7-5 | Interview Katrien Coppens, MSF Operations Manager of the Democratic Republic of CongoAs medical teams in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo respond to yet another incident of mass rape in the region, Operations Manager Katrien COPPENS explains how ordinary people in the conflict-ridden east of the country are being targeted.An MSF team has treated more than a hundred women in the Fizi region of South Kivu after a recent mass rape...
6-30 | MSF opening emergency treatment centres along Congo river
6-30 | Libya: Aid on the frontlineHaiti: resurgence of choleraJapan: Survivor traumaHIV/AIDS: ARVs for 15 millions patientsFrance: Dangerous amendments
6-24 | In mid-May of this year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) witnessed a significant increase in the number of cholera cases in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, especially in the densely-populated Carrefour neighbourhood.In April MSF’s cholera caseload had declined to fewer than 400 patients per week in Port-au-Prince. Then in May cases suddenly started increasing rapidly. In the second week of June, MSF treated 2891 cases, more than six times the number of cases treated in the last week of April.
6-21 | Following the January 2010 earthquake Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched the largest emergency operation in its history. A year and a half later, MSF’s projects are adjusting to changing situations.Thirty-five seconds. That’s all it took for an earthquake to shatter the lives of millions of Haitians on January 12, 2010. Medical needs were immediate and massive. More than 300,000 people were injured and 1.5 million left homeless.