http://www.msf.org.uk/news.aspxAll the latest news from around the world from the MSF UK web site.Copyright 2009 MSF. All rights reserved.Since the beginning of the land incursion into the Gaza Strip, 50 percent of casualties are reported to be women and children, according to official figures. A Palestinian MSF doctor and Cecile Barbou, the MSF medical coordinator in Gaza, were interviewed by telephone on 5th January and talkm about the situation they are seeing on the ground. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/gaza_interviews_20090107.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/gaza_interviews_20090107.newsWed, 07 Jan 2009 11:40:12 GMTFollowing the first land incursion of Israeli forces, surgical services in the area are overwhelmed and surgeons specialised in vascular surgery are desperately needed.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgeons_needed_following_israeli_land_attacks_20090105.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgeons_needed_following_israeli_land_attacks_20090105.newsMon, 05 Jan 2009 11:01:10 GMTListen to Dr A A, a member of the MSF emergency team, talking from the Shifa Hospital in Gaza on the situation they are seeing there.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/voice_from_gaza_20081231.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/voice_from_gaza_20081231.newsWed, 31 Dec 2008 11:38:39 GMTLast week, Médecins Sans Frontières sent a team of international staff to the ebola affected area of the Congo (DRC), where 12 people have already died. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/ebola_fight_continues_20081231.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/ebola_fight_continues_20081231.newsWed, 31 Dec 2008 10:14:00 GMTFour days after air attacks against the Gaza Strip began hospitals are already overwhelmed by an influx of wounded patients. Two Médecins Sans Frontières teams are helping to ease the hospitals' burdens and the first MSF truckload of medical supplies and drugs entered the Gaza Strip yesterday. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/first_truckload_of_aid_arrives_20081231.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/first_truckload_of_aid_arrives_20081231.newsWed, 31 Dec 2008 09:51:10 GMTMSF teams are treating people injured by fighting in the Gaza strip, relieving the strain on hospitals overburdened by the influx of wounded people.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/gaza_influx_of_wounded_20081229.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/gaza_influx_of_wounded_20081229.newsMon, 29 Dec 2008 13:39:22 GMTThree patients are currently being cared for in a six-bed isolation unit built by MSF in Kaluamba village. Two other patients are being followed at home in Kampungu village. In total, 102 people are thought to have been in contact with the disease and are being monitored by MSF teams.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/congo_ebola_update_20081229.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/congo_ebola_update_20081229.newsMon, 29 Dec 2008 11:35:00 GMTMSF teams  are caring for patients and working hard to control the epidemic. Thirty three people suspected of suffering from Ebola, including nine people who have already died, have been reported since 27th November.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/hemorrhagic_fever_confirmed_drc_20081229.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/hemorrhagic_fever_confirmed_drc_20081229.newsMon, 29 Dec 2008 10:47:01 GMTNine people have died since 27th November from a disease suspected to be deadly hemorrhagic fever in the Western Kasai province, Congo (DRC).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/suspected_hemorrhagic_fever_drc_20081223.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/suspected_hemorrhagic_fever_drc_20081223.newsTue, 23 Dec 2008 13:20:41 GMTPart of MSF's mission is to bring the world's attention to the plight of the people we help around the world. Every Christmas, we release a list of the ten that our teams on the ground deem to be the most urgent of these crises.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/2008s_humanitarian_crises_20081219.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/2008s_humanitarian_crises_20081219.newsMon, 22 Dec 2008 12:28:00 GMTThe 'Top Ten' report records the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world in 2008 as seen by MSF workers in the field.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_2008_pr_20081218.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/top_ten_2008_pr_20081218.newsSun, 21 Dec 2008 05:20:00 GMTAccording to the South African Department of Health, there have been more than 900 suspected cases. Recently South African authorities in the northern province of Limpopo declared Vhembe district, which borders Zimbabwe, a disaster area.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/sa_cholera_crosses_the_border_20081222.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/sa_cholera_crosses_the_border_20081222.newsFri, 19 Dec 2008 01:29:00 GMTWhen MSF arrived in Chegutu, Zimbabwe, patients, dead and alive, were lying on the floor together, sanitation services were non-existent and there was no water or food to be found. