MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 24 October 2015]
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MSF Forced to End Activities in Donetsk, Leaving Thousands Without Health Care
October 23, 2015
Brussels—On October 19, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) received written notification from the Humanitarian Committee of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) that its accreditation in the self-proclaimed state had been withdrawn. The international medical humanitarian organization was asked to immediately stop its activities. It was not provided with a reason for the decision.

Field news
Kunduz: Death Toll from Attack on MSF Hospital Still Rising
October 23, 2015
Nearly three weeks on from the US bombing of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, MSF today announces with sadness that the death toll is still rising, with one more MSF staff member confirmed to have been killed. As of October 23 the revised figures now stand at 13 MSF staff members dead and one presumed dead; 10 patients dead and two patients presumed dead. Efforts are ongoing to determine the identities of seven other unrecognizable bodies found in the wreckage of the hospital, all of whom have now been buried.

Field news
Papua New Guinea: Treating TB in a “Land Without Land Cruisers”
October 21, 2015
Traversing the seas off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province can be treacherous. For around five months a year, the South East trade winds—known locally as laura bada—regularly howl at around 30 knots per hour, whipping up huge waves and ensuring many of the small open boats used in these parts remain moored.

Field news
Chad: From One Nutrition Crisis to the Next
October 20, 2015
With international attention focused on the displacement crisis in the Lake Chad area of western Chad, where tens of thousands of people continue to seek refuge from Boko Haram violence, another chronic emergency continues. Chad is in the grip of a malnutrition crisis—not just in the Lake region and not for the first time. There are estimates that some 3.4 million people lack reliable access to food, with 495,000 children across the country at risk of acute malnutrition.

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Thousands of Refugees Exposed to Unnecessary Suffering Across the Balkans
October 19, 2015
Thousands of refugees and migrants in Serbia, stranded by delays at border crossings and registration points across the Balkans, have been exposed to conditions that pose a threat to their health as assistance fails to meet minimum standards. Unless adequate protections are urgently put in place, Doctors Without Bordesr/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that thousands of pregnant women, young children, and elderly people will be exposed to extremely harsh conditions this winter with potentially life-threatening implications.