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Twenty-Six Ethiopian and Somali Refugees Perish on Two-Day Journey Across Gulf of Aden

December 1, 2008 © Jiro Ose

Since early Monday, December 1, of a presumed 420 people who have arrived on Yemen's shores after traveling through the Gulf of Aden from Somalia, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has assisted 361.

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© Joanna Stavropoulou / MSF

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In Zimbabwe, MSF Responding to Cholera Outbreak

Since the latest outbreak started in August, MSF has been treating cholera in Zimbabwe. The scourge has reached many provinces of the country and is greatest in the capital, Harare, and its suburbs, where MSF has set up two cholera treatment centers.

© Michael G.Nielsen

World AIDS Day

Nine Out of Ten Children are Denied Livesaving HIV/AIDS Treatment

There are an estimated 2.1 million children living with HIV/AIDS, according to UNAIDS, 90 percent of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa. Only 10 percent receive any treatment for the disease.

Special Report

Myanmar: Urgent Lack of HIV/AIDS Treatment Threatens Thousands

Thousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar, said MSF in a report released November 25.

Multimedia Report

BBC News: Lesotho AIDS Diary

Over the next six months, the BBC, in conjunction with MSF, will follow the lives of seven people from Lesotho as they struggle to live with the HIV crisis.
Multimedia initiative

Condition:Critical
Voices From the War in Eastern Congo

Condition:Critical is a multi-media initiative launched by MSF aiming to bring global attention to the humanitarian consequences of the intensifying war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Through testimonies, photos, and video, Condition: Critical goes beyond headlines and news reports to document how civilians are struggling to survive in Congo's North and South Kivu provinces, the front lines of a long-running war, where violence, displacement, and sexual violence are mainstays of daily life.

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© Sven Torfinn

Field News

Beyond Media Spotlight Renewed Fighting in North Kivu Forces Thousands on the Run

"Despite the perception of a relative calm, violence is continuing in several areas of North Kivu," says Gilduin Blanchard, MSF head of mission in Goma.
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