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/chaos_in_new_cholera_outbreak_20081218.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/chaos_in_new_cholera_outbreak_20081218.newsThu, 18 Dec 2008 13:08:26 GMTAs the satsuma eating season rolls into full swing, MSF bears witness to the appalling conditions citrus fruit pickers in Italy are suffering.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/fruit_pickers_intolerable_conditions_20081218.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/fruit_pickers_intolerable_conditions_20081218.newsThu, 18 Dec 2008 11:25:43 GMTMark Scott-Fleming, an MSF doctor working in Markounda, explains why sleeping sickness is a problem in the Central African Republic.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/VIDEO_Sleeping_sickness_in_Central_African_Republic_20081216.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/VIDEO_Sleeping_sickness_in_Central_African_Republic_20081216.newsTue, 16 Dec 2008 01:37:00 GMTThe expert patient Sylvia Khuzwayo believes that she has made a huge impact in encouraging treatment adherence in clients as well as encouraging people to test for HIV. “People get motivated by listening to someone who openly declares his HIV status and is living a positive life because this person becomes a role model, thus making others see that one can live a positive, fruitful life with HIV.”http://www.msf.org.uk:80/expert_patients_in_Swaziland_20081212.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/expert_patients_in_Swaziland_20081212.newsFri, 12 Dec 2008 15:14:53 GMT12,000 new cases of TB have been identified in Swaziland in 2008.Two hundred of which are of the drug-resistant variety (DR).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/TB_in_swaziland_20081212.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/TB_in_swaziland_20081212.newsFri, 12 Dec 2008 13:58:49 GMTOne in four adults is infected with HIV/AIDS in the small landlocked kingdom of Swaziland, in Southern Africa. The geographical remoteness of health centers is a major obstacle in the fight against AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/HIV_in_swaziland_20081212.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/HIV_in_swaziland_20081212.newsFri, 12 Dec 2008 11:28:20 GMTMSF has seen more than 11,000 patients since August in Zimbabwe’s worst cholera outbreak in years. More than 500 national and international MSF staff members are working to identify new cases and treating patients in need of care. Because MSF has been in the country since 2000 running HIV programs, it has been able to react immediately with emergency cholera response units.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/zimbabwe_worst_cholera_outbreak_in_years_20081212.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/zimbabwe_worst_cholera_outbreak_in_years_20081212.newsFri, 12 Dec 2008 10:16:53 GMT"The boat was very crowded," said Fazia.  "We had no water or food.  Only the smugglers did.  If you move, they kick you.  If someone dies on the boat, they throw them overboard. I witnessed someone being thrown into the sea." http://www.msf.org.uk:80/deadly_journey_to_yemen_20081208.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/deadly_journey_to_yemen_20081208.newsMon, 08 Dec 2008 10:59:50 GMTMSF has been treating cholera in Zimbabwe since the outbreak started in August and will continue to care for patients throughout the country as long as is needed. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/working_with_cholera_in_zimbabwe_20081204.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/working_with_cholera_in_zimbabwe_20081204.newsThu, 04 Dec 2008 15:31:05 GMTMore than 9,000 refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo has been transferred from the border to Uganda in the last four months. Now transfers have stopped due to the risk of epidemics and MSF is organising medical consultations, water supplies and sanitation improvements.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/DRC_refugees_in_Uganda_20081205.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/DRC_refugees_in_Uganda_20081205.newsThu, 04 Dec 2008 11:16:00 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières has provided assistance to medical clinics after the post electoral riots in Jos, Nigeria, were 300 people were reported killed. The fighting began as clashes between supporters of the region's two main political parties after the first local election in Jos in more than a decade. But the violence expanded along ethnic and religious fault lines, with Hausas and members of Christian ethnic groups doing battle.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/MSF_in_Nigeria_20081205.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/MSF_in_Nigeria_20081205.newsThu, 04 Dec 2008 02:41:00 GMTDavid Nott, MSF surgeon, performs amputation from instructions by text message. "In the end he would have died without it so I took a deep breath and followed the instructions to the letter."http://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgery_by_text_message_20081203.