MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 20 February 2016]
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Press Releases
South Sudan: At Least 18 Killed, Including 2 MSF Staff, in Malakal
February 18, 2016
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — At least 18 people were killed in armed conflict that erupted last night in the Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, South Sudan, including two South Sudanese staff members of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) who were attacked in their homes, the organization said today.
Teams worked through the night to treat 36 wounded people at the MSF hospital in Malakal, including an MSF staff member. At least 25 patients had suffered gunshot wounds and eight required surgery. More casualties are continuing to arrive today.
Press release
Syria: Statement by Dr. Joanne Liu, International President of MSF
February 18, 2016
Statement delivered by Dr. Joanne Liu, International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, February 18, 2016.
Today in Syria, the abnormal is now normal. The unacceptable is accepted.
Relentless, brutal, and targeted attacks on civilians are the dominant feature of this war. In addition to the countless numbers of dead, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing for their lives. Many of them are trapped, denied the fundamental right to flee…
Press release
Syria: Civilians Under Relentless Attack
February 18, 2016
MSF reports more than one in three wounded and dead are women and children.
Press release
At Least 25 Killed in Attack on MSF-Supported Hospital in Northern Syria (Updated)
February 15, 2016
Gaziantep/Paris—At least seven people were killed and eight are missing and presumed dead following a Monday morning attack in northern Syria that destroyed a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) the international medical humanitarian organization said today. (As of February 17, 2016, these numbers now stand at nine hospital staff members and 16 patients/caretakers killed in the attack).
Field news
South Sudan: MSF Treats 73 Wounded in Malakal Fighting
February 19, 2016
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Malakal, South Sudan, worked through the night to treat patients injured on February 18 when fighting erupted in the UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in the town.
Field news
Malawi: Dire Living Conditions for Mozambican Refugees
February 17, 2016
Whitney Ward, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field coordinator in Malawi, explains the need for increased humanitarian assistance for over 5,000 Mozambicans who fled to Malawi’s Kapise village to escape violence.
Field news
Darfur: Thousands Flee Fighting in Jebel Marra
February 16, 2016
Fighting that began in mid-January in the Jebel Marra and Jebel Si areas of North Darfur, Sudan, has forced some 58,000 people—mostly women and children—to flee in search of protection. Many have abandoned their homes, farms and livestock for the relative safety of camps near the towns of Tawilla and Sortony. This part of Darfur is a tough semi-desert environment where little grows and temperatures regularly climb above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Field news
Burundi: MSF Treats More Than 60 Wounded in Grenade Explosions
February 16, 2016
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 60 people on the morning of Monday, February 15, after a series of grenade explosions in several locations across Burundi’s capital city of Bujumbura. This influx of wounded patients occurred just five days after two other grenade attacks wounded dozens of people, 55 of whom were treated at l’Arche, MSF’s trauma center in Bujumbura.
Field news
Syria: Additional Information on Latest Hospital Bombing
February 16, 2016
An addendum to our earlier update about the February 15 bombing of a hospital in Idlib province supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF):