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Our teams are facing tear gas in Jenin:
“Israeli forces fired tear gas several times inside the Khalil Suleiman hospital.
This is unacceptable. The Emergency Room is unusable right now, it's completely filled with smoke, as is the rest of the hospital...
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Last night, an MSF clinic in #Gaza where we provide trauma and burn treatment was damaged by Israeli aerial bombardment, leaving a sterilization room unusable and a waiting area damaged. No one was injured in our clinic, but people were killed by the bombing.
Today we are in mourning after receiving confirmation of the death of three of our colleagues who we were working in Tigray region, Ethiopia.
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Our expert teams are aiding the fight against the new #coronavirus on four continents.
This is 's response in pictures.
As Israel continues its aerial and artillery bombardment of #gaza many MSF staff and patients have been forced to flee their homes for safety. The damage to our clinic shows no place in Gaza is safe.
Not a single member of our staff reported any fighting inside the hospital compound prior to the US airstrike on Saturday morning #Kunduz
On bombing of hospital in Kunduz: "We cannot accept that this horrific loss of life will simply be dismissed as ‘collateral damage.’”
Those we've rescued at sea have names, faces, families, friends, dreams, strengths & flaws.
They're more than numbers & simply don't deserve to drown.
While we respond to the #COVID19 pandemic around the world, we're also doing everything we can to continue delivering other essential medical services.
This includes responding to outbreaks of other diseases, providing maternity services, treating malnutrition, and more ⬇
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US sanctions are also detrimental to the health of people in Iran.
MSF planned response to the #coronavirus outbreak in #Iran is suspended, but we are still ready to provide our help where it is needed.
We condemn the destruction of the Al Quds hospital in #Aleppo, depriving people of essential healthcare. Hospitals are #notatarget, #Syria
Ever since the killings of our colleagues María, Tedros, and Yohannes in Tigray, Ethiopia, we've searched for answers to why they were killed & by whom.
Today, we seek answers from the government of Ethiopia after a news report places responsibility on its military force members.
To everyone fighting the new #coronavirus and responding to health emergencies around the world:
✨#ThankYou
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Remembering our colleagues Yohannes, Maria and Tedros who were killed on 24 June in Tigray, Ethiopia.
This tribute shares memories of their lives and humanitarian careers: bit.ly/3yxDwuV
Following the brutal murder of three colleagues in Tigray, Ethiopia, we are calling for an immediate investigation into their killings.
We are supporting Beirut’s health services in the wake of the massive blast.
Read more: bit.ly/3fwxuAN
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Under the clear presumption that a war crime has been committed, a transparent investigation must be conducted by an independent intl body
LIVE UPDATE: Our teams ran more than 30 surgical operations in 3 hospitals in #Gaza today. Two teams will be at the operating theatre all night. We are increasing our support to the emergency response at the #AlAqsa hospital. #Palestine
We cannot accept funding from the EU or the Member States while at the same time treating the victims of their polices! Its that simple.
Today, Israeli forces confiscated a community’s trailer, which served as our mental health consultation room, in Um Qusa in Hebron province.
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Photo: Nasser Nawaj’ah, B’Tselem
#Ethiopia: 6 months after the murder of our colleagues Maria, Tedros and Yohannes, the full circumstances of, and responsibility for killing remains unclear. Their bodies were found 100-400m from the car and their injuries showed each suffered multiple close-range gunshot wounds
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The death of Maria, Yohannes and Tedros is a devastating blow to all of us who are part of MSF both in Ethiopia and in other countries where we operate.
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“People who need treatment can't be treated in the ER and we have to treat the wounded in the main hall on the floor.
Our teams have treated 125 patients since the start of this raid,” says Jovana Arsenijevic, MSF Operations Coordinator in Jenin.
#Yemen #CrisisUpdate: After 22 months of conflict, the country is a full-blown humanitarian emergency bit.ly/2jESyNv
❗ Update from Sudan ❗
Our compound in Nyala, Darfur was raided by armed men, who stole everything including vehicles and office equipment
Our warehouse – holding vital medical supplies – was also raided, we do not know to what extent as we have no access.
Try providing healthcare in the middle of a pandemic... twitter.com/X/status/13874
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Deeply shocked at bombing of MSF hospital in #Kunduz. Staff and patients killed. MSF urges fighting parties to respect health facilities
We call on Papua New Guinea authorities to give our team access to the #asylumseekers and #refugees in transit centres on #Manus, to assess their conditions and provide essential #medical care as appropriate. msf.org/en/article/pap
The hospital was repeatedly & precisely hit during each aerial raid, while the rest of the compound was left mostly untouched #Kunduz
PRESS RELEASE: We condemn #Kunduz attacks. This horrific loss of life cannot be dismissed as ‘collateral damage’. bit.ly/1PbMB21
#Gaza: It is unbearable to witness such a massive number of unarmed people being shot in such a short time.
