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All rights reserved.From Port-au-Prince, this report focuses on MSF's emergency response to the Haiti earthquake; Haitian staff, international staff and patients, share their experiences.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/podcast_haiti_20100208.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/podcast_haiti_20100208.newsMon, 08 Feb 2010 11:32:22 GMTMuch of the discussion surrounding President Barack Obama's proposed fee on financial institutions to help cut the US deficit overlooks how similar revenue-generating ideas could close the glaring gaps in the global fight against several health emergencies.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Huffington1_20100205.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Huffington1_20100205.newsFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:31:32 GMTAn emerging trend in MSF's work in Haiti is a return to what could be described as normal illnessess and conditions among people coming to the hospitals. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_Ongoing_work_20100205.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_Ongoing_work_20100205.newsFri, 05 Feb 2010 11:09:34 GMTPaul McMaster recently has just returned from Haiti, where he was a surgeon as part of MSF's emergency team. Here, he describes the experience and the difficult decisions that have to be made by medical staff in the aftermath of the earthquake.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/slideshow_emergency_surgery_haiti_20100204.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/slideshow_emergency_surgery_haiti_20100204.newsThu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:57 GMTMSF calls on all belligerents, including the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the African Union Peacekeeping force (AMISOM) and opposition groups to take all measures to minimise the risk of civilian casualties through a full implementation of the principles of distinction and proportionality. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/somalia_indiscriminate_shelling_20100203.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/somalia_indiscriminate_shelling_20100203.newsWed, 03 Feb 2010 11:52:05 GMTMSF's emergency wards in Haiti are still treating large numbers of patients but the nature of their injuries is gradually changing. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100202.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100202.newsTue, 02 Feb 2010 10:37:51 GMTA chronological overview of MSF's activity in Haiti as the disaster developed.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_timeline_20100201.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_timeline_20100201.newsMon, 01 Feb 2010 10:50:37 GMTFollowing a rise in the number of sick people in the northern province of Kayanza, health authorities called on MSF to conduct an assessment. The diagnosis was clear: the incidence of malaria is alarmingly high and MSF is now reinforcing their response in the area.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/alarming_rise_in_malaria_BURUNDI_20100129.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/alarming_rise_in_malaria_BURUNDI_20100129.newsFri, 29 Jan 2010 16:09:56 GMTDr. Christophe Fournier, the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières went to Port-au-Prince to offer his moral support to Haitian staff and emergency teams. Just over two weeks after the earthquake, he gave his impressions to MSF's Avril Benoit.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Fournier_interview_20100129.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Fournier_interview_20100129.newsFri, 29 Jan 2010 15:19:20 GMTBrigg Reilley is an epidemiologist with MSF. He tells us about the evolving healthcare needs in Haiti and MSF’s current and future priorities. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_interview_bigger_picture_of_health_needs_20100129.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_interview_bigger_picture_of_health_needs_20100129.newsFri, 29 Jan 2010 10:49:21 GMTDay 16 in Haiti and MSF teams are still treating people with injuries from the quake. The range of work that MSF is now carrying out has been increasing as the needs and priorities shift, but the core medical services still dominate.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_day_16_20100129.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_day_16_20100129.newsFri, 29 Jan 2010 10:26:10 GMTThe MSF inflatable hospitals are providing patients in Haiti with a safe, clean and confortable place to receive treatment from MSF teams. The hospital includes two fully-equipped operating theatres in which surgery has already started http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_inflatable_hospital_haiti_20100128.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_inflatable_hospital_haiti_20100128.newsThu, 28 Jan 2010 14:52:40 GMTThe core medical activities in Haiti are still concentrated on treating people who were injured in the quake, with surgery continuing and post operative care expanding.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100127.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100127.newsWed, 27 Jan 2010 11:12:03 GMTFear is dominating people’s lives in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia. MSF is one of the few aid organisations still working in the republic and witnessing the severe impact violence is having on the people.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/ingushetia_solidarity_20100126.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/ingushetia_solidarity_20100126.newsTue, 26 Jan 2010 16:40:00 GMTDespite being victims of the earthquake themselves, MSF's Haitian staff have continued to do everything they can to provide medical assistance in the aftermath of the quake.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_video_20100126.