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Forty-six thousand Malians have taken refuge in Burkina Faso since mid-January. Of that number, 35,000 are in Oudalan province alone, in the northern part of the country. In this desert area where aid is very limited, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing emergency medical aid in the refugee camps, where needs outstrip resources.
4-16 | The international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is treating patients wounded on 10 April in aerial bombardments in Abiemnom, Unity State, South Sudan. Violence has taken place in the region over the past couple of weeks and the situation remains extremely volatile.
4-12 | Armed conflicts are intensifying in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, along with large troop movements. Members of the civilian population are the first victims, but aid actors are also directly targeted. "The situation is not stabilizing in Kivu. It is deteriorating again, and has been deteriorating over the last several months", says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) program manager Dr. Marcela ALLHEIMEN.
3-30 | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the shelling of Daynile Hospital in Mogadishu, which took place Friday, March 30. The fighting began in the morning in this neighborhood of Daynile, located in an outlying area of Mogadishu. The shelling struck the hospital’s emergency room and a portion of its surgical ward, causing significant damage. MSF has worked in the hospital since 2006.
2-28 | Insecurity in the north of Central African Republic (CAR) has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.“Villages have been violently destroyed and looted, including some health centres,” says Pablo MARCO, head of mission for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in CAR.