing Humanitarian Aid
14 October 2011
MSF teams are running 13 medical-nutritional programs throughout south and central Somalia, but the intricacies of clan rivalries, the absence of an effective government, and general insecurity make it very difficult to reach the level of assistance that is needed.
#100 Giving the Right Foods in a Nutrition Crisis
07 October 2011
In Turkana, northwestern Kenya, MSF is now able to distribute supplementary nutrient-rich food, which will prevent children from becoming malnourished. Photos were taken during MSF food aid distributions and mobile clinics for severely malnourished children by Francesco Zizola / Noor Images.
#99 Children With HIV Need More Treatment Options: DNDi Aims To Help Fill The Void
28 September 2011
Without proper treatment, half of the 370,000 children newly infected with HIV last year will die before they reach their second birthday. But very few medicines are designed and adapted specifically for children, and are affordable and practical to use in the places where they live. The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) recently announced a new project to help develop appropriate HIV drugs for children.
#97 In Aweil Hospital, South Sudan, Focused On The Most At Risk
02 August 2011
In the world's newest country, three out of four people have no access to basic health care. Women and children bear the brunt of this neglect: many women do not survive pregnancy or childbirth, and children die from preventable diseases and malnutrition. MSF is running 13 projects focused on these issues.
#96 Inside Somalia: MSF Malnutrition Ward Is "Beyond Full"
28 July 2011
The effects of ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa region have intensified the situation in Somalia, already precarious due to 20 years of violent conflict: food prices have gone up, livestock are dying, and humanitarian aid in the country is scarce. MSF's Marere Hospital in southern Somalia is the only health facility in the area. A Somali nurse from Marere described the current crisis.
#95 In Helmand Province, Treating Diseases Before They Become Deadly
15 July 2011
Gunshot wounds and bomb blasts are not the only life-threatening consequences of war in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Diseases and conditions such as diarrhea and respiratory tract infections can go untreated and become deadly. In MSF's new outpatient department in Boost Hospital, staff are able to focus on these cases and the challenges they bring.
#94 In Former Soviet Bloc Prisons, Controlling TB Proves Challenging
08 July 2011
In the former Soviet bloc country of Kyrgyzstan, MSF has been supporting TB care for prisoners since 2005. The aim is to reduce transmission of TB and treat those who have it. But working within the penitentiary system, which has proven to be a fertile breeding ground for the disease, presents some major challenges.
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