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_video_20100126.newsTue, 26 Jan 2010 14:17:52 GMTThe dual pressures of continuing needs for emergency surgery and the growing need for post-operative care are all-consuming work for many Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Haiti.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/public_update_20100126.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/public_update_20100126.newsTue, 26 Jan 2010 14:04:16 GMTInternational medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply shocked by the forced evacuation of about 7,000 displaced people from Munda (Lower Dir, North West Frontier Province).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_shocked_pakistan_20100127.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_shocked_pakistan_20100127.newsTue, 26 Jan 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_finck_20100125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_finck_20100125.newsMon, 25 Jan 2010 17:09:02 GMTAs the larger MSF hospitals in Port au Prince and their surrounding tent wards continue to treat injured people and carry out operations, the mobile teams that have recently started moving out into the capital and in some places west of Port au Prince are finding significant numbers of people needing medical care.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100125.newsMon, 25 Jan 2010 13:11:10 GMTMSF’s Haitian staff have saved many lives in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake - their committment and hard work a credit to them, especially under the circumstances. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_haiti_staff_20100125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_haiti_staff_20100125.newsMon, 25 Jan 2010 10:03:23 GMTThe emergency medical work that MSF teams are delivering in Haiti is beginning to shift some of its emphasis towards the next levels of need amongst the people there. In some parts of Port au Prince, the teams are starting to see more people coming to their hospitals who have infections or complications following basic or amateur attempts at treatment in the early days of the aftermath.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_postop_20100124.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_postop_20100124.newsSun, 24 Jan 2010 10:39:00 GMTPost-operative care is now beginning to get underway.  Exercise for burn victims and psychologists assessing and dealing with patient's psychological needs.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_gallery_20100122.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_gallery_20100122.newsFri, 22 Jan 2010 15:01:46 GMTImages of MSF's work throughout Haiti.  Since the earthquake more than 900 patients having passed through MSF's surgical facilities.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_update_20100122.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_update_20100122.newsFri, 22 Jan 2010 11:22:18 GMTWhile surgery and treatment of injuries remains a priority for MSF teams, planning for post-operative care is now under way. Mobile clinics have also started in Port au Prince, Grand Goave and Dufort. Surgical programmes have also started in Leogane and MSF teams have started to supply 7,000 with drinking water.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_mobile_clinics_20100122.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_mobile_clinics_20100122.newsFri, 22 Jan 2010 10:09:26 GMTOver three days, MSF and the Pakistani Department of Health vaccinated 2,100 children in different areas around the Munda displaced persons camp.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/idp_vaccinating_pakistan_20100121.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/idp_vaccinating_pakistan_20100121.newsThu, 21 Jan 2010 14:18:52 GMTMark Doyle reports from an MSF operating theatre in  Port-au-Prince on the difficulties of doing surgery. Includes interview with MSF surgeon Geordie Cox.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_at_one_haiti_20100121.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_at_one_haiti_20100121.newsThu, 21 Jan 2010 11:35:59 GMTThe MSF teams have been treating the long queues of patients waiting for treatment and surgery, even as Port au Prince was shaken again by a very substantial 6.1 aftershock yesterday. Some patients were so alarmed by the tremors that they once again had to be taken out of the building and treated in tents.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_inflatable_hospital_started_20100121.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_inflatable_hospital_started_20100121.newsThu, 21 Jan 2010 10:05:15 GMTPaul McMaster is an MSF surgeon in Haiti, working at the Carrefour hospital. This recording was taken on Tuesday, 19th January over the phone when Paul had finished his shift.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgeon_update_haiti_20100120.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgeon_update_haiti_20100120.newsWed, 20 Jan 2010 13:21:55 GMTAlthough aid is beginning to be delivered, bottlenecks remain and people are starting to die of sepsis from infections that go untreated.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100120.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100120.newsWed, 20 Jan 2010 10:26:35 GMTA Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cargo plane carrying 12 tons of medical equipment, including drugs, surgical supplies and two dialysis machines, was turned away three times from Port-au-Prince airport since Sunday night despite repeated assurances of its ability to land there. "Priority must be given to medical supplies entering the country,” says Rosa Crestani, MSF medical coordinator.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/plane_diverted_again_haiti_20100119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/plane_diverted_again_haiti_20100119.newsTue, 19 Jan 2010 20:34:06 GMTOn January 12th a major earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, struck Haiti. Despite two MSF hospitals collapsed and 52 staff reportedly missing, MSF teams are providing immediate medical assistance to the injured.