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/surgery_by_text_message_20081203.newsWed, 03 Dec 2008 12:13:01 GMTMacecilia, HIV counseling coordinator in Lesotho for MSF, works in the St. Rodrigue clinic, a project that the BBC is currently following through community diaries. She sends the following message from Lesotho on World Aids Day...http://www.msf.org.uk:80/macecilias_message_WAD_20081201.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/macecilias_message_WAD_20081201.newsMon, 01 Dec 2008 12:25:20 GMTAs cholera cases in the Zimbabwean town of Beitbridge jump from 5 to 1,500 in a week, MSF resonds to fight the tide of this highly contagious disease. In 3 days, a CTC (Cholera Treatment Center) with 130 specialised beds was set up and shipments of supplies and staff began to flood in.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_reponds_beitbridge_20081127.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_reponds_beitbridge_20081127.newsThu, 27 Nov 2008 10:06:33 GMTWhen the Zimbabwean Health Authorities in Beitbridge first reported cholera to MSF, there were 5 cases. By the end of the week there were over 1,500. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/like_contaminated_wildfire_20081127.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/like_contaminated_wildfire_20081127.newsThu, 27 Nov 2008 09:59:05 GMTThousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar, says international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a report released today. Unable to continue shouldering the primary responsibility for responding to one of Asia’s worst HIV crises, MSF insists that the Government of Myanmar and international organisations urgently and rapidly scale-up ART provision.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/a_preventable_fate_pr_20081125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/a_preventable_fate_pr_20081125.newsTue, 25 Nov 2008 10:49:52 GMTIn Myanmar, MSF provides over 90% of antiretroviral treatment (ART), but has now had to reduce the intake of new patients. Thousands in need could now go without.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/a_preventable_fate_20081125.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/a_preventable_fate_20081125.newsTue, 25 Nov 2008 10:21:45 GMTThe war in DRC has shaped the lives of everyone in the region. Their daily routine has become one of survival amidst violence. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), one of the few humanitarian organisations still working in the  most violent areas of the region, is sounding the alarm with the international campaign Condition: Critical. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/conditio_critical_pr_20081120.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/conditio_critical_pr_20081120.newsThu, 20 Nov 2008 08:36:04 GMTThe people of Congo (DRC) are caught up in a 15 year war. They have little or no food and water, only the clothes they stand in and only what they carry on their backs. The Condition: Critical project, tells their stories.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_launched_20081120.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/condition_critical_launched_20081120.newsThu, 20 Nov 2008 08:28:30 GMTOn October 31st, MSF officially handed over its last project to the health authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. The ceremony at Bangolo General Hospital completed the gradual transition of all MSF projects to the national health authorities and marked the departure of MSF after 18 years in the country.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_leaves_ivory_coast_20081128.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_leaves_ivory_coast_20081128.newsTue, 18 Nov 2008 03:55:00 GMT"When J. arrived at the hospital, he was in really bad shape, explains François, the MSF head of the surgical ward. He had lost a lot of blood, was unconscious and needed an operation right away. The surgeons tried to save his arm or part of his arm but it wasn't possible. The bone was too damaged to be saved."http://www.msf.org.uk:80/another_victim_of_congos_war_20081114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/another_victim_of_congos_war_20081114.newsFri, 14 Nov 2008 17:24:35 GMTThere are so many patients that the nurses are overwhelmed.  In the observation area one girl died sitting on a bench. The staff is utilising each and every available room and still in the observation area patients are lying on the floor.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/cholera_grips_zimbabwe_capital_20081114.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/cholera_grips_zimbabwe_capital_20081114.newsFri, 14 Nov 2008 17:10:47 GMTThe earthquake, which shook the Balochistan region of Pakistan two weeks ago, continues to cause serious consequences in local communities.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_pakistan_earthquake_update_20081113.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_pakistan_earthquake_update_20081113.newsThu, 13 Nov 2008 16:29:01 GMTOnline diaries of seven people from the St. Rodrigue community in Lesotho, where MSF runs an HIV programme. See them now at BBC online.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/lesotho_community_diaries_20081110.