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More than 100,000 people have returned to Akobo, #SouthSudan, a town in ruins. The health system has collapsed. All 15 surrounding health facilities are looted, abandoned and cold-chain equipment i...

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Nos équipes renforcent de toute urgence les capacités du centre de traitement d’#Ebola d’Elikya, à Bunia, en République démocratique du Congo (#RDC). L’épidémie se propage actuellement dans toute l...

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Our teams are rapidly expanding #Ebola treatment capacity at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak intensifies across Ituri province. In the f...

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Un mois après la déclaration d’épidémie de maladie #Ebola en République démocratique du Congo (#RDC), la maladie progresse plus rapidement que la réponse. Et ce n’est pas la seule urgence sanitai...

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One month into the #Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (#DRC), the situation remains critical as infections and deaths continue to rise. But Ebola is not the only health emer...

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#Ebola : Médecins Sans Frontières forme ses équipes aux mesures de protection avant leur départ dans les zones touchées. Écoutez Armand Sprecher, médecin urgentiste et épidémiologiste, expliquer ...

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#Ebola: To help protect health workers, Doctors Without Borders is training staff before they begin work in affected areas. Watch Armand Sprecher, our Emergency Physician and Epidemiologist, expl...

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After an Israeli airstrike hit the town of Nabatiyeh, in southern #Lebanon, a family of 12 arrived at the Najdeh Al-Shaabiyeh hospital. Six were killed, including a two-year-old boy. People in th...

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What does Ebola response training look like before teams are sent to affected areas? At our headquarters in Brussels, staff take part in realistic simulations designed to prepare them for work in...

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization. We provide emergency care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclu...

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Brussels: MSF staff are being trained at Brussels HQ prior their deployment on Ebola disease-related contexts. #ebola Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international me...

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Il en coûterait environ 3,2 milliards de dollars pour soigner tous les enfants souffrant de malnutrition aiguë sévère dans le monde. Saviez-vous qu’il existe une solution? Une taxe d’un cent sur...

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It costs around 3.2 billion dollars to treat every child with severe acute malnutrition worldwide. Did you know a solution exists? A one-cent soda tax across wealthy nations to cover the funding ga...

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“Despair is a powerful force, but hope is stronger. I’ll continue to choose it fiercely. For as long as it takes.” Dr. Mercedes Alarcón is a physician working with us in #Mexico. She works alongs...

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« Le désespoir est puissant, mais l’espoir est plus fort encore. Je continuerai à le choisir, avec acharnement, aussi longtemps qu’il le faudra. » Mercedes Alarcón est médecin. Elle travaille ...

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“Hope is not the absence of fear. It is choosing to act anyway, even while afraid.” Dr. Khassan El-Kafarna is a surgeon working with us in #Ukraine. He leads teams supporting local hospitals near...

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« L’espoir n’est pas l’absence de la peur. C’est plutôt le choix délibéré d’agir malgré tout, même quand on a peur. » Khassan El-Kafarna est chirurgien pour MSF en #Ukraine. Il dirige des équipe...

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“Every time I assist at a birth, I tell myself that it’s an opportunity to show hope and open a window into the future.” Naomie Lubin is a midwife, working with us in #Haiti. And guess what: it’s ...

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Même au cœur du chaos, Naomie Lubin, sage-femme en #Haïti, choisit de nourrir l’espoir. Pourquoi? Sa réponse est sans détour : « Parce que chaque fois que j’assiste à une naissance, je me dis que...

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Curious how a Nursing Activity Manager spends her day? Fatima, working with us in #Lebanon, invites you inside one of our mobile clinics in Barja:

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