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/webclip_pacot_hospital_HAITI_20100119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/webclip_pacot_hospital_HAITI_20100119.newsTue, 19 Jan 2010 12:48:11 GMThttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_190110_20100119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_190110_20100119.newsTue, 19 Jan 2010 12:27:42 GMTPhotos by Julie Remy from MSF projects in Haiti, including the arrival of MSF's inflatable hospital.  Surgery is continuing at a number of sites.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_photo_20100119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_photo_20100119.newsTue, 19 Jan 2010 10:44:36 GMTChannel 4 Haiti report from 18th January 2010. Covers arrival of aid, MSF's medical programmes, insecurity and for how much longer there is hope of finding people alive beneath the rubble.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/channel_4_report_haiti_20100119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/channel_4_report_haiti_20100119.newsTue, 19 Jan 2010 09:50:02 GMTMSF teams at work in Haiti, treating those injured by the earthquake. MSF has several sites for surgery and all are running, as much as possible, 24 hours a day.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_pic_gallery180110_20100118.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_pic_gallery180110_20100118.newsMon, 18 Jan 2010 13:31:51 GMTSix days after the earthquake, international support is slowly appearing in Port-au-Prince and Haiti. Most of the needs are far from being covered. The most severe cases can hardly be taken car of due to lack of structures offering good surgical conditions. Although some markets have reopened, food and water remain an issue. Aftershocks and people leaving buildings in a rush are still daily scenes. The population is getting frustrated, and tension is on the rise. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100118.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100118.newsMon, 18 Jan 2010 10:03:17 GMTOn the fifth day on their response to the disaster in Haiti, the MSF teams remain focused on trying to cope with the huge demand for life-saving surgery from those who suffered terrible injuries in the quake. They are doing that by stretching their existing resources, running operating theatres to the limit by working around the clock, while at the same time trying to create more capacity by finding new premises and transporting in mobile structures.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/operating_round_the_clock_haiti_20100117.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/operating_round_the_clock_haiti_20100117.newsSun, 17 Jan 2010 20:21:47 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières cargo plane with full hospital and staff blocked from landing in Port-au-Prince. 1000s of wounded waiting for vital surgical operations.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/demands_deployment_haiti_20100117.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/demands_deployment_haiti_20100117.newsSun, 17 Jan 2010 13:09:24 GMTThe surgical units, which MSF set up in Port-au-Prince, continue to work around the clock to treat the vast numbers of patients with injuries from the earthquake. Prioritising the most serious cases, the teams have been performing ceasarian sections and amputations. Experienced MSF medical staff say they have never seen so many serious injuries.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100117.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100117.newsSun, 17 Jan 2010 12:43:56 GMTAround 2,000 patients have been treated so far at MSF locations. Teams are still seeing patients pour in.  People have started fleeing the city. Public parks and open space are crowded with those who have stayed, but have either lost their houses or are afraid to go back to buildings. Thousands have gathered in one of the main squares, the Champs de Mars, in front of the collapsed presidential palace.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100116.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100116.newsSat, 16 Jan 2010 10:02:43 GMTLaurent Dedieu is a logistics supervisor for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) projects in Haiti. Since the earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12, he has been in frequent contact with the teams on the ground and helping to organise the logistics of MSF’s response. Here he describes the logistical challenges the teams are dealing with right now.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_logistics_challenge_20100116.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_logistics_challenge_20100116.newsSat, 16 Jan 2010 09:16:16 GMTFor over four years, MSF has been equipped with inflatable hospitals in which it is possible to rapidly install surgical facilities, intensive care units and hospital beds. Dr. Mego Terzian, MSF deputy emergency coordinator explains.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/inflatable_hospitals_fast_effective_surgical_response_20100115.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/inflatable_hospitals_fast_effective_surgical_response_20100115.newsFri, 15 Jan 2010 15:57:03 GMTThe MSF teams in Port-au-Prince are focussing their attention now on expanding their surgical capacity and two operating theatres are now working to help 300 patients who have been transfered to the MSF facility at Choscal hospital in the Cite Soleil district. The rest of the medical staff are still responding to the hundreds of people at their clinics who need immediate first aid and more basic care for their wounds. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_surgery_started_20100115.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_surgery_started_20100115.newsFri, 15 Jan 2010 15:54:31 GMTTens of thousands were feared dead in Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, with many buried or trapped in demolished schools, hospitals and shanties.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_gallery_haiti_24_hour_update_20100115.