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Video: Safe water distribution in Pakistan

MSF is working tirelessly to deliver safe water to victims of the floods in Pakistan. In this video, water and sanitation engineer Thomas Batardy talks about how field teams are getting drinkable water to people who need it and the persistent threat of water-borne disease in affected areas.

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MSF assists with malaria increase in Mumbai

India: MSF aids Mumbai health authorities to tackle sharp malaria increase

Following a sharp increase in malaria cases in Mumbai, MSF is supporting health authorities there in fighting the disease.

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PODCAST: Rehabilitating spinal injuries in Sri Lanka

MSF runs a rehabilitation programme for people with spinal injuries at Pompamadou hospital, Vavunya, Sri Lanka. Two participants tell Pete Masters their amazing stories.

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VIDEO: Month in Focus July 2010

Video update on MSF activities including reports on MSF's work in Haiti, Kyrgyzstan and the Sahel (Niger).

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Cholera in Pakistan: Preparing for the worst

MSF teams in flood-hit Pakistan are seeing cases of skin infections, respiratory diseases and acute diarrhoea most frequently. They are also treating people for what they suspect is cholera while they wait for confirmation.

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Pakistan floods: 'Suspicion of cholera' in Swat

MSF's Dr Ahmed Mukhtar Amin discusses concerns that cholera could become a major problem in the Swat region of flood-hit Pakistan on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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Floods in a barren land: Heavy rains hit hunger-stricken Chad

Heavy rainfall and flooding in Chad has washed away seedlings planted recently, threatening to delay harvests and aggravate an ongoing food crisis there.

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