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/lesotho_community_diaries_20081110.newsMon, 10 Nov 2008 09:49:00 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, are providing emergency care and treatment to people injured in the collapse of La Promesse School in the Petionville neighborhood of the city earlier today. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_treats_school_collapse_victims_20081110.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_treats_school_collapse_victims_20081110.newsMon, 10 Nov 2008 09:13:36 GMTIt is not only the physical, but also the psychological consequences that is taking its toll on people, following the earthquake in Pakistan’s mountainous Ziarat region.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/frightened_population_in_pakistan_20081107.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/frightened_population_in_pakistan_20081107.newsFri, 07 Nov 2008 16:30:23 GMTAnnie Desilets, MSF project coordinator in Kitchanga, North Kivu, talks about the reality of the conflict for those people repeatedly displaced by fighting in Congo (DRC).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/conflict_reality_audio_drc_20081107.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/conflict_reality_audio_drc_20081107.newsFri, 07 Nov 2008 15:45:37 GMTSince 2006, MSF’s trained staff has provided 9380 individual counseling sessions for over 1600 patients suffering from mental health problems, but as of the new year, MSF is forced to close this programme.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/suspension_withdrawn_but_mental_health_to_close_20081107.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/suspension_withdrawn_but_mental_health_to_close_20081107.newsFri, 07 Nov 2008 15:34:01 GMTMSF video explaining the severity of the humanitarian siutation in North Kivu as violence spreads and even the camps for displaced people are no longer safe.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_congo_humanitarian_crisis_20081106.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_congo_humanitarian_crisis_20081106.newsThu, 06 Nov 2008 15:41:21 GMTWidely publicized armed convoys of relief assistance to Goma and Rutshuru are an inadequate response to the humanitarian crisis facing the DRC’s troubled North Kivu region, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).http://www.msf.org.uk:80/armed_aid_convoys_inadequate_20081106.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/armed_aid_convoys_inadequate_20081106.newsThu, 06 Nov 2008 09:39:49 GMT"I came to the mobile clinic because my daughter has been coughing for several days now. This is the second time in three months that I have had to run away from the fighting."http://www.msf.org.uk:80/ms_story_congo_20081105.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/ms_story_congo_20081105.newsWed, 05 Nov 2008 13:20:07 GMT"I lived in a camp in Rugari after I fled the fighting a year ago. This is the second time I've fled. I am tired of this situation. I am alone with my two children. My husband died during fighting eight years ago." http://www.msf.org.uk:80/os_story_congo_20081105.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/os_story_congo_20081105.newsWed, 05 Nov 2008 12:56:02 GMTA team from the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), assisting refugees in the south of Yemen, found 60 dead bodies on the shore between Friday, October 31 and Sunday, November 2.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/60_dead_on_yemen_coast_20081103.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/60_dead_on_yemen_coast_20081103.newsMon, 03 Nov 2008 15:49:32 GMTMSF project coordinator Lucas Anbielle spoke to The Independent from MSF's outreach centre in the war-torn province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Rebublic of the Congo.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/trapped_inside_this_hospital_20081101.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/trapped_inside_this_hospital_20081101.newsSat, 01 Nov 2008 16:49:37 GMTMSF surgeon David Nott returned from Rutshuru, Congo (DRC) two weeks ago. In 24 hours, two MSF surgical teams treated 75 patients, all victims of gunshot wounds.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_surgeons_experience_rutshuru_20081101.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_surgeons_experience_rutshuru_20081101.newsSat, 01 Nov 2008 15:48:35 GMTThe MSF medical team in Rutshuru is continuing to work around the clock treating wounded at the hospital. As of yesterday, the team had treated 83 people for gunshot wounds and 20 for trauma-related wounds. In Kayna, MSF assisted in treating the 96 war wounded patients who had arrived since Sunday. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_congo_update_20081031.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_congo_update_20081031.newsFri, 31 Oct 2008 17:54:52 GMTMSF video providing some background to the crisis in Congo (DRC) and how MSF responded.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_congo_update_20081031.