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/photo_gallery_haiti_24_hour_update_20100115.newsFri, 15 Jan 2010 10:40:50 GMTReports from the field say that at least 1,500 patients have been treated so far at MSF locations. However, patients are still pouring in and surgery needs are huge. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_15dec_20100115.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_15dec_20100115.newsFri, 15 Jan 2010 09:42:12 GMTOn tuesday 12th January, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country of Haiti. This interview with Dr. Greg Elder gives us an update on the situation.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/dr_greg_elder_interview_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/dr_greg_elder_interview_20100114.newsThu, 14 Jan 2010 16:58:07 GMTFollowing the devastating earthquake in Haiti on the 12th of January, MSF medical teams in Port-au-Prince have been treating large numbers of people.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_photo_gallery_update_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_photo_gallery_update_20100114.newsThu, 14 Jan 2010 14:46:54 GMTThe MSF medical teams in Port-au-Prince have been treating very large numbers of people who come to them with fractures, head injuries and other major trauma from the quake. Well over a thousand patients been through the four tented facilities that MSF has set up near the damaged buildings that it used to work in.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_14_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_14_20100114.newsThu, 14 Jan 2010 14:36:29 GMTPaul McPhun, MSF operations manager, gives a briefing here on the situation for MSF and our patients in Haiti.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_haiti_update_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_haiti_update_20100114.newsThu, 14 Jan 2010 09:30:29 GMTMSF aid worker Danielle Trépanier was rescued on Wednesday afternoon (13th January) after almost 24 hours under the rubble of a collapsed staff-house.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_aid_worker_rescued_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_aid_worker_rescued_20100114.newsThu, 14 Jan 2010 09:04:44 GMTPaul McPhun, MSF operations manager, gives a briefing here on the situation for MSF and our patients in Haiti.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_earthquake_briefing_20100113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_earthquake_briefing_20100113.newsWed, 13 Jan 2010 18:04:37 GMTFollowing the earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday, the three MSF hospitals and clinics in Port-au-Prince have suffered significant damage, patients and staff have been injured and hundreds of wounded have been arriving at the MSF offices and hospitals overnighthttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_update_20100113.newsWed, 13 Jan 2010 13:50:04 GMTOn January 12, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. MSF has staff on the ground and is sending additional staff and supplies to Haiti urgently. The images below have been supplied by Reuters news agency. Please note, some are very distressing.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_photo_gallery_20100113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_photo_gallery_20100113.newsWed, 13 Jan 2010 11:30:23 GMTOn January 12, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams on the ground have witnessed significant damage to its medical facilities, injuries to patients and staff and an influx of wounded towards these hospitals in the capital.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_earthquake_20100113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/haiti_earthquake_20100113.newsWed, 13 Jan 2010 07:36:36 GMTThe recent violence in Calabria, Southern Italy, has placed the plight of the region’s seasonal migrant workers in the international spotlight. MSF denounces the ongoing neglect and exploitation of this vulnerable group.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/violence_exposes_neglect_italy_20100112.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/violence_exposes_neglect_italy_20100112.newsTue, 12 Jan 2010 13:18:03 GMTLaurent Sury, deputy manager for emergencies, recently assessed the situation in the field for these refugees and explains MSF's activities.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/refugees_fleeing_congo_20100111.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/refugees_fleeing_congo_20100111.newsMon, 11 Jan 2010 11:42:59 GMTHeavy rains in the province of Bujumbura Rural, Burundi, caused Rusizi River to burst its banks and flood the MSF Centre for Obstetrical Emergencies in Kabezi (‘CURGO’), where 42 women and 10 newborns were hospitalised.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/burundi_floods_20100108.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/burundi_floods_20100108.newsFri, 08 Jan 2010 16:24:02 GMTPhotographer Jan Grarup visited South Galcayo Hospital in Somalia to witness MSF's work at first handhttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/galcayo_somalia_gallery_20100108.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/galcayo_somalia_gallery_20100108.newsFri, 08 Jan 2010 14:40:16 GMTIn response to severe drought conditions, MSF started supplying water on 23rd December, in order to cover the needs of people in villages surrounding  Dhusa Mareb and Guri-el in the Galagadud Region of Central Somalia. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_in_somalia_20100106.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_in_somalia_20100106.newsWed, 06 Jan 2010 16:26:46 GMTThai authorities have begun expelling the remaining 4,000 Hmong refugees in the Huai Nam Khao camp back to Laos. MSF has denounced the forced repatriation policy. MSF was forced to end its activities in the camp in May 2009http://www.msf.org.uk:80/thai_government_forces_repatriation_of_hmong_refugees_THAILAND_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/thai_government_forces_repatriation_of_hmong_refugees_THAILAND_20100114.newsMon, 28 Dec 2009 01:02:00 GMTDuring the war, three expatriates (a project manager, a nurse and a doctor) and 60 Palestinian health workers struggled to aid the population, in the face of fighting and the dangers involved in travelling through the area. