News updates

NEWS : 20 February 2008

Chad: A difficult choice for refugees

Thousands of people have to choose between going back to N’Djamena and settling in a refugee camp.[more]

 

NEWS : 13 February 2008

Darfur: Aerial bombings and attacks lead thousands of civilians to flee to Chad

MSF is extremely concerned by the fate of civilians remaining in targeted areas and requests unhindered access to these populations.[more]

 

NEWS : 12 February 2008

Cameroon: Emergency program for Chadian refugees

Interview with the Chadian Refugee Emergency Program Manager. Dr. Véronique Urbaniale is the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency mission program manager sent to Kousseri, in northern Cameroon. Since Feb. 2, tens of thousands...[more]

 

NEWS : 12 February 2008

Things return to normal in N'Djamena, thousands of refugees leading precarious existence in Cameroon

One week after the fighting is over, things are slowing getting back to normal in N’Djamena, Chad. The streets are starting to fill again, even if many shops in the town centre remain closed. In the hospitals too, the worst of...[more]

 

NEWS : 05 February 2008

Chad : MSF treated 106 wounded since Saturday, capital is calm since Monday

In the last four days, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated 106 wounded in one of the Chadian capital’s hospitals. An additional 500 wounded civilians were admitted into the two main hospitals of N’djamena (Liberté Hospital and...[more]

 

NEWS : 05 February 2008

Kenya: Flexible and mobile medical system to address constantly changing needs

Tensions are high in the Rift Valley, in western Kenya, and in Nairobi. Over the last month, post-election violence has spiked as demonstrations flare in towns and villages. Some people have been wounded, while others have sought...[more]

 

NEWS : 04 February 2008

Chad : MSF treats wounded in N'djamena

Accessing the wounded is difficult due to the continuous fighting.[more]

 

NEWS : 04 February 2008

IN MEMORIAM : The tragic loss of our three colleagues in Kismayo, Somalia

On Mon. Jan. 28, a Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) project in Somalia was shocked and horrified when we were notified of an explosion involving MSF vehicles in the town of Kismayo, Somalia.

The brutal attack took place as the...[more]

 

NEWS : 01 February 2008

Kenya : Treating the wounded in Nakuru and Naivasha

As violent clashes flared in parts of Kenya over the weekend of Jan. 26 and 27, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams were on hand to provide much needed support in Nakuru and Naivasha district hospitals. In Nakuru MSF teams...[more]

 

NEWS : 01 February 2008

MSF is shocked and outraged by attack on our team in Somalia

MSF suspends international staff presence[more]