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_congo_update_20081031.newsFri, 31 Oct 2008 10:42:56 GMTTomorrow, Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) medical team ends its activities at the harbour of the Italian island of Lampedusa. MSF has been forced to make this decision after the Italian Interior Ministry  refused  to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding; The Ministry has also failed to provide  the necessary authorization to allow the MSF team to continue working adequately. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_forced_to_leave_lampedusa_20081103.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_forced_to_leave_lampedusa_20081103.newsFri, 31 Oct 2008 03:21:00 GMTMSF is is extremely concerned about the tens of thousands of people currently on the move, fleeing the fighting and continues to work in Goma and other towns and villages in North Kivu.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/congo_update_20081030.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/congo_update_20081030.newsThu, 30 Oct 2008 17:19:09 GMT“The people are trying their best to help themselves. Some areas have been severely affected, but the overall extent of destruction seems to be limited to a 25-30-kilometre belt. Nonetheless, we are continuing to seek out those worst effected and to provide suitable relief”. MSF project coordinator, Stephen Cooper, Pakistan.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_teams_assisting_pakistan_earthquake_victims_20081030.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_teams_assisting_pakistan_earthquake_victims_20081030.newsThu, 30 Oct 2008 15:17:08 GMTOn July 18, 2008, the Niger government terminated, suddenly and without explanation, the medical and nutritional activities of the French section of MSF in the Maradi region. This decision has had grave consequences on mortality among young children. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_forced_out_of_niger_20081030.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_forced_out_of_niger_20081030.newsThu, 30 Oct 2008 10:21:10 GMTThe situation in the Kivu region of northeastern Congo is continuing to deteriorate rapidly. Over the weekend, intense fighting erupted around the town of Rutshuru, some 70 kilometers from the provincial capital, Goma. On Sunday, MSF medical teams in Rutshuru treated 70 war wounded and have since been working around the clock. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/thousands_flee_renewed_fighting_20081029.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/thousands_flee_renewed_fighting_20081029.newsWed, 29 Oct 2008 15:20:03 GMTIn the early hours of this morning, Médecins Sans Frontières sent a team directly from Quetta to Ziarat in Balochistan. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_earthquake_20081029.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/pakistan_earthquake_20081029.newsWed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:44 GMTThis is not about politics, it is about saving innocent lives. If ever there was a window through which to re-visit our collective responsibility to the people of Myanmar, it is now! http://www.msf.org.uk:80/myanmar_beyond_the_delta_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/myanmar_beyond_the_delta_20081028.newsTue, 28 Oct 2008 15:55:45 GMT“From the outset we worked together with communities to get the emergency aid where it was needed." remembers MSF head of mission Frank Smithuis. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/symbol_of_hope_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/symbol_of_hope_20081028.newsTue, 28 Oct 2008 15:51:17 GMTSix months have passed since cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta, leaving an estimated 130,000 people dead or missing and altering the region immeasurably.  http://www.msf.org.uk:80/nargis_window_to_wider_health_issues_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/nargis_window_to_wider_health_issues_20081028.newsTue, 28 Oct 2008 15:46:24 GMTMSF is extremely concerned about recent comments made by Sudanese government representatives that the aid organisation’s activities in South Darfur may be suspended after 31 October. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/sudan_authorities_threaten_suspension_of_msfs_work_20081027.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/sudan_authorities_threaten_suspension_of_msfs_work_20081027.newsMon, 27 Oct 2008 17:46:50 GMTIncreased conflict and the “the worst drought in 30 years” as described by one Somali-Ethiopian man, has pushed already vulnerable people to the edge of survival.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/crossroads_of_conflict_and_drought_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/crossroads_of_conflict_and_drought_20081028.newsMon, 27 Oct 2008 11:38:00 GMTIn September and October, MSF responded to severe flooding in Bihar state, in northern India. Here, Martin Sloot, MSF head of mission in India, talks about the situation today.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/martin_sloot_interview_bihar_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/martin_sloot_interview_bihar_20081028.newsFri, 24 Oct 2008 01:24:00 GMTBefore Makanza can leave the hall her classmates started jeering and soon all joined in, “Mankaza’s going to juice up, Mankaza’s going to juice up!” Juicing-up in Zimbabwe refers to topping up mobile phone airtime, but the kids are not referring to airtime. The kids at Mankaza’s school know that she is HIV and twice a day, at 7am and 7pm she has to take her ARVs.