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_Update_20091223.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_Update_20091223.newsSat, 26 Dec 2009 02:28:00 GMTLooking back on the December 2008 Israeli military offensive in Gaza and its devastating consequences.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_looking_back_20091223.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_looking_back_20091223.newsSat, 26 Dec 2009 02:25:00 GMTThe Israeli military operation, 'Cast Lead', was launched in the Gaza Strip on 27th December, 2008. Eight months later, Franck Joncret, MSF head of mission in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, provides an update on the current situation and MSF's response.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_Interview_20091223.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Gaza_Interview_20091223.newsWed, 23 Dec 2009 14:29:42 GMTDespite urgent health needs MSF stops activities as the last international NGO. The international medical humanitarian organisation, MSF, has closed its medical activities in Turkmenistan after ten years of working in the Central Asian country. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/turkmenistan_programme_closure_20091223.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/turkmenistan_programme_closure_20091223.newsWed, 23 Dec 2009 10:23:58 GMTCivilians attacked and cut off from aid in conflict zones, plus the ongoing neglect of diseases, were among the worst emergencies in 2009, MSF reported this year in its annual list of the "Top Ten" humanitarian crises.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_PR_20091218.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_PR_20091218.newsMon, 21 Dec 2009 03:23:00 GMTMSF began producing the "Top Ten" list in 1998, when a devastating famine in Sudan went largely unreported. Based on MSF’s  work, the list aims to generate awareness of the severity of these crises. This year's list includes Sri Lanka, Congo, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and neglected diseases. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_20091218.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_20091218.newsMon, 21 Dec 2009 01:48:00 GMTMSF urges European governments to respect life, dignity and healthcare of migrants and asylum seekers http://www.msf.org.uk:80/bearing_brunt_migration_policies_20091217.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/bearing_brunt_migration_policies_20091217.newsThu, 17 Dec 2009 10:58:55 GMTIn a decisive step to improve access to medicines in the developing world, the Executive Board of UNITAID, the international health financing agency, has given the green light for a patent pool for AIDS medicines to open for business.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/patent_pool_adopted_20091215.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/patent_pool_adopted_20091215.newsTue, 15 Dec 2009 10:42:22 GMTGreat news: thanks in no small part to the participation of thousands of individuals in the Make It Happen Campaign, UNITAID has announced the creation of the Patent Pool for AIDS medicines.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/mih_wrap_up_20091217.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/mih_wrap_up_20091217.newsTue, 15 Dec 2009 04:08:00 GMTAs incidents of violence increase in Southern Sudan, the the crisis there worsens. Getting either food or healthcare is extremely difficult for people, especially those who have been forced to flee their homes. MSF is calling for more focus on emergency humanitarian assistance.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_facing_reality_southern_sudan_20091214.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_facing_reality_southern_sudan_20091214.newsMon, 14 Dec 2009 10:32:03 GMTThe people of Southern Sudan are trapped in a worsening crisis, following the most violent year since the 2005 peace agreement that ended more than two decades of civil war with the North. However, the response to the escalating emergency is inadequate, says MSF.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/south_sudan_inadequate_aid_20091214.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/south_sudan_inadequate_aid_20091214.newsMon, 14 Dec 2009 09:12:01 GMTOn a dusty road to the Afghanistan border, between horn blasts from passing trucks, the cries of newborn babies can be heard from inside the MSF birthing unit in Kuchlak...http://www.msf.org.uk:80/childbirth_kuchlak_pakistan_20091210.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/childbirth_kuchlak_pakistan_20091210.newsThu, 10 Dec 2009 16:10:06 GMTMSF’s Christopher Stokes, General Director , explains why it is crucial for MSF to base its activities in Afghanistan on three main principles....http://www.msf.org.uk:80/empty_beds_afghanistan_20091210.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/empty_beds_afghanistan_20091210.newsThu, 10 Dec 2009 12:38:06 GMTMSF, is ready to set up an emergency medical programme to provide free treatment to patients in Dera Ismael Khan district and is requesting authorisation from the Pakistani authorities to do so.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_access_request_20091210.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_access_request_20091210.newsThu, 10 Dec 2009 09:54:52 GMTMSF started operating in the Mardan District, Pakistan, in response to the arrival of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing heavy fighting started between Pakistani military forces and fighters from armed opposition groups in the Swat District in May 2009.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_cholera_20091208.