MSF began producing the "Top Ten" list in 1998, when a devastating famine in southern Sudan went largely unreported in U.S. media. Drawing on MSF’s emergency medical work, the list seeks to generate greater awareness of the magnitude and severity of crises that may or may not be reflected in media accounts.
The countries and issues in this year's list (pictured below) include, Sri Lanka, Congo (DRC), Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and neglected diseases.
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Amato Susan (20) is HIV positive. Here, she sits with her 7 month old girl as she waits to find out whether her child is infected. Uganda, November 2009 Photo by Brendan Bannon
Chagas disease, carried by the triatomine bug (pictured) poses a serious social and public heath problem in many Latin American countries, where 18 million people are already infected and 100 million are at risk of suffering from the disease. Bolivia, October 2006 Photo by Juan Carlos Tomasi
Two women, displaced by violence in North Kivu, Congo (DRC) stand in front of Kitchanga IDP camp. September 2009 Photo by Martin Beaulieu
An MSF doctor checks a malnourished baby admitted at the MSF ward in the Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan, NWFP, Pakistan. June 2009 Photo by Marta Ramoneda
A patient is treated for burns in an MSF project in Jamaame hospital in southern Somalia. July 2009
Photo by Javier Roldan
Aziza (28) walks around the Shegeg Karo market in North Darfur with a look of incomprehension after a bombing which killed 12 people. Sudan February 2009 Photo by Jan-Joseph Stok
The entrance to the outpatient department of the Mandabah health centre in Yemen, where MSF provides free healthcare. November 2009 Photo by MSF
A child is examined for signs of malnutrition in southeastern Central African Republic, where MSF opened four feeding centres in one month. September 2009 Photo by Jaume Codina
A consultation at the Ahmed Shah Baba Hospital in Eastern Kabul. MSF works here and in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand, providing free healthcare. December 2009 Photo by Pascale Zintzen
A child is treated at a temporary hospital set up by MSF in front of the Menik Farm IDP camp following the war in Sri Lanka. September 2009 Photo by MSF
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