After four years of war in Yemen, MSF finds that access to medical care in the country is limited and the lack of timely access can be deadly, particularly for pregnant women and children. Go to Source Date: April 24, 2019 at 12:06 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
A new MSF report describes how pregnant women and children are particularly vulnerable to high rates of mortality due to a lack of easy access to hospitals in Yemen’s war-torn healthcare system. Go to Source Date: April 24, 2019 at 06:00 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
The worsening fighting in Tripoli continues, forcing thousands of Libyans to flee and trapping refugees and migrants in detention centres. MSF teams are on the ground, providing healthcare and emergency food and water. Go to Source Date: April 17, 2019 at 18:01 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
Africa’s newest country, South Sudan, is still feeling the effects from violence since 2013, including a decimated health system where there are few local medical staff and people can walk up to 7 days to a hospital, explains Endashaw Mengistu. Go to Source Date: April 16, 2019 at 18:04 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
One month since Cyclone Idai tore through Beira and surrounding towns in Mozambique, life is starting to return to normal in many areas – but thousands still face challenges with clean water, food, shelter and avoiding cholera. Go to Source Date: April 12, 2019 at 18:01 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
MSF has used a new humanitarian mechanism for vaccines to provide affordable pneumonia vaccinations to refugee children in Greece, to protect them against deadly pneumonia . Go to Source Date: April 12, 2019 at 06:00 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
Fighting that has broken out in Tripoli, Libya, over the last week, has trapped and further endangered the lives of refugees and migrants who are being held in detention centres. We call for their immediate release to a place of safety. Go to Source Date: April 11, 2019 at 12:00 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
Nearly a month since Cyclone Idai tore through parts of Manicaland province, Zimbabwe, communities around Chimanimani are still struggling to come to terms with with the destruction the cyclone caused. MSF teams are there to help. Go to Source Date: April 10, 2019 at 15:02 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
In the aftermath of the battle of Mosul, Iraq, war-wounded people, including children, needed reliable post-operative care. In response, MSF established a post-operative care facility in the city a year ago. These are the patient stories and the challenges we face. Go to Source Date: April 10, 2019 at 03:08 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
While children with chronic diseases – such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and epilepsy – are not the majority of MSF’s paediatric patients, the needs of these children equally need attention and treatment. Go to Source Date: April 9, 2019 at 18:01 Author: https://www.msf.org – joanna.keenan
