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Video : 31 December 20082008 — December in Focus
In the December "Month in Focus" video, violence in North Kivu province, DRC, forces populations to flee to neighbouring town Rutshuru, where MSF supports a local hospital; acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia draw attention away from violent clashes in the never-ending war affecting civilians; Maternal and infant mortality has reached alarming levels in South Sudan where MSF has set up an obstetric care program in the hospital in Aweil; the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Gaza Strip causing drastic restrictions on food and medical supplies; and intra-Palestinian tensions remain high in Nablus, West Bank with civilians traumatised.
Video : 20 December 20082008 — Widespread looting in Kayna region, DRC
In the Kayna region of North Kivu, hundreds of thousands of people are caught in crisis. Homes and health centres were ransacked and emptied in the latest upsurge of violence in late November. Below, Sahla Issoufou, who coordinates MSF’s medical activities in the region, answers questions about the situation facing the people...
Video : 01 December 200801 December 2008 — World AIDS Day
"World AIDS Day 2008 – Quicktime Video - 31.7MB
Improved paediatric formulations of anti-retroviral medicines are needed to treat HIV-positive children. Footage from MSF's HIV/AIDS treatment program in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
Video : 31 October 20082008 — October in review
In the October "Month in Focus" video, you will find coverage of MSF's response to ongoing needs resulting from floods in Haiti; the suspension of MSF's nutrition program in Niger; full-scale war returns to North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo; MSF's vaccination campaign in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo; and the treatment of wounded Iraqis in Iran.
Hope attracts crowds to MSF feeding centres Video : 30 September 20082008 - September in review
"Violence continues in North Kivu, DRC – Quicktime Video - 14.1MB
Despite the signing of the January 2008 Goma peace agreement, frequent fighting continues in the eastern regions of the DRC. MSF is assisting displaced populations in the North Kivu region.
"Nutritional crisis in Ethiopia" – Quicktime Video - 15.2MB
Lack of food security in the Somali region of Ethiopia and malnutrition impacts on the immune systems of children, resulting in infections and pneumonia. MSF is providing medical care, food rations, and treatment for malnutrition.
"Health Held Hostage to Politics" – Quicktime Video - 14.6MB
Health care workers have been on strike since Aug 30, following Hamas' firing on medical workers, resulting in a reduction of 50-80% of medical services, including the suspension of specialised surgeries and external referrals.
"Health Held Hostage to Politics" – Quicktime Video - 17.5MB
MSF is assisting the displaced persons, following the August attacks in South Ossetia. Common issues presenting include post-trama stress, anxiety, sleeping problems, fear, decompensated diabetes due to interruptions in treatment, and displacement.
Video : 23 September 20082008 Kenya - Mount Elgon: A Terrorised Population in Desperate Need of Assistance<
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