Syrian Attacks on Health Care System 'Terrorising Population':
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - Humanitarian assistance groups in Washington are warning that the health care system has become a deliberate target in the increasingly brutal civil war in Syria, presenting major challenges to...Read more...
nouvelles et analyses humanitaires
2013-05-13 Un service du Bureau de la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires des Nations Unies - Tous les pays - Afrique du Sud Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Bénin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodge Cameroun Cap vert...Read more...
Gunmen raid South Sudan relief agency bases
South Sudan. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP Unknown gunmen raided the offices of humanitarian agencies in South Sudan’s restive Jonglei State, where the military is battling rebels, officials said on Monday. The rebels are allegedly...Read more...
Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Malaria Deaths
MSF]An upsurge in malaria is likely to have serious consequences for people in Orientale province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) unless immediate action is taken, warned the international medical organisation Médecins...Read more...
Somalia: Interview – Syria, Somalia are toughest places for aid workers – MSF
Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Myanmar, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the Democratic...Read more...
Africa: Global Vaccines Community Must Cut Costs of New Vaccines
Abu Dhabi — MSF calls on GAVI and pharmaceutical companies to extend discounts so more children can be reached On the eve of the high-level Global Vaccines Summit hosted by Ban Ki-Moon, Bill Gates and General Sheikh Mohamed bin...Read more...
South Sudan soldiers accused of looting
Humanitarian officials have accused South Sudan’s soldiers of looting UN stores and charities in the troubled Jonglei state. ||| Kapoeta, South Sudan - South Sudanese soldiers have looted United Nations stores and charities in...Read more...
Impending Threat of Deadly Malaria and Malnutrition Combination
The number of severely malnourished children expected to be treated in the Sahel region in 2013 amounts to 1.4 million; 1 out of 5 children in Niger. The international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has...Read more...
Ethiopia: Lifesaving Mother and Child Care in the Sidama Mountains
MSF]Aroressa is a beautiful, green mountainous area, with small coffee plantations irrigated by natural waterfalls and streams that meander down the steep slopes of the valleys, with cliffs falling 300 metres and more.Read more...
Crisis Update: Syria
As the devastating conflict continues unabated in Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières is tracking and responding to the emergency medical needs of the thousands of people injured and displaced. By setting up primary health care and...Read more...
The Jewish Experience in Graphic Novels: How to Understand Israel, Jerusalem, Letting It Go, The...
I found these four graphic novels about Jerusalem, Israel, and Jews struggling with their heritage particularly timely reading these past couple of months, particularly as we (as privileged Americans) were shocked and...Read more...
7 Killed as Clans Clash in South Sudan's Jonglei
— Seven people have been killed and dozens injured in inter-clan fighting in South Sudan’s restive Jonglei state, officials said Friday. Officials in the state’s Akobo County said violent clashes pitted members of the Waat and...Read more...
Now a partner, Save the Children CEO used to protest GlaxoSmithKline price policies
Save the Children CEO Justin Forsyth used to protest the price GlaxoSmithKline charged for HIV drugs, but times change and he changed his view, part of why Save the Children entered an agreement Thursday with GSK to help...Read more...
Tom Loewy: An opportunity to effect change
Emma Poland was busy Wednesday afternoon. And waiting for the arrival of an IDOT official slated to speak at the "Complete Streets Workshop." After her tasks where completed, the 22-year-old Knox College graduate told...Read more...
Vital medical work continues in Pinga
Ten days after fighting took a heavy toll in the town of Pinga, in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation remains tense and unpredictable. Some residents continue to flee the town because of ongoing rumours of...Read more...
Despite insecurity, Médecins sans Frontières continues to carry out its vital work in Pinga
Ten days after fighting took a heavy toll in the town of Pinga, North Kivu Province, the situation remains tense and unpredictable. More people are fleeing as rumours of potential fighting continue to be spread among the...Read more...
Burma Accused of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
Paula Bronstein / Getty Images A Burmese man stands next to his destroyed home on April 5, 2012 in Meiktila, Burma. Burma ’s quasi-civilian government has been hit by allegations of “ethnic cleansing” and “crimes against...Read more...
Through the rainforest with a fridge: treating sleeping sickness in DRC
Travelling along muddy rainforest tracks by motorbike and crossing swollen rivers by dugout canoe while carrying a refrigerator, a microscope and a generator is no easy task. But this is what Médecins Sans Frontières project...Read more...
Doctors group says Syria's health system shattered
A Nobel Peace Prize-winning medical group says Syria's health system has been shattered during the more than two-year conflict and that their organization plans to nearly double their presence in the country. ...Read more...
Urban Survivors at Athens International Airport
Doctors Without Borders and the Athens International Airport invite visitors to a different photographic voyage to the margin of contemporary cities. The exhibit, Urban Survivors, will run from May 13 to August 30, and will...Read more...
“Now I feel better, but I can’t walk”
A young woman from Syria starts a new life in Turkey after being shot by a sniper Eighteen-year-old Salwah Mekrsh is unable to walk. Her mother and her sister push Salwah’s wheelchair through the streets of Kilis, a Turkish...Read more...
Zamfara - Recovering From the Lead Poisoning Menace
Leadership]When in 2009 Zamfara state was in the news over the death of 400 children as a result of lead poisoning, many wondered what the Nigerian government was doing to treat victims, remediate the environment and ensure a...Read more...
Record Low Price for HPV Vaccine
Millions of girls in developing countries could soon have access to a vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The GAVI Alliance has announced a record low price for the HPV vaccine. The announcement was made Thursday at...Read more...
From Fear to Hope – Finally Getting It Right in Somalia
New Times]It has been two decades of mayhem,… Somalia: U.S. Promises More Food Aid An American delegation led by the administrator of the Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, met with Somali leaders in Mogadishu,...Read more...
Incoming WTO Director General Urged to Make Access to Medicines a Priority
Least-developed countries fighting for TRIPS exemption extension [MSF Press Release] On the appointment of Roberto Azevedo as Director General of the World Trade Organization, international medical humanitarian organisation...Read more...
1000s Flee From Town in Rastern Congo Due to Fighting, MSF Says
NOVANEWS Thousands of people have fled the town of Pinga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following renewed fighting between rival armed groups in the area, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders – MSF)...Read more...
Flashbacks, Nightmares And Baby Clothes
How have two years of war affected Syrians? Médecins Sans Frontières' psychologist Audrey Magis set up a mental health program there and found that people had completely lost their bearings In most places I have worked, people...Read more...
Cholera Victims’ Response to UN Letter
May 7, 2013 Dear Under-Secretary-General O’Brien: I refer to your letter of 21 February 2013 (the “Response”), dismissing claims for relief and reparations that were submitted to the United Nations (UN) on 3 November 2011 by...Read more...
Live Updates Syria Crisis Unfolds
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called ';Healing in the Shade of a Lemon Tree.'; Sitting in her wheel chair, Mekrsh offers a snapshot of what it’s like living in the midst of a bloody civil war, a war tearing her home country...Read more...
Hermel: A Welcoming Abode for the Refugees
A Lebanese man walks on 23 April 2013 near a whole on the roof of a building after a rocket purportedly fired from neighboring Syria fell in the town of Hermel in eastern Lebanon. (Photo: AFP - STR) A Lebanese man walks on 23...Read more...