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_cholera_20091208.newsTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:53:50 GMTFollowing 15 months in Pakistan as head of mission for MSF, Fabien Schneider describes some of the main issues faced when providing medical care to the conflict affected population in Pakistan.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/inside_pakistan_video_20091207.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/inside_pakistan_video_20091207.newsMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:38:23 GMTMSF is deeply saddened by the recent attack during the graduation of medical students from Benadir University and sends its thoughts and condolences to the families and friends of those who have suffered as a result of this tragic event.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/somalia_graduation_attack_20091207.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/somalia_graduation_attack_20091207.newsMon, 07 Dec 2009 14:21:57 GMTComplexo do Alemão, like hundreds of slums in Rio de Janeiro, is controlled by gangs of armed drug dealers and residents live with constant fear .http://www.msf.org.uk:80/living_in_fear_brazil_20091203.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/living_in_fear_brazil_20091203.newsThu, 03 Dec 2009 10:49:26 GMTThis “Month in Focus” covers healthcare in the Philippines, distribution of winter kits to Afghan migrants, MSF's call for sustained funding for HIV/AIDS and research into Tuberculosis, and MSF’s role in medical innovation.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/month_in_focus_nov09_20091202.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/month_in_focus_nov09_20091202.newsWed, 02 Dec 2009 12:40:18 GMTMSF mobile clinics in remote areas of Colombia have now integrated Chagas screening and treatment into their healthcare services. Despite serious health implications, many do not even know they are infected.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/few_alternatives_for_treatment_20091201.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/few_alternatives_for_treatment_20091201.newsTue, 01 Dec 2009 11:08:16 GMTThe focus of MSF’s prison programme is the provision of basic healthcare, food and improved water and hygiene facilities. MSF's Pip Millard gives us an insight into the project and the conditions inmates have been facing. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/end_of_fragile_food_chain_20091201.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/end_of_fragile_food_chain_20091201.newsTue, 01 Dec 2009 10:54:22 GMTNightime telephone calls for urgent operations are a routine part of Dr. Maslah’s work, as South Galkayo hospital, Somalia, is the only one to provide free emergency surgery in the area.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/round_the_clock_care_somalia_20091201.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/round_the_clock_care_somalia_20091201.newsTue, 01 Dec 2009 09:50:05 GMTThe Stories from South Africa mini site tells the stories of people in Khayelitsha who are living with HIV/AIDS and how their lives have changed with the introduction of anti-retroviral drugs and TB treatment. Listen to their stories, their hopes and their dreams, as they deal with the difficulties in facing poverty, marginalisation and stigma. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_aids_day_stories_20091130.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_aids_day_stories_20091130.newsMon, 30 Nov 2009 15:26:41 GMTWatch the all too common story of a child, forced to become a soldier, through his words and drawings. Then go to Condition: Critical to leave a message of support for him and all the children like him who have been forced to grow up in such a horrific way. MSF will take a selection of these messages to Congo (DRC) as a show of support and solidarity.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/drawing_condition_critical_20091127.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/drawing_condition_critical_20091127.newsFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:49 GMTBahati's story is the third of four to be released from the last chapter of Condition: Critical, a year long MSF project aiming to give a voice to the poeple living through the war in Eastern Congo (DRC). Please watch the video, then visit the Condition: Critical website to leave a message of support for the people of Eastern Congo. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/bahati_condition_critical_20091126.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/bahati_condition_critical_20091126.newsThu, 26 Nov 2009 10:12:24 GMTMishoka's story is the second of four to be released from the last chapter of Condition: Critical, a year long MSF project aiming to give a voice to the poeple living through the war in Eastern Congo (DRC). Please watch the video, then visit the Condition: Critical website to leave a message of support for the people of Eastern Congo. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_mishoka_20091125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_mishoka_20091125.newsWed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:44 GMTFrancoise's is one of the last stories to be released from Condition: Critical, a year long MSF project aiming to give a voice to the poeple living through the war in Eastern Congo (DRC). Please watch the video, then visit the Condition: Critical website to leave a message of support for the people of Eastern Congo. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_francoise_20091124.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_francoise_20091124.newsTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:12 GMTApproximately 24,000 refugees recently arrived in northern Republic of Congo. They are fleeing the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF is currently the only humanitarian aid organization providing assistance.