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DRC: 70,000 flee violence in north-west of the country
30 November 2009
An upsurge of violence, sparked by inter-community conflicts in Equateur Province in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced 70,000 people to flee their homes. Many have headed for the country’s interior,...
Philippines: MSF suspends activities following violence
24 November 2009
Following the killing of 46 people on the island of Mindanao on Nov. 23, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the Philippines temporarily suspended activities in the area as the situation is currently too tense to travel by...
Republic of Congo: MSF calls for assistance for refugees fleeing DRC
23 November 2009
Approximately 24,000 refugees have arrived in northern Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, after fleeing serious violence in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An MSF emergency team is providing...
Colombia: MSF begins treating people with Chagas disease
23 November 2009
The international humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started to diagnose and treat people affected by Chagas disease in Arauca department, Northeastern Colombia. The region has one of the highest...
Rome: World Food Summit fails to address childhood malnutrition
19 November 2009
As the World Food Summit draws to a close in Rome this week, the international community has once again neglected to deal with childhood malnutrition. World leaders have failed to commit funds to directly target malnutrition,...
Cape Verde: Emergency team responding to country’s first ever dengue fever outbreak, the biggest reported in Africa
13 November 2009
The Cape Verde Ministry of Health has reported 13,187 suspected cases of dengue fever in four islands within the archipelago between Oct. 1 and Nov. 9. The outbreak is the first ever reported in Cape Verde, located off the coast...
Rome: Food summit to fail if governments continue spending peanuts on childhood malnutrition
11 November 2009
Funding by rich countries to combat malnutrition has remained flat for seven years, according to a report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This accounts for barely three per cent of the funds needed to reduce the...
DRC: MSF vaccination used as bait in attack on civilians
06 November 2009
Thousands of people came under fire last month by the Congolese army at seven vaccination sites operated by international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The army is fighting against the Forces...
Punishing success in tackling AIDS: Funders’ retreat could wipe out health gains in HIV-affected countries
04 November 2009
A retreat from international funding commitments for AIDS threatens to undermine the dramatic gains made in reducing AIDS-related illness and death in recent years, according to a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières...
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