Our medical teams are providing surgical and post-operative care, they will continue to do so tonight, tomorrow, and as long as they are needed. bit.ly/2Io0qLH
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Maria, Yohannes and Tedros were in Tigray providing assistance to people, and it is unthinkable that they paid for this work with their lives. We condemn this brutal murder in the strongest possible terms and will be relentless in understanding what happened.
"We’re seeing more and more cases of severe acute malnutrition as time goes on"
Kate, our emergency coordinator in #Bangladesh shares an update on the #Rohingya refugee crisis bit.ly/2AeYhC9
To be clear; not a single member of our staff reported any fighting inside #Kunduz hospital compound prior to US airstrikes Saturday morning
We have been fighting disease outbreaks for nearly 50 years.
Right now, our teams are aiding the fight against the new #coronavirus in more than 70 countries.
Take a closer look:
"We need you everyone to stand with us to insist that even wars have rules" @JoanneLiu_MSF #IndependentInvestigation
"When you see migrants, whether they’re on a beach in Italy or on a street in your city, just think about the story that’s behind them."
This is the story of a family searching for safety, as told by our colleague Pierre-Eric, who worked as a doctor on a search and rescue boat.
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Our teams have provided medical assistance around the world, where it's urgently needed.
Watch our highlights to understand part of what we've done so far in 2020. ⬇
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55 dead
2271 wounded
1359 wounded with live ammunition
The death toll provided last night by #Gaza health authorities in #Palestine. 'Unacceptable and inhuman'
bit.ly/2Io0qLH
⚡ BREAKING NEWS UPDATE:
Together with , we've been forced to end operations on the #Aquarius search and rescue ship.
The Kunduz attack constitutes a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law.We demand a full & transparent account from the Coalition
In northwest #Syria we are providing support to health facilities, donating emergency kits and supporting with medical staff.
Health facilities are overwhelmed. Medical personnel are working around the clock to respond to the huge number of wounded.
bit.ly/3wWNx66
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We are deeply worried about the consequences of the conflict for Ukrainian people and communities.
MSF teams in #Ukraine are seeing on the roads that tens of thousands of people are frightened and on the move. (1/9)
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss of our colleagues María Hernandez, Tedros Gebremariam & Yohannes Halefom, who were killed while providing lifesaving support to people in Tigray, #Ethiopia.
We miss them and we continue to mourn them
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We share a deep sense of sadness, outrage and dismay, and express our deepest condolences to their families.
We are in close contact with their families and ask for the utmost respect and privacy for them at this incredibly difficult time.
Bombing continued for >30 minutes after American & Afghan military officials in Kabul & Washington first informed of proximity to hospital.
"When you see migrants, whether they’re on a beach in Italy or on a street in your city, just think about the story that’s behind them."
This is the story of a family searching for safety, as told by our colleague Pierre-Eric, who worked as a doctor on a search and rescue boat.
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#Syria: We urgently call for:
⚠️ Pause the bombing & shelling
⚠️ Ensure civilian & medical areas are not hit
⚠️ Allow resupply of medicines
⚠️ Allow medical evacuation
⚠️ Allow independent medical bodies to enter the area #EastGhouta
One week ago, on 12 May 2020, many mothers were killed in a barbaric attack on the maternity ward of the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, in which young children and an MSF midwife were also among the victims.
Today we remember and honour their memory.
U.S. government description of the attack keeps changing- critical to have a transparent #IndependentInvestigation
The Jenin raid by Israeli forces has left at least 8 people dead and scores injured. We've seen patients with gunshot wounds and received 55 wounded patients.
Beyond killing and injuring people, the raid affected health structures and obstructed medical response to the emergency
Over 700,000 Rohingya fled violence in Myanmar in 2017.
Three years on, the future still looks very uncertain.
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There are few calls for #SAFEPASSAGE more powerful than this. It's 2016 and this is still happening on the Med.
We are devastated after yesterday’s sickening attack on pregnant women, mothers and their babies at our maternity ward in Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, #Afghanistan.
bit.ly/2ApZlnu
We saw a malaria positivity rate of over 50% in Eastern Balochistan and North Sindh, #Pakistan, in Oct and Nov.
38,301 people screened for malaria.
20,361 were positive.
If the water from August's devastating flooding doesn’t recede, malaria season will be prolonged.
For 50 years, we have worked to bring medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.