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/drc_refugees_in_need_of_assistance_republic_of_congo_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/drc_refugees_in_need_of_assistance_republic_of_congo_20100114.newsMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMTAn MSF documentary featuring a group of HIV positive ladies in one of the poorest township’s of Zimbabwe, Epworth, who decide to form a football team to challenge the stigma of HIV. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/positive_ladies_soccer_20091122.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/positive_ladies_soccer_20091122.newsSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:27:50 GMTSince the new government policies were implemented earlier this year, many boats carrying migrants have been reportedly intercepted at sea and forced back to Libya. Migrants are being denied the opportunity to land in Europe and receive much-needed humanitarian assistance. They are also exposed once again to the violence and abuse endured while trying to reach Italy.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/migrants_forced_back_to_libya_20091119.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/migrants_forced_back_to_libya_20091119.newsThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:20 GMTCurrently more than 1000 asylum seekers in Brussels have nowhere to go and are surviving on the streets, a crisis which has been dragging out for months and is only getting worse. With winter rapidly approaching, and in the absence of concrete solutions from the authorities, five NGOs, including MSF have decided to build a refugee camp in the heart of Brussels to provide urgently needed care for asylum seekers.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/brussels_camp_20091118.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/brussels_camp_20091118.newsWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:44:06 GMTAs the World Food Summit draws to a close, the international community once again provides no commitments on tackling childhood malnutrition. In 2008 alone, In 2008, MSF treated more than 300,000 malnourished children worldwide.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_food_summit_fails_to_address_childhood_malnutrition_20100114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/world_food_summit_fails_to_address_childhood_malnutrition_20100114.newsTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:27:00 GMTMSF’s experience in Sierra Leone has shown that patient fees act as a major obstacle to getting healthcare and lives that could be saved are lost every day. Necessary steps need to be taken now to improve the access to healthcare of the people in need in this desperately poor country.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/user_fees_sierra_leone_20091118.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/user_fees_sierra_leone_20091118.newsTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:44:00 GMTLast weekend, over 150 people were killed and more than 13,000 were displaced by the intense rains and floods which hit El Salvador after Hurricane Ida swept through the country. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/el_salvador_hurricane_ida_20091113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/el_salvador_hurricane_ida_20091113.newsFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:30 GMTThe Cape Verde Ministry of Health has reported 13,187 suspected cases of dengue fever in four islands within the archipelago between 1st October and 9th November. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/dengue_fever_cape_verde_20091111.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/dengue_fever_cape_verde_20091111.newsWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:41 GMTFunding by rich countries to combat malnutrition has remained flat for seven years, according to a report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This barely accounts for three percent of the funds needed to reduce the 3.5 to 5 million annual deaths of children under five attributed to malnutrition. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/rome_food_summit_20091111.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/rome_food_summit_20091111.newsWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26:15 GMTThis edition of Month in Focus covers MSF's work with the floods in South East Asia, cholera in Papua New Guinea, continuing activities in Iraq, malnutrition in Central African Republic and with victims of violence in Congo (DRC).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/month_in_focus_oct09_20091103.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/month_in_focus_oct09_20091103.newsWed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:00 GMTRead about MSF's community mental health project in Lebanon, including testimonies from Farah Malyani, a Palestinian psychiatric nurse and Salwa, a Lebanese patient.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/mental_health_lebanon_20091109.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/mental_health_lebanon_20091109.newsMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:47 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières welcomes the decision to close down the detention centre in Mitilini island as a necessary first step towards more humane treatment of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_welcomes_centre_closure_greece_20091106.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_welcomes_centre_closure_greece_20091106.newsFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:03 GMTFollowing a serious outbreak of severe parasitic disease, kala azar, in Southern Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières, is responding to the emergency in several locations across both Jonglei and Upper Nile States. MSF is treating patients in its clinics in Pibor and Lankien and using mobile teams in Rom to actively trace patients.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/responding_kala_azar_sudan_20091105.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/responding_kala_azar_sudan_20091105.newsThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:43 GMT