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/listening_to_hiv_poitive_kids_in_zimbabwe_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/listening_to_hiv_poitive_kids_in_zimbabwe_20081028.newsThu, 23 Oct 2008 11:53:00 GMTIt is here on rocky ground in Praville that families who lost everything settled. The wind-swept land is vast and offers a broad view of the ocean. But the idyllic description stops there.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/forgotten_people_of_praville_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/forgotten_people_of_praville_20081028.newsThu, 23 Oct 2008 02:02:00 GMTIn Afghanistan Western forces cause problems for humanitarian NGOs by exploiting aid to achieve their own objectives.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/muddle_of_aid_and_politics_20081028.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/muddle_of_aid_and_politics_20081028.newsWed, 22 Oct 2008 01:01:00 GMTOn October 11th, North Caucasus was hit by the most destructive earthquake the region has seen in 30 years. 13 people have been killed, over 100 people have been wounded and dozens hospitalized.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Chechnya_Earthquake_update_20081017.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Chechnya_Earthquake_update_20081017.newsFri, 17 Oct 2008 12:41:45 GMTDr Sarah Temmerman discusses the malnutrition situation in Ethiopia and the assistance that MSF have been able to offer.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Ethiopia_interview_sarah_temmerman_20081017.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Ethiopia_interview_sarah_temmerman_20081017.newsFri, 17 Oct 2008 03:51:00 GMTKaramoja, Uganda, home to a population of one million, has been thrown into crisis by devastating levels of malnutrition.  The region is suffering its worst drought in five years meaning that there is little to no harvest. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/malnutrition_karamoja_uganda_20081015.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/malnutrition_karamoja_uganda_20081015.newsWed, 15 Oct 2008 17:52:50 GMTFeatured in this month’s update - Haiti, Survivors still stranded; Niger, Suspension still not lifted; DRC, War resumes; DRC, Measles vaccination poses a logistical challenge; Mehran, A third opportunity for wounded Iraqis.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_month_focus_october_20081015.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_month_focus_october_20081015.newsWed, 15 Oct 2008 11:13:16 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières denounces the inefficiency of emergency response in Gonaïves following the recent flooding.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Press_Release_Haiti_food_shortages_20081013.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Press_Release_Haiti_food_shortages_20081013.newsMon, 13 Oct 2008 17:05:32 GMTIn Gori and Tbilisi, MSF teams continue to provide medical and psychological care to displaced persons, distribute essential non-food items and provide medication.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Georgia_Update_20081013.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Georgia_Update_20081013.newsMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:46:12 GMTIn August, 300,000 people fled fighting in the tribal area of Bajaur Agency, in the north west of Pakistan. Fabien Schneider, head of mission for MSF in Pakistan, describes the situation.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Pakistan_interview_HoM_20081010.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Pakistan_interview_HoM_20081010.newsFri, 10 Oct 2008 15:51:46 GMTMSF has been running a clinic in Kalma since 2004 in which project coordinator Lydia Geirsdottir and her team assist victims of the violence.  In this interview she talks about the work of MSF in the Kalma Camp.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Darfur_Kalma_Interview_20081010.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Darfur_Kalma_Interview_20081010.newsFri, 10 Oct 2008 11:48:12 GMTA short video taking stock of the malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia, explaining what action MSF is taking to provide assistance. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Video_ethiopia_nutrition_20081008.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Video_ethiopia_nutrition_20081008.newsWed, 08 Oct 2008 16:52:45 GMTMSF health promoter in Indonesia, Reza Abel, describes his daily work and explains why liaising closely with the population is critical to the success of MSF's filariasis campaign.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Interview_Reza_Abel_Filariasis_20081008.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Interview_Reza_Abel_Filariasis_20081008.newsWed, 08 Oct 2008 12:12:21 GMTLymphatic Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by microscopically small worms (filariae) and transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. The parasites reproduce and live in the lymph system, which maintains the body's fluid balance and plays a key role in the body’s immune system.