MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières  [to 16 February 2014]

February 13, 2014
Doctors Without Borders to Vaccinate 400,000 Children Against Measles in Guinea
MSF has launched a campaign to vaccinate close to 400,000 children in Conakry, Guinea, against measles. Read more »

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA 20h
MSF runs extensive emergency programs in CAR, now mobilizing in neighboring countries too #CARcrisis http://bit.ly/1kJC93t

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA Feb 15
On @CNNiReport an MSF nurse on treating patients targeted for violence in Central African Republic #CARcrisis http://bit.ly/1g2teEG

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA Feb 13
MSF treating patients amid extreme violence and tensions in Carnot, #CentralAfricanRepublic http://bit.ly/1czjak2  #CAR

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA Feb 12
#MSF coordinator reports armed groups in #CAR “slaughter[ing] each other in the street, even in broad daylight” http://bit.ly/1fZsaBk

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA Feb 12
Since December, #MSF has treated 1,000+ wounded in violence in #Bangui, #CAR, mostly machete and bullet wounds http://bit.ly/MLjfuG

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA Feb 11
#MSF doing 1,000 consultations, delivering 10 babies per day in #Bangui, #CAR, displacement camp http://bit.ly/1aS8otX

See also journal articles below in Journal Watch and Google Scholar sections:

Prehospital & Disaster Medicine
Volume  29  – Issue 01 – February 2014
https://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=PDM&tab=currentissue
Original Research
Médecins Sans Frontières Experience in Orthopedic Surgery in Postearthquake Haiti in 2010
Carrie Lee Teichera1 c1  id1, Kathryn Albertia1, Klaudia Portena1, Greg Eldera1, Emannuel Barona1 and Patrick Herarda1
a1 Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Epicentre/Medical Department, New York, New York USA
https://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9167457&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1049023X13009278

Surgery
Available online 8 February 2014
Surgical Skills Needed for Humanitarian Missions in Resource-limited Settings: Common Operative Procedures Performed at Médecins Sans Frontières Facilities
Evan G. Wong, MD1, 2, 3, Miguel Trelles, MD, MPH, PhD4, Lynette Dominguez, MD4, Shailvi Gupta, MD2, 3, 5, Gilbert Burnham, MD, PhD2, Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH2, 3, 6