Publications

In February, MSF responded to the need for emergency assistance after post-election violence broke out in Kenya. In this issue, Alert reports on MSF's activities in what was formally one of the most stable areas of Africa. Also in this issue: MSF's emergency medical care in Chad following an attempted government coup; a report from war-torn Democratic republic of Congo; a pediatrician's story of trying to save children infected with malaria in Sierra Leone; a story on CMV retinitis, a disease that is causing blindness in HIV/AIDS patients in Asia; and the first of a four-part series of excerpts from the collected essays of MSF veteran Francois Jean.

This issue includes a special report on MSF's global campaign to increase access to a lifesaving treatment for malnutrition, an update on the war in Somalia, and a journal from an MSF staff member working in Colombia's conflict zone.

In this issue, reports on MSF's surgical program for victims of the conflict in Iraq, the organization's response to displaced people in eastern Chad, and one woman's life with HIV/AIDS.

From Lebanon to Niger, and to Colombia and Sudan, a special "Year in Pictures" issue of Alert looks back at 2006 through the lens of some of the world's top photographers.

In this issue of Alert, reports on the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis; efforts to combat sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and a nurse's field journal from southern Sudan as well as other updates on MSF programs around the world.

In this issue of Alert, reports on the deteriorating situation in Darfur, Sudan; the constant fear for the nearly three million displaced people in Colombia; and a meningitist outbreak in northern Nigeria as well as other updates on MSF programs around the world.

MSF emergency teams respond to fresh outbreaks of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province. An orthopedic surgeon from Connecticut treats victims of the massive earthquake that struck Pakistan and India. An inside look at the medical research and development crisis. These are just some of the topics covered in this issue of Alert.

This special "Year in Pictures" issue of Alert draws on the work of some exceptional photographers. Included in this issue is a selection of images from five world-renowned photographers from the VII photo agency—Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey—who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with MSF. Also, photographer Ashley Gilbertson of Aurora Photos takes us to Nanning, China.

MSF emergency medical teams respond the earthquake that devastated Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir. Violence stalks civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Refusing to die of HIV/AIDS in Guatemala. How MSF's work to innovate care of acute malnutrition saves thousands of children in Niger. Treating tuberculosis in nomads in northern Ethiopia. All in this issue of Alert.

An urban war raging in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, and MSF on the frontlines bringing emergency medical care to the victims. The emergence of a nutritional crisis in Niger. A photo essay on the ongoing plight of the more than 1.5 million displaced people in the Darfur region of Sudan. All in this issue of Alert.

From the rise of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS co-infection to multidrug-resistant forms of the disease, an in-depth look into the emerging challenges of the TB crisis. An emergency intervention in the face of the December 26, 2004, South Asian tsunami. All in this issue of Alert.

A forgotten war in northern Uganda. Violence in Ivory Coast. MSF's efforts to fight measles in Darfur. Mental health care in times of conflict. Responding to emergencies in the Congo. On the frontlines of AIDS treatment. Closing programs in Iraq. All in this issue of Alert.

MSF responds to the needs of civilians in Darfur, Sudan, who face ongoing violence against civilians and malnutrition. Following the assassination of five of its aid workers in June 2004, MSF closes all its medical programs in Afghanistan. A photo essay captures images of 24 years of assistance to the Afghan people. Mobile clinics bring medical care to Colombians trapped in civil war. All in this issue of Alert.

Hundreds of thousands have fled conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan--now famine looms. Civilians remain the prime target of violence in northern Uganda. The neglected disease Chagas is one of the biggest killers in Bolivia. Learn how MSF is responding to these crises and others in the summer issue.

The spring issue includes articles on MSF's efforts to treat rape survivors in Congo Republic and to aid isolated populations in Afghanistan as well as updates on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The issue also includes our annual "Top Ten List of Most Underreported Stories in 2003."

The special issue on HIV/AIDS informs readers about the state of the world's AIDS epidemic and the urgent need to expand treatment. It also describes aspects of MSF's HIV/AIDS projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the former Soviet Union and emphasizes the elements needed to guarantee successful programs.

The fall issue highlights MSF's work during 18 years of civil war in Sri Lanka and its decision to scale back operations there. It also focuses on the current violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the war in Liberia, the public health impact of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement, an update on efforts to secure the release of MSF volunteer Arjan Erkel now held for more than a year in Dagestan, and MSF-USA's Frontline Reports discussion series.

The summer issue focuses on Liberia's civilian population which has been severely affected by years of war. It also includes pieces on the mental effects of conflict in Kashmir, a look back at MSF's intervention in Angola one year after the 2002 famine, highlights from the new National Geographic documentary on MSF's work in the field, an update on the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Central African Republic refugees in Chad and more.

Neglected Diseases: Forgotten Lives

This special issue reveals why more than 14 million people die every year from treatable, infectious diseases. Other stories include an update on MSF's work confronting SARS in Vietnam and Hong Kong and news about its medical teams in Baghdad.

This issue features stories on Sudan's ongoing violence and the effect on health and access to aid, the year's most underreported humanitarian stories, Moscow's homeless, a traveling exhibit on the crisis in access to essential medicines, field news and much more.

Treating HIV/AIDS

What is keeping HIV/AIDS treatment from being available to patients? How can we ensure that the sick receive the life-saving drugs they deserve? This special issue focuses on the current barriers to treatment—both real and imagined—and the successful MSF antiretroviral projects which are proving that treatment is feasible for HIV/AIDS patients worldwide.

MSF and Bearing Witness

This special issue features a letter from MSF-USA's new Executive Director, a discussion of recent cases where MSF has spoken out, field news and more.