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Lymphatic_Filariasis_Factsheet_20081008.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Lymphatic_Filariasis_Factsheet_20081008.newsWed, 08 Oct 2008 11:24:07 GMTMSF has launched a drug administration campaign in Papua aimed at eradicating filariasis, a disabling, mosquito-borne disease.  Although the treatment is simple, the project is ambitious and logistically challenging. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/MSF_Filariasis_Campaign_20081008.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/MSF_Filariasis_Campaign_20081008.newsWed, 08 Oct 2008 09:58:30 GMTIn the most volatile parts of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), violence has reached its highest levels in years. Assistance is scarcely reaching those most in need...http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Press_release_war_north_kivu_20081006.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Press_release_war_north_kivu_20081006.newsMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:27:43 GMTFollowing an outbreak of measles in the north of DRC's Katanga province MSF teams are vaccinating children across the region including some of its most remote villages. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Measels_mass_vaccination_DRC_20081006.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Measels_mass_vaccination_DRC_20081006.newsMon, 06 Oct 2008 11:34:12 GMTAfter treating several cases of measles in May, MSF became concerned about the possibility of a larger outbreak and launched a mass vaccination campaign to prevent unnecessary deaths from the disease.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Katanga_Vaccination_Campaign_20081006.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Katanga_Vaccination_Campaign_20081006.newsMon, 06 Oct 2008 10:21:28 GMTTen weeks after MSF’s authorization to treat malnutrition in the Maradi region was suspended, the French section of Médecins Sans Frontières is no longer providing any medical-nutritional treatment on site there. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Niger_Press_Release_Authorization_suspension_20081003.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Niger_Press_Release_Authorization_suspension_20081003.newsFri, 03 Oct 2008 11:58:16 GMTMSF today expressed concern about reports that South African authorities are using humanitarian assistance to force victims out of displacement camps.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/South_african_village_update_20081003.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/South_african_village_update_20081003.newsFri, 03 Oct 2008 11:32:38 GMTA month after the last cyclones hit Haiti, MSF medical teams have found a whole village completely submerged and its 2,400 inhabitants stranded with no help.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_Flooding_Press_Release_20081003.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Haiti_Flooding_Press_Release_20081003.newsFri, 03 Oct 2008 10:13:46 GMTVillages in South Sudan and DRC were attacked by an armed group.  Several were killed or injured and 100 kidnapped. MSF teams are providing care to the victims.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/South_sudan_villages_attacked_20081001.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/South_sudan_villages_attacked_20081001.newsFri, 03 Oct 2008 02:12:00 GMTInterview with Javier Fernández, MSF General Coordinator in Somalia in which he talks about some of the issues facing people in Somalia and how MSF is providing assistance.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_javier_fernandez_20081001.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_javier_fernandez_20081001.newsWed, 01 Oct 2008 15:44:13 GMTA report published today by MSF says that measures to effectively ensure delivery of tests and drugs to patients must be put into effect immediately.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/Malaria_Press_Release_20081001.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/Malaria_Press_Release_20081001.newsWed, 01 Oct 2008 09:37:50 GMTA World Health Organisation meeting to develop new recommendations for the treatment of malnutrition will have a far-reaching impact on the quality of food aid and nutrition programmes for infants and young children, according to the medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). http://www.msf.org.uk:80/who_malnutrition_consultation_20080929.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/who_malnutrition_consultation_20080929.newsMon, 29 Sep 2008 10:43:56 GMTThe 'village approach' treatment method for tuberculosis is currently being used by MSF in countries such as Sudan.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/treating_tb_sudan_village_approach_20080925.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/treating_tb_sudan_village_approach_20080925.newsThu, 25 Sep 2008 16:56:43 GMTThere has been a sharp rise in the number of admissions of war wounded civilians to MSF's Daynile Hospital in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/scores_wounded_in_Somalia_violence_20080924.