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NEWS : 30 December 2008
Gaza: First Wounded Patients Receive Treatment
Four days after air attacks against the Gaza Strip began hospitals are already overwhelmed by an influx of wounded patients. Two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have begun treating them and an initial MSF truckload of...[more]
Democratic Republic of Congo : 29 December 2008
More deadly attacks against civilian populations in Haut-Uélé
Following an attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on the city of Faradje (Haut Uélé), on Christmas Day, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team arrived in the town on 28 Dec. to provide emergency medical assistance. Shortly,...[more]
Palestinian Territories : 29 December 2008
Hospitals are overburdened by the influx of wounded
Donations of medicine and medical supplies have been carried out over the last week to two main hospitals in the area. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are treating people injured by fighting in the Gaza strip and helping to...[more]
Democratic Republic of Congo : 28 December 2008
Ebola epidemic in Western Kasai
On Sunday morning, a women with symptoms of what could be Ebola hemorrhagic fever, died. On 25 Dec., a man with similar symptoms died in Mweka. These two suspected deaths bring the total to 11 deaths out of 35 suspected...[more]
Democratic Republic of Congo : 21 December 2008
"Top Ten" Humanitarian Crises Reveal Growing Insecurity, Neglected Health Needs
MSF Releases 11th Annual List[more]
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