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Pakistan: MSF Increases Support as Health Facilities Struggle

Pakistan 2009 © Jean-Pierre Amigo/MSF

Bangladesh 2009

Field News

Bangladesh: Rohingya Forced Out of Makeshift Camp With Nowhere to Go

Increasing violence and intimidation in Kutupalong is forcing this Muslim minority group seeking refuge to flee once again.

South Africa 2009 © Austin Andrews

Press Release

Zimbabwean Nightmare Of Neglect Continues In South Africa

Violence, sexual abuse, harassment, appalling living conditions, and a serious lack of access to essential healthcare define the desperate lives of thousands of Zimbabweans in South Africa today.

© Reuters/David Gray, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Field News

Sri Lanka: MSF Field Hospital Ready to Provide More Assistance

The needs inside Sri Lanka's displaced persons camp remain immense, requiring around-the-clock medical presence to respond to all emergencies.

Field News

Somalia: Hijack of MSF-Rented Vehicle Ends in Tragic Death

A private vehicle rented by MSF was attacked in North Galcayo, Somalia, on June 24, 2009, as it returned from referring a patient from one MSF facility in the south of the city to another facility in the north.

Thailand 2007 © Greg Constantine

Press Release

MSF Denounces Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos

MSF denounces the growing pressure applied by Thailand’s army to force the 5,000 Hmong refugees living in Huai Nam Khao camp to return to Laos. Increasingly restrictive measures have forced MSF to put a stop to its assistance activities after some four years of presence in the camp.

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CNN: Diseases of Poverty

A parasitic disease found on the American continent, Chagas affects an estimated 16 to 18 million people and claims up to 50,000 lives every year. CNN's Vital Signs visits with an MSF team in Bolivia on the trail of this neglected killer disease.
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