Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation. We are committed to providing medical aid where it is most needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or gender and also to raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.

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Suvarna's Story

22-year-old Suvarna was injured by a shell that exploded five metres from her during the war between the Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil Tigers that ended in May last year. Her spine was damaged and she thought she would never leave her bed again. Here, she tells her story from Pompamadhu Hospital in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, where she is undergoing rehabilitation in MSF's spinal injuries unit.


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Pakistan: 'not enough food, not enough water'
Anna Bertmar Khan writes for Channel 4 news about the situation in Pakistan and the people she meets through her work for MSF who have been affected by the floods.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Malnutrition in Niger
Niger is once again facing a serious nutritional crisis: more than 1,500,000 children will suffer from severe malnutrition there this year. MSF has recently expanded its operations in Niger to address this chronic problem.

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7:45 PM, Thu Sep 09, 2010