👩🏽⚕️🏥👨🏾⚕️ Our teams around the world make this possible. Let's meet some of them⬇ #50YearsOfHumanity
We are gearing up in #Iran to open a 50-bed inflatable treatment unit for #Covid_19 patients.
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Today marks six months since the brutal murder of our colleagues Maria, Tedros and Yohannes, who were providing much-needed assistance to people in Tigray, Ethiopia.
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The death of Maria, Yohannes and Tedros is a devastating blow to all of us who are part of MSF both in Ethiopia and in other countries where we operate.
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We reject the instrumentalization of humanitarian aid for the sake of border control & cannot take money from governments who misuse aid.
“We are horrified by the continued violence in #Tigray , #Ethiopia. This includes the extrajudicial killings of at least 4 men who were dragged off public buses & executed by soldiers, while our staff members were present, on Tuesday 23 March "
Read: bit.ly/31cOl6T
For us, it doesn't matter which country people are coming from, how old they are or what their gender is.
If they are in boats in distress, they need to be rescued and have access to medical care.
❌No one should be left to die at sea.
Containing people on the Greek islands only leads to human suffering. Humanitarian aid can't fix this.
⚠Asylum seekers on #Lesbos need a safe place and this place can't be on the islands.
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Due to repeated security incidents, which have impacted the safe delivery of medical care, we have reached the difficult decision to withdraw our services from Las Anod General Hospital, Sool region, located within the internationally-recognised borders of Somalia...
URGENT SYRIA We call to all sides to spare the lives of trapped civilians in the Aleppo battle bit.ly/2hBqRnv
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We urge the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) to respond to the investigation published on 17 March.
The memory of María, Tedros and Yohannes, the pain of their close relatives, friends and colleagues need solace and closure.
Containing people on the Greek islands only leads to human suffering.
Humanitarian aid can't fix this.
⚠Asylum seekers on #Lesbos need a safe place and this place can't be on the islands. bit.ly/33H6lqP
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We're calling for NO PATENTS or PROFITEERING on #COVID19 drugs, tests, and vaccines.
⚠️ Rationing because of high prices and insufficient supply will prolong the #pandemic.
#MedicinesShouldntBeALuxury
#CentralAfricanRepublic depends on international aid for healthcare. Today those commitments are being reviewed #CARcrisis #RCAConf
"Attacking hospitals and medical workers is a non-negotiable red line" @JoanneLiu_MSF #UNSC #NotATarget
BREAKING: MSF announcing we will no longer take funds from the #EU & its Member States. #livetweeting
#URGENT: Casualty numbers in besieged #EastGhouta #Syria are soaring beyond imagination. Our supported hospitals have seen more than 2,500 wounded and more than 520 dead after just 5 days of intense bombing and shelling #NOTATARGET
You call them economic migrants. No: they're human beings who shouldn't have to risk their life at sea #SAFEPASSAGE
It is with deep sadness we now confirm the death of 9 of our colleagues in #Kunduz, #Afghanistan.
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👩🏽⚕️👨🏽⚕️This year, our teams were able to provide life-saving medical care in over 70 countries around the 🌍
This was possible thanks to you - our donors! ✨
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#Palestine | In the last year, we have treated 4,000 people for gunshot wounds in #Gaza.
Even after surgery, the road to recovery is just beginning.
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Our team received authorisation a week ago to assess the men held in transit centres on #Manus but we still cannot access them. We remain concerned about whether the medical & psychological needs of the men are being met. msf.org/en/article/pap
Thanks to your support in 2016, we were able to bring care to remote areas, respond to disasters, fight diseases, and help people.
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⚠The scale of humanitarian needs in #Tigray region, Ethiopia, is alarming.
While more organizations have arrived, the response on the ground is still extremely limited.
Assistance must be urgently scaled up.
After three MSF staff members were brutally murdered in Tigray, Ethiopia, calls for an investigation into their killings and insists that aid teams are allowed to work in safety.
The crisis in #Tigray continues.
Hundreds of thousands have been displaced and the scale of humanitarian needs is alarming.
We're providing assistance to people in refugees camps in Sudan and to communities within Tigray, Ethiopia.
Full update: bit.ly/3v7gppg
All parties to conflict, including in Kabul & Washington, were clearly informed of precise GPS coordinates of our facilities in #Kunduz
#Kunduz First room to be hit was ICU where patients were immobile. They burned in their bed bit.ly/1Q5w8hp
#Tigray Update⚡
Many people have little access to healthcare, water and food distributions.
💢Many still live in fear.
We're running mobile clinics in 50 locations in rural & remote areas. Read more about our response:
Sianneh, our 100th survivor was discharged from ELWA3 in Monrovia today, free of #Ebola & with the world at her feet! http://t.co/FFLxVxIuYd