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/scores_wounded_in_Somalia_violence_20080924.newsWed, 24 Sep 2008 12:31:26 GMTHeavy fighting has broken out between armed groups in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands have already been displaced.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/north_kivu_violence_intensifies_20080924.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/north_kivu_violence_intensifies_20080924.newsWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:39:38 GMTAround four weeks have passed since the Saptakoshi (Koshi) River burst its banks, leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced in India and neighbouring Nepal. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responded immediately, providing emergency assistance in both countries.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/four_perspectives_on_flooding_in_nepal_20080923.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/four_perspectives_on_flooding_in_nepal_20080923.newsTue, 23 Sep 2008 15:58:03 GMTOne month after the Kosi river broke through its embankment, thousands remain homeless and destitute in Bihar State, India. Here, victims tell their stories.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/patient_stories_Bihar_20080923.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/patient_stories_Bihar_20080923.newsTue, 23 Sep 2008 14:17:34 GMTMSF is responding to a severe outbreak of cholera in Guinea-Bissau, where 6,000 people have already been infected and nearly 120 have died.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/guinea_bissau_cholera_epidemic_20080922.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/guinea_bissau_cholera_epidemic_20080922.newsMon, 22 Sep 2008 15:25:42 GMTInterview with MSF Doctor Binod Kumar who has been working on the kala azar project in Hajipur since April 2008 and was part of one of the first MSF teams to provide medical assistance to victims of the floods in Bihar.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_bihar_floods_20080922.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_bihar_floods_20080922.newsMon, 22 Sep 2008 14:28:05 GMTMédecins Sans Frontières  (MSF) is currently witnessing a deteriorating humanitarian situation around the town of Wardher, in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia.  Internally displaced people (IDPs) are gathering in the thousands on the town’s outskirts, purportedly in search of food and water...http://www.msf.org.uk:80/worsening_situation_in_wardher_ethiopia_20080919.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/worsening_situation_in_wardher_ethiopia_20080919.newsFri, 19 Sep 2008 17:33:23 GMTMSF teams are assisting displaced people who have recently made their way to Gori, victims of the war between Russia and Georgia. Filipe Ribeiro, coordinator of the emergency programme in Georgia, answers some questions about the situation on the ground.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_activities_in_georgia_20080919.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_activities_in_georgia_20080919.newsFri, 19 Sep 2008 13:56:47 GMTSeptember's Month in Focus looks at mounting tension in north Kivu, DRC, health worker strikes in Gaza, malnutrition in ethiopia and assisting displaced people in Georgia.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_month_in_focus_sept_20080918.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/video_month_in_focus_sept_20080918.newsThu, 18 Sep 2008 12:29:48 GMTObstetrician Doctor Wandy worked in the hospital in the city of Timika (Papua) before he joined the Agats health centre. Here, he talks about the impact MSF has had in the islands and challenges that remain.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_dr_wandy_from_papua_20080918.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/interview_dr_wandy_from_papua_20080918.newsThu, 18 Sep 2008 09:49:34 GMTWhile flood waters in Gonaives have mostly receded, some parts of the devastated town remain inaccessible and many people have had no healthcare, clean water or food for over two weeks. http://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_expands_health_services_in_haiti_20080918.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/msf_expands_health_services_in_haiti_20080918.newsThu, 18 Sep 2008 09:23:44 GMTIn India, the relief effort continues in the state of Bihar. But three weeks after heavy floods, many people remain stranded and have received little aid. Bjorn Nissen, head of mission in India, tells us about MSF’s relief efforts.http://www.msf.org.uk:80/floods_in_india_interview_20080915.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/floods_in_india_interview_20080915.newsMon, 15 Sep 2008 16:39:27 GMTLionel and his wife managed to get to the roof of one the highest houses in the area. They saw others, who had found refuge on top of a lower building, dragged away by the swelling flood....http://www.msf.org.uk:80/familys_plight_in_storm_ravaged_haiti_20080915.newshttp://www.msf.org.uk:80/familys_plight_in_storm_ravaged_haiti_20080915.newsMon, 15 Sep 2008 15:14:14 GMT