MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 19 March 2016]

MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 19 March 2016]
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news-stories/press/press-releases

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Press Releases
MSF Treats Over 40 Wounded Following Deadly Airstrike on Marketplace in Yemen
March 16, 2016
SANAA/BARCELONA, MARCH 16, 2016—Medical teams working for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Abs Hospital, Yemen, treated more than 40 patients injured in two deadly airstrikes on a marketplace in Khamis village, Mustaba District, northern Hajja Governorate March 15. Two people died in transit to the hospital, and four patients arrived in critical condition, including an eight-year-old child who was referred to a specialist for neurosurgical care.

Press release
South Sudan: People Take Shelter from Violence in MSF’s Leer Compound
March 16, 2016
JUBA—The people of Leer, South Sudan, continue to live in fear, with at least four incidents of rape, looting, and violence recorded this month alone.
In the most recent incident on March 14, 27 civilians—mostly women and children—fled to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) compound seeking shelter as their houses were looted by a group of men carrying guns.

Field news
Syria: Five Years of War, Five Years of Exodus
March 17, 2016
Civilians are under relentless attack in Syria’s five-year-old conflict, with 1.9 million people under siege, borders closed to refugees, and rampant bombings of medical facilities and heavily populated areas. MSF calls on permanent UN Security Council member states involved in the Syrian conflict—specifically France, Russia, the UK, and the US—to ensure that they and their allies abide by the resolutions they have passed to halt the carnage.

Field news
MSF Publications on Women’s Health
March 16, 2016
Pregnancy
Ebola viral disease and pregnancy
During past Ebola outbreaks the chances that a pregnant women would survive the disease were nearly zero, according to the very limited data available. Moreover, clinical management of these women brought ethical challenges for medical staff, including fears of infection due to the large amount of infectious body fluids at delivery.

Field news
Yemen: Dramatic Influx of Wounded Amid Fierce Fighting in Taiz
March 16, 2016
More than 400 war-wounded people, many of them civilians, have arrived at hospitals supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Taiz, Yemen, over the past week as intense fighting continues in the city. MSF warns that urban warfare in densely populated areas is having devastating consequences for civilians trapped between front lines.