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Mass meningitis vaccination campaign in Nigeria; MSF staff released in Darfur, Sudan.
In Sri Lanka. population held hostage to the conflict; New cholera cases in Zimbabwe; Recovery is possible to possible to multidtrug-resistant tuberculosis if treated
In the Magaria district, where MSF has just begun vaccinating more than 500,000 people for meningitis, its mobile medical teams are ensuring that patients who have already contracted the illness receive medication promptly. Although treatment draws less attention than vaccinating, treatment is critical to the effort.
A mother and child in the recovery room of the MSF 60-bed Trinite surgical trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince. MSF runs three hospitals in the capital and emergency response programs in Haiti at a cost of more than 13 million euros (US$17.5 million) per year.
As Haiti's prime minister, the UN Secretary General, representatives from more than 30 donor countries, and multilateral agencies convene today in Washington, DC, to fund strategies for Haiti's future economic and social development, they must not neglect the country's immediate public health crisis.
"It's unacceptable today that Haiti's poorest have no access to affordable and quality emergency trauma and obstetrical care services," said Brian Phillip Moller, head of mission for MSF's Trinité trauma and rehabilitation center.
By authorising the purchase of co-blisters, where drugs are packaged together but not combined in the same pill, the Global Fund is running the risk that patients take only one of the drugs, which greatly increases the risk of resistance developing. MSF is now calling on the Global Fund and the international organisations supporting the AMFm to revise the purchasing rules in order to prevent the risk of resistance developing.
Battered trucks and donkey tracks - vaccinations in eastern Chad
Following an outbreak in eastern Chad, nurse Lenny Krommenhoek has spent five weeks as part of an MSF measles vaccination campaign in eastern Chad. After her return, she has written about the enormous logistical challenges faced during her mission, and her very personal experience in this remote part of the world.
TB Day, March 24, 2009 'I want a TB test that works for me'
What Charity, Bharat and Rolandi want is a simple test that will tell them if they have TB or not and how it should be treated.
Mapaseka , teacher: "Here in St Rodrigue there are many children who are orphans. Their parents passed away because of HIV/Aids." - The BBC is running the fifth instalment in a six-month collaboration with MSF where seven people connected to the St. Rodrigues clinic in Lesotho.
The displacement started at the beginning of March when tensions increased between paramilitaries and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the area, forcing families to leave their villages. The displaced population has sought refuge in Catru, a small village of nearly 1,200 people that has seen its population swell to 2,000 with the new arrivals.
MSF has been providing medical care and psycho-social support to the displaced population in Catru since early March.
MSF is expecting an influx of new patients in the days to come. There are still a reported 1,000 amputees awaiting evacuation on the beach in the Vanni and MSF fears the medical needs among internally displaced persons (IDPs) could overwhelm local capacity.
“I feel like I abandoned people to whom I had made a commitment. At the local level, everything was working well. We had great cooperation. This doesn’t make any sense.” - Eric Jeunot, MSF’s program manager in Zalingei, western Darfur, for seven months.
Caring for victims of sexual violence requires a specific approach from a variety of different actors. A coordinated response between organisations involved in medical, legal and social support is the best way to bring relief to those who experience the trauma of rape and other sexual violence.
Zimbabwe crisis
Combatting cholera in Zimbabwe
Imagine coming home and having to walk through open sewage running through your neighbourhood streets and around your house. There is no clean running water here - some homes have been without clean water for a year - so they are forced to drink from any source.
Kenya, June 1992
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Imagine coming home and having to walk through open sewage running through your neighbourhood streets and around your house. There is no clean running water here - some homes have been without clean water for a year - so they are forced to drink from any source.
