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COVID-19’s impacts on the world’s vulnerable children

02 Sep 2020

As the global coronavirus pandemic reshapes lives around the world, the health needs of children in low income settings continue to overwhelm already stretched health systems.

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Project News

COVID-19 crisis in Yemen: “We have a lot of people that die quickly”

17 Jun 2020

Yemen

With most patients arriving at the COVID-19 treatment centre only once their symptoms have become severe, the healthcare staff remaining face a challenging task in bringing the outbreak under control.

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Stories From Patients & Staff

Dasht-e-Barchi: can it ever be a safe place again?

15 Jun 2020

Afghanistan

It has been one month since the attack on the maternity wing in Dasht-e-Barchi Hospital. Here, Melbourne-based Dr Katherine Franklin reflects on how the tragic event conflicts with memories of her time working in the project in 2016.

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Project News

Conflict and Coronavirus: Tackling COVID-19 in Syria

25 May 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

Nine years of conflict in Syria have left the country with a broken health system.

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Project News

COVID-19 Update: Focus on Brazil

14 May 2020

Brazil

As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, many people are unable to shelter in relative safety. With increased infection rates among homeless populations in Brazil, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are adapting activities to provide aid to the most vulnerable.

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Project News

COVID-19 in refugee camps: Five challenges in Bangladesh

07 May 2020

Bangladesh

Across Cox´s Bazar, Bangladesh, nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. As COVID-19 spreads through one of the most densely populated countries in the world, there are five key challenges to overcome.

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Australian midwife Kate Edmonds attends to a woman and her newborn baby in the Kutupalong hospital, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © Kate Geraghty/MSF

Stories From Patients & Staff

Midwife with MSF: Care at every step

05 May 2020

Uganda, South Sudan, Bangladesh

The work of our midwives, ensuring high quality care and continuity of care, is too often unsung. On International Day of the Midwife 2020, we recognise their pivotal role.

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