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9-1 | Hundreds of vulnerable migrants and refugees in Tripoli are living in appalling conditions without proper medical care or security, according to Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF). MSF, which has started providing basic health care to two communities of displaced foreign nationals, says they need urgent protection and assistance.
8-30 | Habiba ISMAEL has dark rings under her eyes and looks tired. She has agreed to open the door of her house in Agadez, Niger, to tell Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) the story of her journey from Libya. Along with several hundred immigrants fleeing the bombing, her experience has not been a happy one.Agadez is 1,300km from the Libyan border. It is where migrants wait before going back to Libya or returning to their places of origin in Niger. Habiba is waiting to go back to the neighbouring country, “as soon as things calm down”.
8-27 | The situation remains very tense in Tripoli despite the fact that more areas of the city are becoming accessible to medical aid. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started working in medical facilities in the capital, donating lifesaving medications and supplies, and transferring patients in need of urgent medical assistance. The scenes in some hospitals have been shocking, MSF’s teams report.MSF has now 14 international staff in Tripoli; more will join them in the next few days.