5-9 | The conflict in Syria is extremely intense, an estimated 6.8 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance while some 1.4 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries that are overwhelmed and where the humanitarian response has so far been unable to meet their needs.
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From Rural Damascus living in Shatilla camp
Two years ago life started to become very difficult for us. First everything became more expensive. There was no more work. The war started coming closer and closer to us, until eventually we were surrounded by fighting. My mother in law was very sick – during Ramadan it was the worst for us.
4-26 | Diseases must be tackled together in order to pre-empt another crisis
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An explosion on 20 April at the gate of the District Headquarter Hospital in Khar, Bajaur Agency injured and killed several people, leading Médecins Sans Frontières to insist that medical structures and patients be spared from violence.
MSF is working in Bajaur, which borders Afghanistan, calls for respect for the safety and security of patients, health facilities, and medical staff. All actors in the area must ensure that medical activities can take place unhindered and not be targeted.