News updates

NEWS : 28 September 2007

Violence in North Kivu: Assistance severely hampered

Recent violence and unrest in North Kivu, DRC has resulted in massive displacements of populations and is seriously hampering access to humanitarian assistance.[more]

 

NEWS : 26 September 2007

Iraq: Surgical assistance for victims of war

War and conflict in Iraq have led to one of the world’s biggest current humanitarian crises. Civilians are wounded or killed every day. The Iraqi health system is no longer able to give proper care to these victims of violence....[more]

 

NEWS : 26 September 2007

"Let the world know what is happening to us"

While possibilities to access victims of war and violence are limited in many parts of Iraq due to the high level of insecurity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is finding new ways to provide assistance to the Iraqi population....[more]

 

NEWS : 24 September 2007

MSF offers relief items and psychosocial support to earthquake survivors in Sumatra

Following the earthquakes that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sept. 12 and 13, MSF’s emergency team has distributed relief items and is continuing to further assess the needs. With strong aftershocks continuing to shake...[more]

 

NEWS : 19 September 2007

Diary of Zoe Young, water and sanitation specialist with MSF

Zoe grew up and was educated in London and has worked both in the UK and abroad for a number of humanitarian organisations including Oxfam, Interact, and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She is a water and sanitation expert with...[more]

 

NEWS : 14 September 2007

Ebola: no antidote, no cure, all emphasis on isolating the infected

Armand Sprecher is a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) doctor specialised in haemorrhagic fevers like Ebola and Marburg. He is currently advising MSF in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in the province of West Kasai, Democratic...[more]

 

NEWS : 13 September 2007

Sumatra earthquakes : MSF teams review needs

Following the earthquakes that have hit Sumatra island, the emergency team of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Indonesia has started an evaluation of the damage and the medical needs among the population.

A first team arrived...[more]

 

NEWS : 12 September 2007

DR Congo: Ebola virus confirmed in Kasai

An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in West Kasai province, DRC. MSF is reinforcing its emergency team already working on the ground: a team of specialists is leaving on Thursday and additional material is...[more]

 

NEWS : 04 September 2007

MSF denied access to Somali region of Ethiopia despite worsening humanitarian crisis

Violence and displacement are threatening the lives of the civilian population in Ethiopia's conflict-affected Somali region, according to the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). However, despite...[more]