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"Top Ten" Humanitarian Crises Reveal Growing Insecurity, Neglected Health Needs

Democratic Republic of Congo © Sven Torfinn

Massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, are some of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world, MSF reported today in its annual list of the "Top Ten" humanitarian crises.

© Valerie Babize / MSF

Field News

Gaza: Medical Services Overwhelmed

More than one week after air strikes began on the Gaza Strip, and following the beginning of a land incursion by Israeli forces, surgical services in Gaza are overwhelmed and are in need of surgeons specialized in vascular surgery in order to deal with the increasing number of wounded people.

Joanna Stavropoulou / MSF

Field News

Zimbabwe: Chaos in New Cholera Outbreak

A second cholera outbreak has hit Chegutu, a town 100 km south of Harare, where more than 100 people have died since the first cases appeared on November 24.

December 2008 © Michael Goldfarb/MSF

Field News

Some 533 Refugees Arrive on Southern Yemen Coast in One Week

Human smugglers from northern Somalia forced 114 people from a small fishing boat off the southern coast of Yemen early Friday morning. The passengers were Somali refugees; ten were children, including babies.

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Condition:Critical
Voices From the War in Eastern Congo

Condition:Critical is a multi-media initiative launched by MSF aiming to bring global attention to the humanitarian consequences of the intensifying war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Through testimonies, photos, and video, Condition: Critical goes beyond headlines and news reports to document how civilians are struggling to survive in Congo's North and South Kivu provinces, the front lines of a long-running war, where violence, displacement, and sexual violence are mainstays of daily life.

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© Sven Torfinn

Field News

Beyond Media Spotlight Renewed Fighting in North Kivu Forces Thousands on the Run

There was no major fighting reported in North Kivu this past week, but sporadic skirmishes between armed groups continued to drive civilians out of their homes and into the forests for days or during the nights, where they hoped to avoid being harassed.
Special Report

Myanmar: Urgent Lack of HIV/AIDS Treatment Threatens Thousands

Thousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar, said MSF in a report released November 25.

Multimedia Report

BBC News: Lesotho AIDS Diary

Over the next six months, the BBC, in conjunction with MSF, will follow the lives of seven people from Lesotho as they struggle to live with the HIV crisis.
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