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Field NewsNews From MSF ProjectsSeptember 2, 2010DRC: Some 20 Villages Looted, Burned in South Kivu Clashes; MSF Assists Displaced and Cholera Patients
MSF teams were already at work in the area, providing medical care to 20,000 displaced people. This second wave of displaced people arrived in August, and MSF set up three new health centers. Read more » September 2, 2010PAKISTAN: MSF Expands Emergency Response Into New Flood Zones
Concern is mounting about waterborne diseases and the lack of clean water and shelter in the vast flood-affected areas of the country. Read more » August 27, 2010Voice from the Field: Ethiopia: Providing Care in the Somali Region
MSF's two facilities in Imey in the Somali region of Ehtiopia provides crucial health care services to people who would otherwise go without. Read more » August 26, 2010Somalia: Amid Intense Fighting in Mogadishu, MSF Treats 127 Wounded in Three Days
With intense fighting raging in Mogadishu, MSF's Daynile Hospital treated the largest influx of wounded people it has seen since the beginning of the year. Read more » August 24, 2010Voice from the Field: Pakistan: Doctors Working Around the Clock
James Kambaki, MSF project coordinator in Balochistan province, reports on the situation and on MSF's activities. Read more » August 24, 2010Pakistan: MSF Increases Flood Response And Looks to Expand Services Further
A month after floods began spreading across Pakistan, MSF continues to scale up activities and expand its work to new locations Read more » August 20, 2010Southern Sudan: Spike in Kala Azar Cases Spurs Expansion of MSF Response
MSF has set up an additional base in Pagil, in Jonglei State, Southern Sudan, to deal with an alarming increase in the number of patients infected with kala azar—or visceral leishmaniasis. Read more » August 18, 2010India: MSF Launches Malaria Intervention in Mumbai
Following a sharp increase in malaria cases in Mumbai, MSF has launched a malaria intervention to help local health authorities fight the disease. Read more » August 17, 2010Pakistan: Distributions Continue Despite Logistical Challenges
"We are doing our best to help people, but above all they are helping each other,” said an MSF assistant project coordinator. Read more » August 17, 2010Pakistan: The Swat Valley is Hit Hard Again
Battered by conflict in recent years, the Swat Valley is now struggling to counter the impact of devastating floods. Read more » August 16, 2010Pakistan: Working to Avoid Disease Outbreaks
As flooding continues to convulse Pakista, MSF and others are working to stave off outbreaks of disease and to provide essential health care to a population sorely in need of it. Read more » August 12, 2010Chad: Heavy Rains in the Midst of a Malnutrition Crisis
Intense floods have hit parts of Chad, a country already enduring a severe malnuturition crisis. Read more »
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